| Diamondbacks agree to terms with INF Bloomquist |
Wed Nov 9 14:32:08 2011 EST |
| 97 games for Arizona last season and had a .266 average with 10 doubles, 26 RBI, 20 stolen bases and 44 runs scored. He became the starting shortstop after a season-ending ankle injury to Stephen Drew in July and had a hit in 46 of his 57 starts. Through a 10-year career with the Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds and Diamondbacks, Bloomquist has a .264 average with a .317 on-base percentage, 77 doubles, 17 home runs, 170 runs batted in, 124 stolen bases and 318 runs scored. |
| Thome returns to Philadelphia |
Sat Nov 5 14:21:34 2011 EST |
| 00 on August 15 against the Detroit Tigers. He currently has 604 homers to his credit, and ranks third among active players with 17 postseason longballs. Thome memorably reached the 400-homer plateau during a game in Philadelphia against the Cincinnati Reds in June of 2004. The 41-year-old could be a solid short-term replacement at first base for Philadelphia while Ryan Howard recovers from a torn Achilles he suffered on the final play of Game 5 of the National League Division Series against th |
| Reds pick up option on 2B Phillips |
Mon Oct 31 17:55:29 2011 EST |
| Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Reds exercised their 2012 club option on second baseman Brandon Phillips on Monday. Phillips, a two-time All-Star, batted a career-best .300 with 18 home runs and 82 RBI for the Reds this past season, his sixth with the team. The Reds also declined their team option on closer Francisco Cordero for next season. Cordero was 5-3 with a 2.45 earned run average with 42 strikeouts, 22 walks and 37 saves. In other Reds news, the team outrighted pitchers |
| La Russa announces his retirement |
Mon Oct 31 10:58:38 2011 EST |
| s three other pennants. In addition to his two world titles with the Cardinals, La Russa also led Oakland to a championship in 1989 and is one of only two men to manage a World Series winner in both leagues. Sparky Anderson also won with the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers. With 1,408 wins at the helm of the Cardinals, La Russa is the winningest manager in team history and is coming off perhaps his best job with the team. St. Louis found itself 10 1/2 games out of a playoff spot in late Augu |
| Why the Cardinals will win the World Series |
Wed Oct 19 11:16:13 2011 EST |
| hould enjoy facing three lefties in this series. St. Louis has slugged .539 against left-handed pitching during the playoffs, after slugging .429 against lefties in the regular season -- the second best mark in the National League behind the Cincinnati Reds. The Cardinals' OPS of .768 against lefties was also second in the NL to the Reds, and while Texas hit better than the Cards against left-handers this year, St. Louis will only start one southpaw in this series -- Jaime Garcia. Meanwhile, Te |
| Report: Former Reds owner Carl Lindner Jr. dies |
Tue Oct 18 02:20:30 2011 EST |
| Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Carl Lindner Jr., who was the controlling partner and chief executive officer of the Cincinnati Reds from 1999-2005, passed away Monday night, according to a report on Cincinnati.com. Lindner was hospitalized early Monday morning with trouble breathing and passed away later in the day. He was 92 years old. He took over control of the Reds from controversial owner Marge Schott and was mostly known for completing the deal for Ken Griffey Jr. from the Seattle Mari |
| Cards, Phils open NLDS in Philadelphia |
Sat Oct 1 10:41:02 2011 EST |
| RA, ranking first in the NL in complete games (eight) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.29), was second in ERA and innings (223 2/3), third in wins and strikeouts (220), and fourth in WHIP (1.04). The amazing right-hander, of course, no-hit the Cincinnati Reds in Game 1 of last season's NLDS in his first-ever postseason appearance. After sweeping that set, though, the Phillies were denied a third straight NL pennant when they lost to the eventual world champion San Francisco Giants in the NLCS. As |
| Brewers, Phillies shouldn't overlook NLDS opponents |
Fri Sep 30 14:42:02 2011 EST |
| ngly successful this season, but that run is heading to a quick end. Brewers in four. St. Louis Cardinals (90-72) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (102-60) Season series: 6-3 Cardinals Pitching: As was the case last season when the Phillies met the Cincinnati Reds in the LDS, they hold a major advantage in the pitching department. The Phillies will unveil the two best starting pitchers in the NL playoffs for Games 1 and 2, in Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee, and a close third in Cole Hamels for Game 3. Thi |
| NLDS Preview - St. Louis Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Phillies |
Fri Sep 30 11:50:46 2011 EST |
| the Lee sweepstakes in the offseason, but they already had a beast on the staff in Halladay. Halladay draws the start for Game 1 and will be looking to duplicate history from last year's NLDS, when he threw a no-hitter in Game 1 against the Cincinnati Reds. Halladay registered only the second no-hitter in postseason play -- the first being Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series. Affectionately known as "Doc", Halladay went 19-6 with a 2.35 earned run average this season. He ranked |
| Dodgers' Gordon named NL Rookie of the Month |
Thu Sep 29 17:31:11 2011 EST |
| finished the season with a .304 batting average, 11 RBI, nine doubles, two triples and 34 runs scored in 56 games. Other rookies receiving votes included Gordon's teammates Kenley Jansen and Javy Guerra, Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos, Cincinnati Reds infielder Juan Francisco and outfielder Yonder Alonso, New York Mets outfielder Lucas Duda, Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Alex Presley, Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and San Diego Padres right-hander Anthony Bass. |
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