The Cincinnati
Reds finished the 2006 season at 80-82. The Reds have the potential
to make a run at the NL Central division championship with some big
seasons from key players on the team. The Reds will need career years
from Aaron Harang, Bronson Arroyo, Brandon Phillips, Adam Dunn, and
most importantly Ken Griffey Jr to make a playoff push. The Reds last
played in the playoffs in 1995, sweeping the LA
Dodgers then being swept by the Atlanta Braves
in the NL Championship. The Reds built Great American Ball Park in
2003 and tearing down Riverfront Stadium. The Reds do have a chance
to make a postseason run in 2007, unlikely, but possible. The Reds
last won the world series in 1990
sweeping Mark McGwire
and the Oakland Athletics. Choose from
a nice selection of Cincinnati Reds baseball hats below at American
Sports Outlet.
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In the first ever
professional baseball game the Cincinnati Red Stockings defeated
the Mansfield Independents 48-14 with a total payroll of $11,000.
The star shortstop was George Wright who made $2,000 per year.
The Red Stockings
along with being the first professional baseball team also hold
the record for the longest winning streak at 130 games. Their
streak ended in 1870 as the Brooklyn Atlantics defeated them 8-7
in 11 innings.
Since the formation
of the National League the Reds have won 5 World Championships
in their 9 trips to the World Series including their first in
1919 which was tarnished by the Black Sox scandal.
The Reds hosted the
first Major League night game on May 24, 1935 as they defeat the
Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 in front of 20,422 fans. In their seven
night games that year the Reds attracted an average of 18,000
fans, 13,400 more than the average that day games brought into
the stadium.
The Reds welcomed
fans to the first game played at the Great American Ballpark on
opening day of 2003. The home of the Reds had been Riverfront
Stadium, also known as CINergy field, since 1970. Buy Reds Tickets
2002 was the final season at CINergy field and started off as
it would be very successful. Despite losing Ken Griffey Jr. to
an early knee surgery the Reds were dominating and held on to
first place when Griffey returned. However, the return of Griffey
seemed to drag the Reds down as he hit only 8 HRs and 23 RBIs
in 70 games. The Reds struggled in the 2nd half and finish below
.500 with a 78-84 record. Fans hoped with the opening of their
new stadium the Great American Ballpark would bring the Reds a
winning season to rebound from the struggles of the year before.
Unfortunately the opening day 10-1 loss to the Pirates was a prediction
of the unsuccessful season. The Reds would lose 14 of their first
20 games as Ken Griffey Jr. was injured early once again. April
showers must bring May flowers because as May came the reds won
15 of their next 21 games to climb back over .500. July brought
the return of Griffey as he hit 5 homers in his first 5 games
back. After playing a total of 55 games in 2003, Griffey was forced
to sit out again due to an ankle injury. The Reds finished the
season in 5th place with a record of 69-93.
<p>Mike Leake will have plenty of rest before his next start.</p>
<p>The Reds skipped his turn in the rotation. Instead of pitching Friday, he'll pitch Tuesday in Pittsburgh.</p>
<p>He will have eight days between starts.</p>
<p>"It doesn't really change a lot," he said. "I'll get a few extra workouts in. But other than that, it's pretty much the same."</p>
<p>Leake is 7-2 with a 3.57 ERA, but the Reds are keeping a close eye on the number of innings the 22-year-old right-hander throws.</p>
<p>He threw 142 innings last year for Arizona State and 19 2/3 innings in the Arizona Fall League.</p>
<p>Leake's next start will come in the Reds' 108th game. He's thrown 121 innings so far. By skipping this turn and one earlier turn, the Reds have him on about a 180-inning pace.</p> <p>"We've got a...
There's a sign in the visitor's clubhouse at Miller Park warning players they can get in trouble trying to sneak a ride on Bernie Brewer's slide way out in left field. Brandon Phillips got a rush just by hitting it. Phillips smacked a 450-foot grand slam that landed in the giant yellow slide before popping out and Travis Wood earned his first win in the majors for the Cincinnati Reds,...
Dusty Baker said Cincinnati's performance reminded him of a merry-go-round. The Reds' 19-hit effort brought them back where they've been most of the season -- first place. Brandon Phillips, Joey Votto and Scott Rolen all had four hits and Cincinnati roughed up Milwaukee Brewers ace Yovani Gallardo in a 12-4 win Tuesday night that moved them back into a tie for first in the NL Central...
Jim Edmonds acknowledged he's been hurting since the start of July. He'll continue to grit it out -- as he did Monday night -- before deciding whether to retire. Edmonds homered as a pinch hitter with two outs in the eighth inning after just missing a go-ahead shot on the previous pitch and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2.
Cincinnati Reds third baseman Scott Rolen is back in the starting lineup against Milwaukee after missing nine games with a strained right hamstring. The Reds open a three-game series against the Brewers on Monday night. The 35-year-old Rolen is a six-time All-Star and a catalyst for the Reds' turnaround season.
The Houston Astros were concerned when Wandy Rodriguez lost six of seven starts earlier this season. After Sunday's performance, in which he allowed one hit over seven innings for his fifth win in six outings, the team isn't worried about the left-hander anymore. Hunter Pence and Chris Johnson homered to back Rodriguez, and the Astros beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-0.
If Johnny Cueto wasn't feeling well Saturday night it was certainly difficult to tell. Cueto allowed four hits in eight scoreless innings and Joey Votto and Ramon Hernandez each homered to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-0 win over the Houston Astros. Jordan Smith pitched a perfect ninth to complete the shutout.
The Cincinnati Reds try not to worry about what other teams are doing while they're playing. It was hard for them to ignore the NL Central-leading Cardinals' loss on Friday as they were beating the Houston Astros. The Reds got the 6-4 victory thanks to Jay Bruce's go-ahead double in the eighth inning, and wound up just half a game behind St.
The long ball may be pretty, but heading into Friday's game against the Detroit Tigers (7:05 p.m. ET), the Toronto Blue Jays could really use some alternative ways to score.
The black Mizuno bat that Pete Rose used to get his final hit has been auctioned for $158,776, less than expected for the 32 ounces of baseball history. Rose used the bat for hit No. 4,256, a single off San Francisco's Greg Minton on Aug. 14, 1986. His final hit stands as the major league record. Lelands.com auctioned the 34-inch, 32-ounce bat online this month.
Edinson Volquez's pitches darted everywhere, a sign that he's got a way to go yet in his comeback from elbow surgery. Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer off Volquez, who had a rough time in his second start since his return, and the Washington Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1 on Thursday for a split of their four-game series.
Chris Dickerson remembered cringing as he looked at the excess of empty, discarded plastic bottles by his Triple-A teammates in Louisville. "One guy uses eight bottles a day, whether it's Gatorade or water or juice," he said, "and all of this stuff is being thrown in the trash cans." The sight of all that waste a couple of years ago was the tipping point for Dickerson, a...
The Reds rearranged their catchers on Thursday, gave third baseman Scott Rolen more time to get over a hamstring injury, and provided right-handed reliever Jason Isringhausen with a chance to continue his comeback from elbow surgery in the minors. Catcher Ramon Hernandez came off the 15-day disabled list and started at first base for the final game of a series against the Washington Nationals,...
Stephen Strasburg broke a sweat, and then some, against a powerful Cincinnati lineup, but in the end it was the Reds who were feeling the heat of his fastball.
Stephen Strasburg sweated one out. Washington's hard-throwing rookie contained the NL's top offense on its own turf Wednesday night, and a slumping Nationals offense finally came around behind Cristian Guzman's homer, pulling away to an 8-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on a muggy evening.
Homer Bailey took an important step in his comeback from an inflamed shoulder, throwing about 50 pitches to Cincinnati teammates during a simulated game without a problem. Aaron Harang wasn't nearly so good. The Reds got contrasting updates on two of their disabled starting pitchers Wednesday. Bailey appears to be recovered from the inflamed pitching shoulder that has disabled him since May 24,...
Mike Leake did some solid pitching and had a nice at-bat, too. He hung around through a long rain delay, just so he could get in more swings. When he finally left, things seemed well in hand. That's when the sweating began. Leake pitched five solid innings before a long rain delay Tuesday night, and the Cincinnati Reds blew most of a seven-run lead after the break before holding on for an 8-7 win...
Johnny Cueto was the antidote for the Cincinnati's lack of offense. Cueto pitched six innings around a rain delay and drove home two runs Monday night, leading the Reds to a 7-2 victory over the Washington Nationals in a matchup of teams that hadn't been able to score lately. Both teams were coming off 1-0 losses, but the futility went much deeper.
Ivan Rodriguez's grounder hit an umpire before it left the infield, resulting in a dead-ball call that prevented the Washington Nationals from scoring. With runners on first and second with two outs in the sixth, Rodriguez hit a grounder that deflected off the side of the mound, changed direction and headed toward Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips.
The Cincinnati
Reds finished the 2006 season at 80-82. The Reds have the potential
to make a run at the NL Central division championship with some big
seasons from key players on the team. The Reds will need career years
from Aaron Harang, Bronson Arroyo, Brandon Phillips, Adam Dunn, and
most importantly Ken Griffey Jr to make a playoff push. The Reds last
played in the playoffs in 1995, sweeping the LA
Dodgers then being swept by the Atlanta Braves
in the NL Championship. The Reds built Great American Ball Park in
2003 and tearing down Riverfront Stadium. The Reds do have a chance
to make a postseason run in 2007, unlikely, but possible. The Reds
last won the world series in 1990
sweeping Mark McGwire
and the Oakland Athletics. Choose from
a nice selection of Cincinnati Reds baseball hats below at American
Sports Outlet.
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