Not too long ago, Josh Hamilton was out of baseball and addicted to drugs. Few wondered whether his baseball career would ever be resurrected, they just wondered if he’d live to see the next day.
Hamilton’s baseball journey started when he was the first overall pick of the 1999 baseball draft by the Tampa Bay […]
While in a heated argument on the radio with a frustrated fan, Toronto Blue Jays general manager lashed out at Cincinnati outfielder Adam Dunn. The caller said that the Blue Jays should consider trading for Dunn, which set Ricciardi off.
Said Ricciardi: “Do you know the guy doesn’t really like baseball that much? Do you […]
Albert Pujols suffered a calf injury while running out a ground ball in the seventh inning. Pujols, who is having another great season for the St. Louis Cardinals, had hit a two-run homer earlier in the game.
After the contest, which the Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-2, Pujols was diagnosed with a strain calf. […]
On Monday, Ken Griffey, Jr. hit his 600th homer to become just the sixth player to reach that number. With 600 homers, Griffey now trails only Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Sammy Sosa. If Griffey can hit ten more homers this season, he will pass Sosa and move into […]
Jay Bruce couldn’t have planned a much better debut. The rookie outfielder on the Cincinnati Reds was extremely impressive in his first game in the big leagues. Watch the Jay Bruce video below to get even more coverage of Bruce’s debut.
In his first game, Bruce went 3-for-3 with two walks, two runs and […]
The Cincinnati Reds have decided to give their batter order a bit of a jolt by calling up super outfield prospect Jay Bruce. Bruce, who is currently tearing up minor league pitching, will be called up on Tuesday.
Currently, the Reds outfield isn’t producing much at the plate. Ken Griffey, Jr., Adam Dunn and […]
Josh Hamilton has quickly gone from feel-good story to flat out stud. The Texas Rangers star outfielder might not be the best hitter in baseball but he’s no doubt the hottest hitter in the game. On Friday, Hamilton once again proved how hot he is by going for five hits in five at […]
In the first few weeks of the 2008 baseball season, Johnny Cueto was the pitcher most talked about in the major leagues. The 22-year-old Cincinnati Reds rookie blew away batters in his first two starts. At that point, he had a 2.03 ERA with 18 strikeouts and no walks.
Fast forward four more starts […]
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Today’s bit of randomness goes back a few years. Like 1876.
John Hayes played five games for the New York Mutuals that year, going 3-for-21 with two triples. Hayes was born in January 1855 and died in May 1904.
The Mutuals finished 21-35 in 1876, good for sixth place in the National League, […]
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This week we return to the current era. Outfielder Jeffrey Hammonds starred at Stanford from 1990 to 1992, playing alongside Mike Mussina, among other, less notable future big leaguers.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Hammonds with the fourth pick overall in the 1992 draft, two slots before the New York Yankees nabbed a […]
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Written by Stephen Kersey [email] for b5media.
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