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Sep 4, 2007 6:46 AM CDT

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Pedro notches 3000th strikeout, lasts five innings in 10-4 win over Reds

(Newser) - Eleven months after rotator cuff surgery, Pedro Martinez became the 15th pitcher in MLB history to record 3,000 strikeouts, scoring a win over Cincinnati in his first major-league start of 2007. The wily vet allowed three runs, two earned, in five innings on 76 pitches, and had made just...

Reds Deal Conine to Mets

Aug 20, 2007 11:45 PM CDT

Reds Deal Conine to Mets

Cincinnati hopes to build winning squad with young prospects

(Newser) - The Cincinnati Reds traded outfielder Jeff Conine to the New York Mets for two minor leaguers yesterday. While Conine says he's thrilled with the chance to take part in a pennant race with the leaders of the National League East, the struggling Reds continue their efforts to build a winning...

Foul-Mouthed Hit King Strikes Out with Kids

Aug 3, 2007 11:21 AM CDT

Foul-Mouthed Hit King Strikes Out with Kids

Rose chided by parents for vulgar tirade at baseball camp

(Newser) - All-time leading hitter Pete Rose may have dropped the ball at a local Army-sponsored baseball camp, the Cincinnati Enquirer writes. Instead of advice on hitting or sage life lessons, the former Red regaled 7 to 14-year-old kids with a profanity-laden rant that included a description of the time he "...

Big Z Snags 3 Hits, 14 Wins

Jul 30, 2007 6:27 AM CDT

Big Z Snags 3 Hits, 14 Wins

Slugging Cubs ace matches batting output of entire opposing Reds team

(Newser) - Fiery, enigmatic Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano pitched 7 1/3 innings of a three-hitter against Cincinnati, batting 3-for-4 and becoming the first pitcher in the majors with 14 wins. Seven of those have come in Zambrano's last eight games, and he describes the current stretch as the best of his career.

Bonds Rips No. 751; 4 to Go

Jul 4, 2007 5:06 AM CDT

Bonds Rips No. 751; 4 to Go

Slugger is 4 away from Aaron record; Reds still win 7-3

(Newser) - Slugger Barry Bonds blasted his 751st home run on his third swing of the game against Cincinnati last night, but the Reds rallied to win 7-3 in their first matchup under new manager Pete Mackanin. Bonds ripped his homer in the same city where Hank Aaron hit his 714th run...

Reds Sack Laid-Back Skipper

Jul 3, 2007 4:24 AM CDT

Reds Sack Laid-Back Skipper

Narron out in Cincinnati; team stares into 100-loss abyss

(Newser) - Undone by a misfiring bullpen and generally sloppy play, Reds manager Jerry Narron was dismissed after compiling a .470 in slightly more than two seasons. His interim replacement is advance scout Pete Mackanin, who also took over for the division rival Pirates in 2005, when fiery blusterer Lloyd McClendon was...

Hamilton Gets A Second Chance

Apr 22, 2007 10:28 AM CDT

Hamilton Gets A Second Chance

Reds centerfielder Josh Hamilton took a detour into drug addiction

(Newser) - Josh Hamilton was supposed to be a star. A North Carolina kid with Justin Timberlake looks and astonishing skills at the plate and on the mound, he was so focused on the game he couldn't be bothered to go to the senior prom. But then he discovered cocaine. The drugs...