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		<title>Reds acquire reliever Marshall from Cubs</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ (Reuters) - The Cincinnati Reds , seeking to bolster their bullpen, have acquired reliever Sean Marshall from the Chicago Cubs as part of a four-player trade, the National League team said on Friday. Cincinnati sent pitcher Travis Wood , outfielder Dave Sappelt and minor league infielder Ronald Torreyes to Chicago. ]]></description>
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<p>(Reuters) &#8211; The <span>Cincinnati Reds</span>, seeking to bolster their bullpen, have acquired reliever <span>Sean Marshall</span> from the <span>Chicago Cubs</span> as part of a four-player trade, the <span>National League team</span> said on Friday.</p>
<p>Cincinnati sent pitcher <span>Travis Wood</span>, outfielder <span>Dave Sappelt</span> and minor league infielder <span>Ronald Torreyes</span> to Chicago.</p>
<p>Marshall, 29, posted a 6-6 record and 2.26 earned run average and had five saves in 78 <span>relief appearances</span> for the Cubs last season.</p>
<p>&#8220;Sean has been one of the best and most durable relievers in baseball the last couple of seasons,&#8221; <span>Reds General Manager Walt Jocketty</span> said in a statement. &#8220;He will be a solid addition to what we think already is a strong bullpen.&#8221;</p>
<p>Wood, 24, went 6-6 with a 4.84 earned run average in 18 starts and four relief appearances for the Reds last season.</p>
<p>Sappelt, 24, hit .243 in 38 appearances for the Reds.</p>
<p>(Reporting By Gene Cherry in Salvo North Carolina; Editing by Julian Linden)</p>
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		<title>Cincinnati Reds Poised for Success with Latos&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ With the acquisition of pitcher Mat Latos from the San Diego Padres, the Cincinnati Reds have made it as clear as a crisp post-season October sky; they plan to compete in 2012. Great American Ballpark - Home of the Cincinnati Reds Opening Day Game 2009 The Reds began 2011 with a bang and fans were excited to enjoy a successful season. However the team faltered, in large part due to inconsistent starting pitchers, and the team eventually slipped slowly but surely out of contention]]></description>
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<p>With the acquisition of pitcher <span>Mat Latos</span> from the San Diego Padres, the Cincinnati Reds have made it as clear as a crisp post-season October sky; they plan to compete in 2012.</p>
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<p>The Reds began 2011 with a bang and fans were excited to enjoy a successful season. However the team faltered, in large part due to inconsistent starting pitchers, and the team eventually slipped slowly but surely out of contention. Granted the Reds are in a tough division as they battled regularly against the two teams that eventually made it to the National League Championship game in 2011 &#8211; the Milwaukee Brewers and St Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals, of course, went on to win the World Series.</p>
<p>However the days of Marge Schott are gone, and Reds management no longer favors players based on their lack of facial hair, nor do they rely on the fur from a dearly demised saint bernard for good luck. Reds general manager Walt Jocketty knows what needs require attention and controlling owner Bob Castellini is willing to do what it takes put together a winning team.</p>
<p>Mat Latos is a young, powerful addition to the Reds where they need it most &#8211; starting pitching. In 2011 Johnny Cueto (9-5, 2.31 ERA), Mike Leake (12-8, 3.86 ERA) and Homer Bailey (9-7, 4.43 ERA) were the only Reds starters with winning records. Veteran <span>Bronson Arroyo</span> was iffy at best, finishing the season at 9-12.  Latos went 9-14 for the Padres in 2011 , but that was without the strength of a stellar offense he will have backing him up as he pitches for the Reds. Latos ERA was 3.47, and he held opponents to a batting average of .233; he is only 24 and the Reds clearly anticipate long term success from him.</p>
<p>In exchange for Latos, the Reds gave up pitcher <span>Edinson Volquez</span> who ended 2010 with a less than impressive record of 5-7 and 5.71 ERA. They also lost <span>Yonder Alonso,</span> who was ranked as the Reds number two prospect; yet Alonso was unable to reach his full potential at first base with <span>Joey Votto</span> firmly entrenched in the starting lineup. Other top prospects were included in the trade as well, but the Reds aren&#8217;t overly focused future potential, they are about winning in the here and now.</p>
<p>Walt Jocketty told reporters, &#8220;Our offseason objective was to try to upgrade our rotation and add a top-of-the-rotation starter.&#8221; Though only time will tell, Lato does indeed seem to fulfill this objective, and if nothing else it is clear the Reds are taking the steps they find necessary to succeed moving forward. It&#8217;s hard for any fan to take issue with that.</p>
<p><i>Lisa has been a fan of the Cincinnati Reds since her family moved to Cincinnati when she was in elementary school. Her favorite player is the great Barry Larkin and she looks forward to him receiving his just rewards and being inducted in the Hall of Fame. Lisa was away at college when the Reds won the World Series in 1990 and forever regrets not being in town to celebrate appropriately. She longs for the day when her Reds win it all again.</i></p>
<p> Cash Kruth, &#8220;Cincinnati Reds land Mat Latos in five-player deal with San Diego Padres,&#8221; reds.com</p>
<p>Player Stats, reds.com</p>
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		<title>Mat Latos Trade: San Diego Padres Ship RHP To&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Read More: Edinson Volquez (P - CIN), Yonder Alonso (LF - CIN), Mat Latos (P - SDP), Yasmani Grandal (C - CIN), Bradley Boxberger (P - CIN), San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds Christmas has come early for the San Diego Padres, it appears. On Saturday afternoon, the Padres and the Cincinnati Reds completed a trade that will ship Mat Latos out of San Diego and into the National League Central. ]]></description>
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<p>Christmas has come early for the San Diego Padres, it appears. On Saturday afternoon, the Padres and the Cincinnati Reds completed a trade that will ship Mat Latos out of San Diego and into the National League Central. While Latos heads to Cincinnati, the Reds will send pitchers Edinson Volquez and Brad Boxberger, catching prospect Yasmani Grandal and first baseman Yonder Alonso, reports Jon Morosi of Fox Sports.</p>
<p>Latos went 9-14 in 2011 for the Padres, but he was able to maintain a 3.47 ERA and a 3.16/3.52 FIP/xFIP in 194 innings. In six career starts against the Rockies, Latos was 3-2 with a 3.44 ERA.</p>
<p>In return, the Padres receive a pitcher in Volquez who has been troubled by injuries over the last few years, but is still immensely talented and has big strikeout ability. Alonso is a 24-year-old corner outfielder and first baseman who will need to see what happens with Anthony Rizzo before he has a set position. Grandal is a 23-year-old catcher who is waiting to make his major league debut. He has a .888 career OPS. Boxberger is a 23-year-old reliever who can strikeout batters.</p>
<p><i> For more updates on the MLB Hot Stove, check out Baseball Nation and MLB Daily Dish.</i></p>
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		<title>MLB Winter Meetings 2011: Rockies And Reds Talking&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Read More: Huston Street (P - COL), Josh Hamilton (LF - TEX), Edinson Volquez (P - CIN), Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds The MLB Winter Meetings opened up on Monday, and already the Colorado Rockies have been liked to infielder Placido Palanco, but now the bigger news is that the team is reportedly in discussions with the Cincinnati Reds about a trade involving Rockies' reliever Huston Street and Reds' starting pitcher Edinson Volquez. Troy Renck of the  Denver Post  is reporting that the Rockies are looking to acquire a young starting pitcher with upside, and the Reds are trying to fill a need at closer, but the teams are struggling to make the money work. ]]></description>
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<p>The MLB Winter Meetings opened up on Monday, and already the Colorado Rockies have been liked to infielder Placido Palanco, but now the bigger news is that the team is reportedly in discussions with the Cincinnati Reds about a trade involving Rockies&#8217; reliever Huston Street and Reds&#8217; starting pitcher Edinson Volquez. Troy Renck of the <i>Denver Post </i>is reporting that the Rockies are looking to acquire a young starting pitcher with upside, and the Reds are trying to fill a need at closer, but the teams are struggling to make the money work.</p>
<p>Huston Street is due $8 million in salary in 2012, and for the Reds to even consider taking on that money in the deal they would likely also require a young, minor league pitching prospect included as well. </p>
<p>Volquez went 17-6 and earned a National League all-star selection in 2008, after joining the Reds in a trade that involved outfielder Josh Hamilton, but has since served a suspension for PED use and has struggled with injuries as well. Even so, he is still only 28-years old, under team control through 2013, and made a paltry $1.623 million through salary arbitration last season.</p>
<p><i>For more coverage of all things Denver sports, stay tuned to SB Nation Denver. For more in-depth coverage of the Rockies, visit Purple Row</i><i>. For more updates on the MLB Hot Stove, check out Baseball Nation.</i></p>
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		<title>Jim Riggleman will manage the Reds’ Class AA&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ (Christian Petersen - GETTY IMAGES) Jim Riggleman will manage again next season, just not in the major leagues. In his first on-field position since he suddenly resigned as Nationals manager last June, Riggleman will return to the dugout in 2012 to manage the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, the Class AA affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, a person close to the situation said]]></description>
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				</span></span>Jim Riggleman will manage again next season, just not in the major leagues. In his first on-field position since he suddenly resigned as Nationals manager last June, Riggleman will return to the dugout in 2012 to manage the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, the Class AA affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, a person close to the situation said.</p>
<p>Riggleman will restart his career following one of the most unusual endings to a managerial tenure in recent memory. Riggleman abruptly resigned as Nationals manager over his contract situation in June, minutes after the Nationals sealed a walk-off victory that gave them 11 wins in 12 games, their best stretch since 2005. </p>
<p>Over the final half of the 2011 season, Riggleman scouted the National League East for the San Francisco, who kept an offer on the table for him to continue scouting. The Giants also allowed Riggleman to look for an on-field position, which led him to the Reds.</p>
<p>Riggleman previously worked for Reds General Manager Walt Jocketty, when Jocketty ran the St. Louis Cardinals and Riggleman served as the team’s minor league field coordinator. The Reds had been shuffling their minor league staff, and Riggleman was open to any position that would allow to get back into a uniform, even in the minors. </p>
<p>The Nationals went 140-172 under Riggleman from the all-star break in 2009 to this year, an unsightly record that nevertheless included steady progress. The Nationals improved by 10 wins from 2009 to 2010, and they were 38-37 when he resigned in June. </p>
<p>The Nationals may build on their momentum and challenge for a playoff spot this season. Their old manager, with 11 major league seasons of experience, will be watching from the Southern League. </p>
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		<title>Dragons Announce 2012 Coaching Staff</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ November 30, 2011 - Midwest League (MWL) Dayton Dragons DAYTON, OH -The Dayton Dragons announced their 2012 coaching staff today, as assigned by the Cincinnati Reds. Manager Delino DeShields, who guided the Dragons to a franchise-record 83 victories in 2011, will return for his second season in Dayton. Hitting coach Alex Pelaez, who helped the offense to a franchise record highest team batting average of .264 in 2011, also returns for his second season. ]]></description>
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<div readability="117.62467866324"> November 30, 2011 &#8211; Midwest League (MWL) Dayton Dragons<br />
<img src="http://www.oursportscentral.com/images/teams/mwldragons.gif" class="storylogo" alt="Dayton Dragons" height="90" width="90" />DAYTON, OH -The Dayton Dragons announced their 2012 coaching staff today, as assigned by the Cincinnati Reds.
<p>Manager Delino DeShields, who guided the Dragons to a franchise-record 83 victories in 2011, will return for his second season in Dayton. Hitting coach Alex Pelaez, who helped the offense to a franchise record highest team batting average of .264 in 2011, also returns for his second season. Tom Browning, a member of the Cincinnati Reds Hall-of-Fame, will join the Dragons as pitching coach. Tyler Steele will return for his fourth season as athletic trainer.</p>
<p>DeShields led the Dragons to a record of 83-57 and a second half Eastern Division title in 2011. The Dragons improved dramatically over the course of the season, finishing the first half at 35-35 before posting a 48-32 record in the second half. Their second half mark was the best in a half in Dragons history and the top second half record in 2011 in all of Minor League Baseball among teams playing a split-season format. DeShields will enter his fourth season in the Reds organization in 2012. He served as manager of the Billings Mustangs in 2010 and was the hitting coach at Billings in 2009.</p>
<p>As a player, DeShields spent 13 years in the Major Leagues with the Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, and Chicago Cubs. He finished second in the National League Rookie of the Year voting with the Expos in 1990. His best season came in 1997 with the Cardinals when he batted .295 with 11 home runs, 55 stolen bases, and a league-leading 14 triples. DeShields finished in the top three in the league in stolen bases six times during his career (10 times in the top eight) and ranks among the top 50 all-time in career stolen bases with 463. He batted .290 or higher in five different seasons of his big league career.</p>
<p>Pelaez joined the Dragons in 2011 and contributed to an offense that led the Midwest League in team batting average and runs scored. He was instrumental in the improvement of Dragons all-star shortstop Billy Hamilton, who batted .318 in the second half after finishing the first half at .233. First baseman Donald Lutz also emerged as a force in the lineup, batting .340 with 11 home runs and 45 runs batted in during the second half and finishing as only the second player in Dragons history to hit .300 or higher with at least 20 home runs. Dragons second baseman Ronald Torreyes hit .356 under Pelaez&#8217;s tutelage in 2011 while third baseman David Vidal hit .280 with 20 home runs.</p>
<p>Browning is a legendary name in Reds history. Best known for firing a perfect game vs. the Dodgers on September 16, 1988, Browning spent 12 years in the major leagues from 1984-&#8217;95, with 300 of his 302 career appearances coming with the Reds. His best season came in 1985 when he posted a record of 20-9 to become the first rookie in 31 years to win 20 games. In 1988, Browning went 18-5 for the Reds, finishing second in the National League in winning percentage. He was the starting and winning pitcher for the Reds in game three of the 1990 World Series against the Oakland A&#8217;s, helping the Reds to a four-game sweep. That same post-season, he had also started and won game two of the N.L. Championship Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Browning represented the Reds in the 1991 all-star game. His 298 starts with the Reds are the most for any Cincinnati pitcher over the last 70 years and fourth most in club history. He was elected to the Reds hall-of-fame in 2006.</p>
<p>Browning finished his career with 123 victories and won at least 14 games six times in a seven-year period from 1985-&#8217;91, but he is remembered above all else for the only perfect game in Reds history when he retired all 27 Dodgers he faced in a 1-0 win. At the time, it was only the third perfect game of at least nine innings in modern National League history. No Reds pitcher has thrown a no-hitter since that night, 23 years ago.</p>
<p>Browning, like former Dragons manager Todd Benzinger, also played a role in one of the most unique games in baseball history. On August 3, 1989, Browning batted twice in the Reds 14-run first inning against Houston. He delivered the final hit of the inning, one of 16 hits in the frame for the Reds, the most for a big league club in an inning since 1900.</p>
<p>The 2012 season will be Browning&#8217;s sixth as a pitching coach in the Reds organization. He has served as pitching coach with the Arizona League Reds in Goodyear, Arizona over the last two seasons.</p>
<p>Browning replaces Tony Fossas as Dragons pitching coach. Fossas will serve as pitching coach with the Reds Rookie-level affiliate, the Billings Mustangs, in 2012 after spending three seasons in Dayton. The 2011 Dragons staff established a club record with a 3.39 team earned run average.</p>
<p>The Dragons will open their 13th season in the Midwest League on April 5, 2012 against the West Michigan Whitecaps at Fifth Third Field.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[ CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Three-time All-Star Sean Casey, Big Red Machine infielder Dan Driessen and 19th century first baseman John Reilly will be the next three players inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame. Casey was selected by the fans through the Modern Player Ballot presented by Cincyfavorites.com. The Veterans Committee selected Driessen and Reilly to make up the Reds Hall of Fame Class of 2012]]></description>
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<p>Three-time All-Star Sean Casey, Big Red Machine infielder Dan Driessen and 19th century first baseman John Reilly will be the next three players inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame. </p>
<p>Casey was selected by the fans through the Modern Player Ballot presented by Cincyfavorites.com. The Veterans Committee selected Driessen and Reilly to make up the Reds Hall of Fame Class of 2012. </p>
<p>The trio will be honored June 22-24 during Reds Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, which will include on-field ceremonies at Great American Ball Park, the star-studded Hall of Fame Induction Gala and a variety of festivities at the Hall, including meet and greets with Reds Hall of Famers and alumni. </p>
<p>One of the most popular players to ever wear a Reds uniform, Casey came to be known as &#8220;The Mayor&#8221; during his eight-year Reds career. </p>
<p>A versatile infielder of the Big Red Machine clubs of the 1970s, Dreissen played 12 seasons for the Reds from 1973 to 1984. </p>
<p>A Cincinnati-native and dominant first baseman in the 1880&#8242;s, Reilly wore a Reds uniform for his nine-season Major League career and held Reds records for most singles, double, triples, home runs, runs scored, RBI and games played. </p>
<p>Casey was the top vote-getter of the thousands of ballots cast online at RedsMuseum.org, at Great American Ball Park and at participating Skyline Chili and Montgomery Inn locations.</p>
<p>Driessen and Reilly were selected by the Reds Hall of Fame&#8217;s Veterans Committee, comprised of members of the media, Hall of Famers, historians and Hall of Fame executives.</p>
<p>&#8220;Since 1958, the fans have played an integral part in the Hall of Fame election process, and this year was no exception as record participation resulted,&#8221; said Reds Hall of Fame Executive Director Rick Walls. &#8220;I&#8217;d like to thank Cincyfavorites.com, the thousands of fans that voted, and the Veterans Committee for recognizing the contributions of these players.&#8221; </p>
<p>The addition of Casey, Driessen and Reilly will bring the Hall&#8217;s membership ranks to 75 players, three managers, and three executives.</p>
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<li>Sean Casey (First Baseman, 1998-2005): One of the most popular players to ever wear a Reds uniform, first baseman Sean Casey came to be known as &#8220;The Mayor&#8221; during his eight-year Reds career. Acquired by the Reds on the eve of Opening Day in 1998, Casey overcame a serious eye injury and established himself as the club&#8217;s starting first baseman and would remain in that position for the next seven seasons. A lifetime .305 hitter as a Red, Casey eclipsed the .300 mark five times during his Reds career, posting a career-best .332 average in 1999. Casey was one of the offensive forces of the 1999 Reds, a club that won 96 games and fell just one win short of securing a playoff berth. For the 1999 season, Casey led the Reds in batting average, hits, doubles, on-base percentage and slugging percentage. During his Reds career, Casey ranked in the league&#8217;s top ten in batting average three times and was the Reds batting average leader in six of his seven seasons as a starter. Only twelve players in Reds history posted higher career batting averages than Casey&#8217;s .305 mark. A three-time National League All-Star, Casey was also the 1999 winner of Major League Baseball&#8217;s Hutch Award, was twice the recipient of the Reds&#8217; Joe Nuxhall Good Guy Award and was the 2004 winner of the Reds&#8217; Most Valuable Player Award.</li>
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<li>Dan Driessen (First Baseman/Third Baseman, 1973-1984): A versatile member of Cincinnati&#8217;s Big Red Machine clubs of the 1970s, Dan Driessen was signed by the Reds as an 18-year-old, undrafted free agent in 1969. In his Major League debut season of 1973, Driessen&#8217;s .301 average helped propel the Reds to the Western Division title and earned him a third place finish in National League Rookie of the Year voting. Over the next three seasons, Driessen excelled at multiple positions for Reds teams that averaged over 100 victories a season and won back-to-back World Championships in 1975 and 1976. In the 1976 World Series, Driessen became the first designated hitter in National League history and hit .357 in the Reds sweep of the Yankees. In 1977, Driessen became the Reds everyday first baseman and enjoyed his finest offensive season, batting .300 with 17 home runs, 91 RBI and 31 stolen bases. One of the finest defensive first basemen of his era, Driessen led the National League in fielding percentage three times and shares the Reds all-time single season record for fielding percentage at the position. A member of the Reds from 1973 to 1984, only eight players in history have appeared in more games as a Red than Driessen.</li>
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<li>John Reilly (First Baseman, 1883-1891): The Reds starting first baseman from 1883 to 1891, John Reilly was the club&#8217;s leading hitter for most of the 1880&#8242;s and paced the club in home runs, RBI and batting average with a .301 mark. At 6&#8217;3&#8243;, Reilly was tall for his era, earning him the moniker &#8220;Long John&#8221; years before he played his first professional game. A Cincinnati native, Reilly wore a Reds uniform for his nine-season Major League career. Reilly held single-season Reds records in numerous offensive categories including most doubles, triples, home runs, RBI and slugging percentage at multiple points in his career. When he retired after the 1891 season, Reilly held Reds records for most singles, double, triples, home runs, runs scored, RBI and games played. While all of these records have since been broken, Reilly remains one of only four players in Reds history to lead the league in home runs twice. Reilly died in Cincinnati on May 31, 1937 at the age of 78. </li>
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		<description><![CDATA[ POSTED: 2:27 pm EST November 22, 2011 UPDATED: 3:08 pm EST November 22, 2011 CINCINNATI -- Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Bruan has been awarded the 2011 National League Most Valuable Player Award.Braun received 20 of a possible 32 first-place votes from members of the Baseball Writer's Association of America.The Dodgers' Matt Kemp finished second in voting, followed by Prince Fielder, also of the Brewers, Justin Upton of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Albert Pujols of the World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals.Last year's winner, Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto, finished sixth in voting. ]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By Marc Katz, Staff Writer Updated 11:42 AM Wednesday, November 2, 2011 DAYTON — Frank Robinson works out more at age 76 than he did during his hall-of-fame baseball career, which was marked with many significant milestones. Robinson was the first black manager in the big leagues, the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues, a Triple Crown winner and the centerpiece in arguably the worst trade in Cincinnati Reds history. He’ll talk about all of that and more Saturday night during the Schear Family Heart In Sports Community Conversation with hall-of-fame baseball writer Hal McCoy at the Dayton Marriott. ]]></description>
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<p>DAYTON — Frank Robinson works out more at age 76 than he did during his hall-of-fame baseball career, which was marked with many significant milestones.</p>
<p>Robinson was the first black manager in the big leagues, the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues, a Triple Crown winner and the centerpiece in arguably the worst trade in Cincinnati Reds history.</p>
<p>He’ll talk about all of that and more Saturday night during the Schear Family Heart In Sports Community Conversation with hall-of-fame baseball writer Hal McCoy at the Dayton Marriott.</p>
<p>Two recent bouts with a racing heart beat made Robinson a good subject for the Heart In Sports talk, but the guy who slugged 586 career home runs (ninth all-time) while hitting .294 over 21 seasons claimed he did it all with little offseason exercise.</p>
<p>“When I was younger, they had different measurements for you to get in shape,” Robinson said this week from his Los Angeles-area home.</p>
<p>“We didn’t have a lot of offseason training. As a matter of fact, we just kind of took it easy, or we worked (at other jobs) during the off-season. We went to spring training to get in shape.”</p>
<p>Robinson, now an adviser to baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, certainly was in shape in 1956 as a 20-year-old rookie when he hit .290 with 38 homers and 83 RBIs. He led the National League with 122 runs scored.</p>
<p>“I never gave it any thought about longevity in baseball until I was in it for about 10 years,” Robinson said. “My thinking was just try to get five years in. After that, I said, ‘Well, why not 10?’ After that, why not 20? You had to get 20 years in to be fully invested in the pension plan at that time.”</p>
<p>At one point, he thought he’d be with the Reds for life, but on Dec. 9, 1965, he was traded to Baltimore for pitchers Jack Baldschun and Milt Pappas plus outfielder Dick Simpson. Reds owner Bill DeWitt, trying to justify himself, uttered Robinson was “an old 30,” even though he was coming off a season of 33 homers, 113 RBIs and a .296 batting average.</p>
<p>The old guy hit .316 with the Orioles, adding 49 home runs and 122 RBIs to capture the American League’s Triple Crown. He won the league MVP award and helped Baltimore to a world championship.</p>
<p>Robinson wasn’t so old, and he still didn’t work out in the offseason the way today’s players do.</p>
<p>“I don’t know if that’s good or bad,” he said.</p>
<p>“Players today work in-season, they work offseason. I did a little more when I got to be about 30, but I didn’t do any real weight training at any time. I was pretty well developed as far as my muscles were concerned.</p>
<p>“What I should have done, and I know now, I should have done more stretching. I’m doing a lot more stretching now and I’m doing things with my body I couldn’t do even when I was younger.”</p>
<p>As for the trade, Robinson surmises he might have gained a reputation as a troublemaker. As an elder on the team, he became a spokesman and said he would cover for teammates by telling management any complaints were his.</p>
<p>Otherwise, he was quiet and was overshadowed in the National League by contemporaries Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and Roberto Clemente.</p>
<p>“Yeah, I’m with those guys,” he said. “But I’m always mentioned fourth. That’s OK. Team goals were more important to me.”</p>
<p>Obtained by the Indians in 1974, Robinson was surprised to be offered a job as player-manager the next season. He wanted to decline, but his agent let him know how important it was to break that color barrier.</p>
<p>The move cost him a chance at 3,000 hits and 600 home runs.</p>
<p>“I didn’t play much as a manager,” said Robinson, who last managed in 2006 (Nationals).  “Even today, I don’t regret it. If I hadn’t managed, I would have made it to 3,000 and 600, but that’s OK.”</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Cincinnati first baseman Joey Votto of Toronto won a National League Gold Glove award on Tuesday. Clayton Kershaw, Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier became the first trio of Los Angeles Dodgers to win NL Gold Gloves in the same year, and Adrian Gonzalez, Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury became the first three Red Sox in 32 seasons to win the AL honour together. Kershaw became a first-time winner at pitcher when the awards were announced Tuesday]]></description>
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<p>Cincinnati first baseman Joey Votto of Toronto won a National League Gold Glove award on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Clayton Kershaw, Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier became the first trio of Los Angeles Dodgers to win NL Gold Gloves in the same year, and Adrian Gonzalez, Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury became the first three Red Sox in 32 seasons to win the AL honour together.</p>
<p>Kershaw became a first-time winner at pitcher when the awards were announced Tuesday. Ethier earned his first Gold Glove in the outfield and Kemp regained the NL award he also earned in 2009.</p>
<p>Gonzalez earned his first American League Gold Glove to go along with two he won in the NL while with San Diego, Pedroia won at second base for the first time since 2008 and Ellsbury picked up his first Gold Glove.</p>
<p>&#8220;I try to be a complete player. You can always go into offence slumps,&#8221; Gonzalez said during the awards show on ESPN2.</p>
<p>The previous three Red Sox to win in the same year were shortstop Rick Burleson along with outfielders Dwight Evans and Fred Lynn in 1979.</p>
<p>Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle was the lone AL holdover, winning for the third straight year. Baltimore&#8217;s Matt Wieters won at catcher, the Angels&#8217; Erick Aybar at shortstop, Texas&#8217; Adrian Beltre at third, and Kansas City&#8217;s Alex Gordon and Baltimore&#8217;s Nick Markakis in the outfield.</p>
<p>Beltre won for the third time, after gaining the award in 2007 and 2008. The St. Louis Cardinals&#8217; Yadier Molina became the first NL catcher to win in four straight years since Charles Johnson from 1995-98.</p>
<h3>Phillips earns another Glove</h3>
<p>Cincinnati second baseman Brandon Phillips also won along with Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, Philadelphia third baseman Placido Polanco and Arizona outfielder Gerardo Parra. Phillips and Tulowitzki joined Molina as the NL holdovers, with Phillips winning for the third time in four years.</p>
<p>&#8220;It just shows my hard work really played off,&#8221; Phillips said on the show.</p>
<p>Polanco also won AL Gold Gloves in 2007 and 2009.</p>
<p>This year&#8217;s AL group displaced Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer; Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira, second baseman Robinson Cano and shortstop Derek Jeter; Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria; former Rays outfielder Carl Crawford; and Seattle outfielders Ichiro Suzuki and Franklin Gutierrez.</p>
<p>Suzuki&#8217;s streak of Gold Gloves ended at 10. The right fielder, who had won in every one of his big league seasons, had tied the AL record for Gold Gloves by an outfielder shared by Ken Griffey Jr. and Al Kaline.</p>
<p>Last year&#8217;s NL winners included Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, Reds third baseman Scott Rolen and Colorado&#8217;s Carlos Gonzalez and Philadelphia&#8217;s Shane Victorino joined in the outfield by Michael Bourn, then of Houston.</p>
<p>Rawlings announced the winners Tuesday. Managers and coaches vote for players in their leagues and can&#8217;t pick players on their own teams.</p>
<p>Breaking with the recent format, outfielders were picked for specific spots. The AL had Gordon in left, Ellsbury in centre and Markakis in right, and the NL had Parra in left, Kemp in centre and Ethier in right.</p>
<p>Beltre and Gonzalez each earned $100,000 US bonuses, while Aybar and Markakis get $75,000 apiece. Molina, Pedroia, Polanco and Votto each receive $50,000, and Tulowitzki and Buehrle both get $25,000.</p>
<p>Phillips gets an automatic $250,000 raise next season to $12.25 million under the option the Reds exercised Monday.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By Marc Katz, Staff Writer 1:24 AM Wednesday, November 2, 2011 DAYTON — Frank Robinson works out more at age 76 than he did during his hall-of-fame baseball career, which was marked with many significant milestones. ]]></description>
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<p>DAYTON — Frank Robinson works out more at age 76 than he did during his hall-of-fame baseball career, which was marked with many significant milestones.</p>
<p>Robinson was the first black manager in the big leagues, the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues, a Triple Crown winner and the centerpiece in arguably the worst trade in Cincinnati Reds history.</p>
<p>He’ll talk about all of that and more Saturday night during the Schear Family Heart In Sports Community Conversation with hall-of-fame baseball writer Hal McCoy at the Dayton Marriott.</p>
<p>Two recent bouts with a racing heart beat made Robinson a good subject for the Heart In Sports talk, but the guy who slugged 586 career home runs (ninth all-time) while hitting .294 over 21 seasons claimed he did it all with little offseason exercise.</p>
<p>“When I was younger, they had different measurements for you to get in shape,” Robinson said this week from his Los Angeles-area home.</p>
<p>“We didn’t have a lot of offseason training. As a matter of fact, we just kind of took it easy, or we worked (at other jobs) during the off-season. We went to spring training to get in shape.”</p>
<p>Robinson, now an adviser to baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, certainly was in shape in 1956 as a 20-year-old rookie when he hit .290 with 38 homers and 83 RBIs. He led the National League with 122 runs scored.</p>
<p>“I never gave it any thought about longevity in baseball until I was in it for about 10 years,” Robinson said. “My thinking was just try to get five years in. After that, I said, ‘Well, why not 10?’ After that, why not 20? You had to get 20 years in to be fully invested in the pension plan at that time.”</p>
<p>At one point, he thought he’d be with the Reds for life, but on Dec. 9, 1965, he was traded to Baltimore for pitchers Jack Baldschun and Milt Pappas plus outfielder Dick Simpson. Reds owner Bill DeWitt, trying to justify himself, uttered Robinson was “an old 30,” even though he was coming off a season of 33 homers, 113 RBIs and a .296 batting average.</p>
<p>The old guy hit .316 with the Orioles, adding 49 home runs and 122 RBIs to capture the American League’s Triple Crown. He won the league MVP award and helped Baltimore to a world championship.</p>
<p>Robinson wasn’t so old, and he still didn’t work out in the offseason the way today’s players do.</p>
<p>“I don’t know if that’s good or bad,” he said.</p>
<p>“Players today work in-season, they work offseason. I did a little more when I got to be about 30, but I didn’t do any real weight training at any time. I was pretty well developed as far as my muscles were concerned.</p>
<p>“What I should have done, and I know now, I should have done more stretching. I’m doing a lot more stretching now and I’m doing things with my body I couldn’t do even when I was younger.”</p>
<p>As for the trade, Robinson surmises he might have gained a reputation as a troublemaker. As an elder on the team, he became a spokesman and said he would cover for teammates by telling management any complaints were his.</p>
<p>Otherwise, he was quiet and was overshadowed in the National League by contemporaries Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and Roberto Clemente.</p>
<p>“Yeah, I’m with those guys,” he said. “But I’m always mentioned fourth. That’s OK. Team goals were more important to me.”</p>
<p>Obtained by the Indians in 1974, Robinson was surprised to be offered a job as player-manager the next season. He wanted to decline, but his agent let him know how important it was to break that color barrier.</p>
<p>The move cost him a chance at 3,000 hits and 600 home runs.</p>
<p>“I didn’t play much as a manager,” said Robinson, who last managed in 2006 (Nationals).  “Even today, I don’t regret it. If I hadn’t managed, I would have made it to 3,000 and 600, but that’s OK.”</p>
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<p><b>Johnny Bench:</b></p>
<p>Legendary Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench led the &#8220;Big Red Machine&#8221; to their brilliant run of success in the 1970s. A career member of the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 to 1983, Bench was a two-time National League MVP, 14-time All-Star, ten-time Gold Glove winner, two-time World Series Champion and a World Series MVP. Bench owns the Reds&#8217; all-time home run record with 389 round-trippers. He ranks second in franchise history in wins above replacement with a 71.3 WAR and he is one of five Reds with 2,000 hits.</p>
<p><b>Ernie Lombardi:</b></p>
<p>Hall of Fame catcher Ernie Lombardi played ten seasons with the Reds from 1932 to 1941. Lombardi was an outstanding pure hitter who won two batting titles and went to seven All-Star Games. Over 1,203 games with the Reds, he maintained a 126 OPS+ (league average is 100) with a .311 average, .359 on-base percentage and .469 slugging percentage. Lombardi put together his career year in 1938 when he led the National League with a .342 average, posted a .915 OPS, hit 19 home runs and drove in 95 RBI to win the NL MVP award. He helped the Reds reach back-to-back World Series in 1939 and 1940, winning a championship in the latter year.</p>
<p><b>Bubbles Hargrave:</b></p>
<p>Former batting champion Bubbles Hargrave served as Cincinnati&#8217;s catcher of the 1920s. Hargrave was an excellent hitter independent of position; factoring in that he played at a defensive-first spot makes his performance all the more impressive. He sported a .310 average, .377 OBP and 122 OPS+ in 766 games in Cincinnati. Hargrave peaked in 1926 when he won a batting title with a .353 average and slugged a career-best .525. His bat was worth 17.8 WAR over eight years with the Reds.</p>
<p><b>Ed Bailey:</b></p>
<p>Five-time All-Star backstop Ed Bailey spent the 1950s behind the plate in Cincinnati. Bailey played 100 games for the first time in 1956 and he responded by batting .300 with a .385 OBP, 28 home runs and 142 OPS+ to warrant his first All-Star nod. He maintained a .359 OBP and 109 OPS+ over 714 games with Cincinnati. As a Red, he threw out 45 percent of base-stealers overall, leading the league in the category once in 1957.</p>
<p><b>Johnny Edwards:</b></p>
<p>Three-time All-Star Johnny Edwards played seven seasons with the Cincinnati Reds from 1961 to 1967. In the first-half of the 1960s, Edwards was a league-average offensive player and a winner of multiple Gold Gloves for his work behind the plate. In his four seasons as the full-time starter from 1962 to 1965, Edwards posted a .265 average and .102 OPS+ while averaging 11 home runs and 56 RBI per year.</p>
<p>Honorable mentions: Heinie Peitz, Tommy Clarke, Ray Mueller, Ivey Wingo, Larry McLean, Farmer Vaughn and Pop Snyder.</p>
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<p>Cincinnati Reds Team History &#038; Encyclopedia, Baseball-Reference.com</p>
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<p>CINCINNATI, Oct. 31 (UPI) &#8212; The Cincinnati Reds said Monday they have picked up their 2012 club option on two-time all-star second baseman Brandon Phillips.</p>
<p>Phillips, who logged a career-best .300 batting average with 18 home runs and 82 RBI for the Reds last season, will receive $12 million under the option exercise. </p>
<p>Phillips led National League second basemen in hitting, slugging, on-base percentage, runs, hits and doubles, and ranked second in RBI, MLB.com reported. </p>
<p>The Reds also announced they have declined an option on closer Francisco Cordero for next season, however.</p>
<p>Cordero compiled a 5-3 mark with a 2.45 ERA and 42 strikeouts, 22 walks and 37 saves for Cincinnati in 2011.</p>
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<p><br/>CINCINNATI &#8211; Cincinnati Reds President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Castellini today announced the signing of President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Walt Jocketty to a 3-year contract extension through the 2014 season.</p>
<p>Jocketty&#8217;s original contract was to have expired at the end of the 2011 season.</p>
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<p>&#8220;Since he&#8217;s been here, Walt has vastly improved our baseball operations within the organization,&#8221; Castellini said. &#8220;You can&#8217;t develop a winning tradition without stability. Walt and his staff are doing good things here. We want to keep that momentum going.&#8221;</p>
<p>Jocketty joined the organization in January 2008 as a special advisor to Castellini, and three months later he was named to his current position. In 2010, in just his third season at the helm of the club&#8217;s baseball operations department, Jocketty led the Reds to the National League Central Division title by 5.0 games with a 91-71 record and their first appearance in the Postseason since 1995.</p>
<p>The 2010 Reds club was the eighth led to the playoffs by Jocketty and, including his time in St. Louis, his seventh to win the NL Central outright. His 2006 Cardinals team won the World Series.</p>
<p>After the Reds&#8217; 2010 championship season, Jocketty was recognized by his peers and Sporting News as Major League Baseball&#8217;s Executive of the Year. He also won that prestigious award in 2000 and 2004.</p>
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<p>Cincinnati Reds President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Castellini today announced the signing of President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Walt Jocketty to a three-year contract extension through the 2014 season.</p>
<p>Jocketty&#8217;s original contract was to have expired at the end of the 2011 season.</p>
<p>&#8220;Since he&#8217;s been here, Walt has vastly improved our baseball operations within the organization,&#8221; Castellini said. &#8220;You can&#8217;t develop a winning tradition without stability. Walt and his staff are doing good things here. We want to keep that momentum going.&#8221;</p>
<p>Jocketty joined the organization in January 2008 as a special advisor to Castellini, and three months later he was named to his current position. In 2010, in just his third season at the helm of the club&#8217;s baseball operations department, Jocketty led the Reds to the National League Central Division title by 5.0 games with a 91-71 record and their first appearance in the Postseason since 1995.</p>
<p>The 2010 Reds club was the eighth led to the playoffs by Jocketty and, including his time in St. Louis, his seventh to win the NL Central outright. His 2006 Cardinals team won the World Series.</p>
<p>After the Reds&#8217; 2010 championship season, Jocketty was recognized by his peers and Sporting News as Major League Baseball&#8217;s Executive of the Year. He also won that prestigious award in 2000 and 2004.</p>
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