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The Cincinnati Reds have used the nine-game losing streak of the Houston Astros as a springboard to tie them for fourth place in the National League's God-awful Central Division. The Reds have won seven of their last 10 to distance themselves from the cellar, which is being occupied by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ramon Hernandez went 2-for-5 in his first appearance in the lineup since sidelined in mid-July with a knee injury. The Reds ...

In today’s technology-fueled society, if a professional athlete is caught up in a scandal, or meets an untimely demise, we are made aware of it instantly (or so it seems). Obviously that has not always been the case. Former baseball player and MVP winner Ken Caminiti died of an apparent drug overdose in 2004 and it was big news. Unfortunately, every instance in which a celebrity does something untoward, it ...

Buck Showalter of ESPN has come up with his own version of how to align MLB divisions. First things first. He makes enemies of the entire state of Florida, as task number one is to eliminate two franchises. He has chosen Tampa Bay and Florida. No big deal, he says, they have spring training anyway. In his world there will be no need for inter-league play because there will no longer be ...