William F. Yurasko (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Nats pass on Kearns' option - nationals.com RF Austin Kearns' Washington career appears to be over. THe Nationals declined to pick up the 2010 option on his contract, buying him out for $1 million instead of paying him to play for $10 million. It is obviously the right decisions because Kearns can no longer hit. Kearns arrived with Felipe Lopez in a 2006 trade with the Cincinnati Reds for relievers...
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
More photos » by Lori Shepler - AP Browse more photos » In early 2007, when then-DC GM Jim Bowden signed right fielder Austin Kearns to a 3-year/$17.5 million dollar deal with a $10 million dollar club option for a fourth year or a $1 million dollar buyout, Kearns told Washington Post writer Barry Svrluga , as quoted in an 2/2/07 article entitled, "Kearns to Have an Extended Stay With...
Am I Scary for You? Minstrelsy, Metamorphosis and... (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Talking of tributes here is my favourite picture of Michael Jackson. He is with his long-time bodyguard, Bill Bray, who MJ loved dearly (who sadly died not that many years ago) and the pic is in my original copy of Moonwalk, hardback version.Actually, many, many people MJ admired or loved died as he was growing up or at the pinnacle of his own fame as many of them were older than him - James
Redleg Nation (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
July 13, 2006: The Cincinnati Reds trade Austin Kearns, Felipe Lopez and Ryan Wagner to the Washington Nationals for Bill Bray, Royce Clayton, Brendan Harris, Gary Majewski and Daryl Thompson. The 2005 Reds team was a team of transition. Following the 2004 season, all-time great shortstop Barry Larkin had retired, and Felipe Lopez [...]
Cincinnati Reds Blog (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
Well, with not much else to consider in this rapidly deteriorating season, what about September callups? Some of the guys the Reds might want to call up, like Drew Stubbs, are not on the 40-man roster, but there are ways to deal with that. Guys currently on the 40-man but in the minors are Bill Bray, Sam Lecure, Matt Maloney, Ramon Ramirez, and Daryl Thompson among the pitchers: plus players Yonder...
The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 07/21/2009
Yesterday, the Brewers struck a deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks, sending LF Cole Gillespie and Roque Mercedes to Phoenix in exchange for second baseman Felipe Lopez. Lopez, who can fill in across the diamond, steps in as the Brewers' primary second baseman after Rickie Weeks was lost for the season May 18th thanks to left wrist surgery. 29, Lopez joins his fifth team in the bigs. Always long on...
Extra Weblog (Free subscription) | 07/18/2009
Multiple doctors, including Dr. Conrad Murray , are suspected of prescribing drugs to Michael Jackson under fake names. Drugs were reportedly prescribed to aliases Omar Arnold, Joseph Scruz and Bill Bray. Murray was in Jackson's L.A. home when the superstar collapsed, and has reportedly left the west coast. The cardiologist is said to be hiding out in his hometown of Houston. Sources tell "Extra"...
Red Reporter (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Ever find yourself thinking "I wonder who's getting most of the playing time at 3B for Dayton this year?" Well, wonder no more! I decided to take a look at how the rosters are shaping up lately, especially with the recent flurry of roster moves. Louisville: Players on the DL: Bill Bray Daryl Thompson Drew Sutton Chris Valaika New Arrivals: Darnell McDonald recently joined the team from the...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 05/20/2009
Links for Wednesday... Today's chat will be at 3pm CST. According to Andy Martino, the Phillies claimed righty Steven Register off waivers from the Rockies today and sent him to Triple A. Reds reliever Bill Bray will miss the rest of the season due to Tommy John surgery, according to MLB.com's Mark Sheldon yesterday. Dave Cameron at FanGraphs says Jake Fox belongs in the Majors, given his ridiculous...
Cincinnati Enquirer - Sports All (Free subscription) | 05/19/2009
Reds reliever Bill Bray had "Tommy John" elbow-ligament replacement surgery this morning and will be out 10-12 months. Bray had been on Triple-A Louisville's disabled list since April 16.
Redleg Nation (Free subscription) | 05/14/2009
From Lance McAlister’s blog: He says he’s told that: Reds reliever Bill Bray will return to Cincinnati next week for Tommy John surgery. He’s been on the DL since April 6 with an elbow strain. He’s currently in Sarasota where he was attempting to rehab the elbow. He appeared in three games for AAA Louisville this year. The next [...]
Cincinnati Reds Blog (Free subscription) | 04/17/2009
Bill Bray was diagnosed with a strained elbow, and will be sidelined for at least 10 days. Well, at least we have progressed to finding something wrong. Johnny Cueto and Roy Oswalt tonight. Can the Reds break the curse of Oswalt? We shall see...
Cincinnati Reds Blog (Free subscription) | 04/10/2009
The rosters for the Reds' minor league teams are available on web.minorleaguebaseball.com. They are: Louisville: manager Rick Sweet, coaches Adrian Garrett and Ted Power. P (13): Homer Bailey, Bill Bray, Carlos Fisher, Ben Jukich, Jeff Kennard, Sam Lecure, Matt Maloney, Robert Manuel, Tyler Pelland, Adam Pettyjohn, Ramon Ramirez, Josh Roenicke, Daryl Thompson. Thompson is on the DL. That's a pretty...
Cincinnati Enquirer - Sports All (Free subscription) | 04/10/2009
Louisville Bats manager Rick Sweet sports a revamped roster. Only six players remain from last year's opener: Kevin Barker, Adam Rosales, Homer Bailey, Bill Bray, Matt Maloney and Adam Pettyjohn. Eight are new to Louisville.
Redleg Nation (Free subscription) | 04/05/2009
The Opening Day roster is finally taking shape. Via Mark Sheldon: IF Adam Rosales and LHP Bill Bray were optioned to Triple-A Louisville. Jonny Gomes was reassigned to the Minor League camp. That last move totally shocked me. I thought Gomes was as good as in when I left camp a couple of weeks ago and [...]
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