Johnny Bench

Thoughts of Nux brighten Big Red Machine reunion

Somewhere, the Ol' Lefthander's ears were ringing. The Big Red Machine had a reunion at Duke Energy Convention Center over the weekend, and when word got out that it was the one-year anniversary of Joe Nuxhall's passing, it was...

From team of ages to team of aged

But popularity doesn't wane as years go by for these Reds By John Erardi • jerardi@enquirer.com • November 16, 2008 From team of ages to team of aged The Big Red Machine's ability to continue to make money off its fame is a...

Island tradition is moving south to home of its own

Nov 15, 2008 (The Brunswick News - For the past 15 years, people have been putting on their glad rags and dancing shoes and heading to Ziggy Mahoney's at Bennie's Red Barn on St. Simons Island on Thursday, Friday and Saturday...

Best Baseball Name

The news in The Progress on Wednesday about the passing of two former Major League baseball players brought back memories of getting in the floor and playing with my baseball cards. In addition to arranging the players on their...

Big Red Machine Reunion set

You can meet players from the 1975 and '76 World Series-winning teams this weekend at the Big Red Machine Reunion at the Duke Energy Convention Center downtown. The event features an autograph session by Gary Nolan, Pedro...

Jays lack backup backstop

GM might pair youngster with Barajas Last season, the Blue Jays had Gregg Zaun as Rod Barajas' (pictured) backup. (Sun Media/Veronica Henri) The catching position always has provided the Blue Jays organization with something of...

MLB legend Bench releases book, will meet SWFL fans

Originally posted by ABC7 News on: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 FORT MYERS: Major League Baseball Hall-Of-Famer and part-time Southwest Florida resident Johnny Bench has written an inspirational book. Ohio-based Orange Frazer...

Hall of Famer Johnny Bench feeling good heading into Ave Maria benefit golf tournament

NAPLES — Those aren’t hands where Johnny Bench sports his World Series ring, they’re a set of stone-busting mitts. It’s been 25 years since Bench last pulled on the stirrups for the Reds, the only team he played for in his...

Johnny Bench participating in Ave Maria University Golf Classic next week

NAPLES — Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench will headline the two-day Ave Maria University Golf Classic on Nov. 6-7. The former Cincinnati Reds catcher was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in January 1989 with the fourth...

It's a matter of survival for desperate Rays

PHILADELPHIA -- And, dangit, here we are in a suddenly lopsided Series, with the Phillies up three games to one and their best pitcher poised to silence the Rays for good in Game 5 on Monday night. But the only way to turn this...

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