Dusty Baker

Colorado Rockies' Troy Tulowitzki to sit out up to six weeks

2013-06-14 17:59:00

The Colorado Rockies placed Troy Tulowitzki on the disabled list Friday, and the star shortstop could sit out up to six weeks because of a broken rib. An MRI taken Thursday night revealed a right rib fracture, the team reported. Tulowitzki was injured...

Johnny Cueto near return to the Reds' rotation

2013-05-15 18:20:00

Cincinnati Reds ace Johnny Cueto is on target to rejoin the rotation next week after making his second injury rehabilitation start. The right-hander has been on the disabled list since April 15 because of a strained muscle in his upper right arm....

Not much positive in Cubs' 2-1 loss to Reds

2013-06-12 16:37:00

If the Cubs continue at this pace, the rooftop owners may change their minds and demand the team block their view of all remaining games. The Reds rallied for a 2-1 victory Wednesday to take their third straight in the four-game series and extend...

Hawk talk rampant at Wrigley after classic

2013-06-13 18:24:00

Dale Sveum and Dusty Baker agreed on one thing: Wednesday night’s triple-overtime Stanley Cup final game at the United Center was an instant classic. “The opportunities both teams had… I mean, for watching on TV it was about the...

Baker taking things in stride

2013-06-12 17:03:00

Whenever Dusty Baker returns to Wrigley Field, he thinks about that night last September when Cubs team physician Stephen Adams ordered him to the emergency room after he felt ill in his clubhouse office. Baker was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat,...

Garza pounded by Reds in 12-2 loss

2013-06-11 20:30:00

Matt Garza made his fifth start since his return from a lat injury, facing the Reds for the second time Tuesday night at Wrigley Field. The Reds pounced on Garza early in a 12-2 win, their 11th straight at Wrigley Field. Garza gave up two early home...

No fireworks expected when Garza faces Reds

2013-06-11 00:00:00

The Cubs' Matt Garza takes the mound against the Reds on Tuesday for the first time since calling out Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto for allegedly throwing at David DeJesus on May 26. Neither team expects any shenanigans. "No, there was nothing to that...

Reds rout Cubs 12-2

2013-06-11 21:28:00

The last time Matt Garza faced Johnny Cueto, he went into a long soliloquy on the need for Reds starter to "grow the hell up." At the end of his remarks, Garza said: "But they run their own show. We run our show, and we'll see them again in a month."...

Mark Gonzales' White Sox mailbag

2013-06-11 07:13:00

The Sox have become downright painful to watch: base-running blunders that would bench a high school ballplayer, fielding errors that remind one of Class-A ball, and pitifully weak discipline (and skill) at the plate.� The only thing they have is...

Joe Strauss: Duncans' 'perfect fit' ends too soon

2013-06-09 00:00:00

ST. LOUIS To know those in the Duncan family even casually is to know they don't intend their pain for public consumption. But to have known Jeanine Duncan left little choice. To have known Dave and Jeanine Duncan more than a little bit one realizes that...

Cardinals lose an intense affair to rival Reds

2013-06-09 00:00:00

CINCINNATI A day later than advertised, the Cardinals and Reds finally got the taut, tense and decided-late game that, true to this rivalry, left the losing Cardinals fuming about something that happened on the Great American Ball Park field. It just...

Cardinals leave no doubt in routing Reds

2013-06-08 00:00:00

CINCINNATI With first place atop the division in play, a prickly past against the second-place Reds as prelude, and a fireworks-ready crowd waiting, the St. Louis Cardinals made their first visit of the season to Cincinnati and promptly dispensed with any...

Giants 2, Reds 1: The Reds seemed set to sweep and move on to the NLCS. But even though Homer Bailey, Sean Marshall and Aroldis Chapman held the Giants to one hit over the first nine innings, Dusty Bakers team couldnt finish the job. Ryan Vogelsong and the Giants bullpen got the big outs needed

2012-10-09 00:00:00

The Cincinnati Reds manager was hospitalized for a stroke and an irregular heartbeat in September, but he doesn't need a sympathy vote to be considered for this award. Baker led the Reds to 97 wins (second in all of baseball), and they took the NL Central by 9 games.

2012-10-07 00:00:00

Reds managers Dusty Baker argues a call in the second inning with second base umpire Jim Wolf.

2012-08-09 00:00:00