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Friday, 03 September 2010 04:02

Reds Triumph in 1991 World Series

Wednesday, October 23rd, 1991: The Cincinnati faithful were cheering in the streets and the Oakland fans were crying in their beer -- The Reds won the World Series. They clinched it by knocking off the Athletics 4-3 to take their 5th Major League Baseball crown. Cincinnati took the series 4-1.

"This club never gave up all year long. They believed they could win the title and they did," the victorious skipper told the press.

"We just didn't play well enough to win," the Athletics manager said. "We just didn't make the big plays like they did."

On the way to the World Series title Cincinnati compiled a 87-75 won-loss record and finished first in the National Western Division.

Friday, 03 September 2010 03:51

Bonds wins NL MVP Award

Friday, November 8th, 1991: Pittsburgh's Barry Bonds put the wraps on a fine campaign today by winning the 1991 National Most Valuble Player Award.

The 27-year-old veteran scorched the opposition with a .305 average, picking up 171 hits, 30 doubles, 5 triples, 41 home runs and 125 RBIs, while scoring 110 runs.

Monday, 30 August 2010 00:37

Pirates Crowned Champions

Saturday, October 21st, 1989: It was a storybook year for the Pittsburgh Pirates as they closed out a 4-2 series win over the Oakland Athletics to claim the 1989 World Series. They wrapped it up with a 3-1 victory to cap an incredible season and brought home their 6th championship.

The Pirates manager gave his view of the series, "We had a lot of things going for us, offense and defense doing it at the right time. That's what it takes to win a World Series."

"We're disappointed we lost, but we're also very proud of what we did all year," said the Athletics manager. "They played better baseball than us and they beat us."

During the National Eastern Division regular season Pittsburgh put up a 96-66 record and finished first.

Monday, 30 August 2010 00:41

MLB News: Free Agents File

Thursday, November 16th, 1989: Today marks the start of the MLB free agency period.

Clubhouses across Major League Baseball were already abuzz with rumors as players began filing at midnight. They will be able to negotiate deals with any club in the league.

Once the first major signing is announced, teams will scramble to gobble up whatever talent they can reasonably get. The only thing that is certain is that there will be a lot of new faces in the clubhouses at the start of next season.

Media analysts expect the biggest news to center around a handful of free agents, including:

1. Bret Saberhagen, 25 year-old starting pitcher
2. Zane Smith, 28 year-old starting pitcher
3. Mark Langston, 29 year-old starting pitcher
4. Ron Robinson, 27 year-old starting pitcher
5. Jose Rijo, 24 year-old starting pitcher
6. Danny Cox, 30 year-old starting pitcher
7. Don Robinson, 32 year-old starting pitcher
8. Kirby Puckett, 29 year-old center fielder
9. Mike Moore, 29 year-old starting pitcher
10. Jimmy Key, 28 year-old starting pitcher