If you're old enough, you may remember the great Cincinnati Reds teams of the 1970s. Led by the likes of Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez and Pete Rose, The Big Red Machine made four trips to the World Series ('70, '72, '75, '76) and fell short in two other seasons in which they made the NLCS (73, 79). With so many playoff appearances in a short period of time, it must have been easy for Reds fans to take those special years for granted.

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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer

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Joe Torre may not stay retired much longer. The former Los Angeles Dodgers manager is leaning toward accepting a job with Commissioner Bud Selig that would allow him to stay in Los Angeles. "He's got a position that he thinks that I can handle," Torre told The Associated Press on Monday.

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Three big-name outfielders found their new homes on a busy night in baseball. Vernon Wells was traded Friday from Toronto to the Los Angeles Angels, giving them the big bat they wanted all winter. Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon were on the move, too — they're about to become teammates again, this time in Tampa Bay.

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By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer

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February may not seem like a big month for sports, but it is the transition month between football and baseball. After the Super Bowl and Pro Bowl ends, within a couple of weeks pitchers and catchers report to spring training. 2011 looks to be a promising year for Shin-Soo Choo, Carlos Santana, Grady Sizemore and the rest of the Cleveland Indians. The team will get underway with their training and spring development as manager Manny Acta and the rest of the management team try to determine who will make the 40 man opening day roster.

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Manny Ramirez and Vladimir Guerrero used to command the headlines. Now they are the ones being tacked onto…

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Red Sox president and CEO Larry Lucchino, who guided the ballclub through two World Series championships and the renovation of Fenway Park, was honored Thursday by the Boston baseball writers with the Judge Emil Fuchs Award for long and meritorious service to the sport. The award has been given since 1959 to recipients such as Hank Aaron, Marvin Miller and Ernie Harwell by Boston chapter of the…

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The 2011 MLB season is just around the corner. That means it's time for me to pull out my Kansas City Royals team gear and find my anything-can-happen positive attitude, and get ready for another year of fun. This year, as has been the case since 2003, the Royals call Surprise, Arizona, their spring training home. A visit to spring training means a chance to enjoy your favorite club up close and personal. Spring training is designed to get players into game shape and to get a look at up-and-coming talent playing against major league quality opponents.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers and outfielder Marcus Thames have agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract. Thames had a .288 batting average and a .350 on-base percentage in 82 games, both career highs, last season with the New York Yankees. The deal calls for Thames to receive $325,000 in bonuses based on plate appearances, including $25,000 for 200 appearances, and $50,000 each for 250, 300, 350, 400,…

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