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idziak4ever1234

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2. 77? My God, time flies.
Mon Oct 12, 2020, 11:29 AM
Oct 2020

I still see the stars I followed as a kid the way they looked when they were playing. It is hard for me to get my head around the idea that they are actually older now. Maybe that is just me.

Damn Botany Oct 2020 #1
77? My God, time flies. idziak4ever1234 Oct 2020 #2
Never liked the "Big Red Machine" but credit where due. That was a murderer's row and some of the dameatball Oct 2020 #3
That was a great team. Have to include Griffey Sr., Conception... brush Oct 2020 #5
Swept the Yankees in WS four straight. mobeau69 Oct 2020 #8
Lousy pitching, though. malthaussen Oct 2020 #7
Only one I remember was Norman. dameatball Oct 2020 #9
If they would have had pitching like LA or the A's in that era mobeau69 Oct 2020 #11
In fairness, with that park... malthaussen Oct 2020 #12
Ahh, you're bringing back memories of Vida Blue. maxsolomon Oct 2020 #14
Blue Moon Odin and Catfish Hunter too! mobeau69 Oct 2020 #23
Pedro Bourbon and Don Gullett were very good Botany Oct 2020 #15
Pedro Bourbon! maxsolomon Oct 2020 #18
Well, in a short career, Gullet was 5th and 7th for the Cy Young... malthaussen Oct 2020 #19
"The Vampire". mobeau69 Oct 2020 #22
Reminds me of a trivia question ... aggiesal Oct 2020 #27
75-76 Reds had 5 players bat over 300 Aerator Oct 2020 #17
Great baseball players are dying left and right Clash City Rocker Oct 2020 #4
Bill James tried to develop a stat for "basedball brains," malthaussen Oct 2020 #10
The 2020 list whistler162 Oct 2020 #34
There's the answer to that question "who's next?" n/t malthaussen Oct 2020 #6
... iluvtennis Oct 2020 #13
RIP to a childhood hero. maxsolomon Oct 2020 #16
I was a Reds fan and an IU basketball fan. LOL. mobeau69 Oct 2020 #24
In terms of Runs Created, in the top five 2nd basemen of all time. n/t malthaussen Oct 2020 #20
Loved him as a layer and as an announcer. world wide wally Oct 2020 #21
When I think of Joe Morgan, I remember his 'chicken wing' batting style OldManTarHeel Oct 2020 #25
We used to imitate it when we played whiffle ball. maxsolomon Oct 2020 #26
Yes He did . . ! OldManTarHeel Oct 2020 #29
My hands down favorite all-time ballplayer. kairos12 Oct 2020 #28
17 years ago today I met Joe Morgan. El Supremo Oct 2020 #30
I remember mimicking his arm pump at the plate when I was a kid Mr. Ected Oct 2020 #31
Joe Morgan was in the Press box when Barry Bonds hit his 73rd Home Run yuiyoshida Oct 2020 #32
One of the best baseball analysts of all time as well. nt jalan48 Oct 2020 #33
I recall being crushed when the Astros traded him to the Reds pecosbob Oct 2020 #35
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