Fading Red (Part 2)

I was at the 99' game against the Mets. That was right after Carl Lindner had bought the team I think. Pretty cool videos considering I am a long time fan of the Reds.

I remember attending the last game of the 1990 WS (I'm a former baseball/ex-A's fan). It seemed like there was nothing the A's could do to win. Even the A's lead at 1 - 0 most fans knew the A's couldn't hold on. The game was fairly stale, 1- 0 for many manny innings. At the end the Reds had a great pitching depth and many batters came through when needed. I can still remember the last out, I closed my eyes and then reopening them to only Sabo's celebration flips.

I was 18 when the Reds won the WS in 1990 and remember it very well. This franchise has become such a shambles over the last decade it is a disgrace. I hope that someday we can get back to winning baseball.

i just read about Bo Diaz, it was sad..

also they did wear the throwback on friday i think and they lost

1993-present .. i hate those uniforms

I was only 16 at the time, but I was never more excited in a regular season game than when Tom Browning pitched the perfect game on Sept 16, '88.

Of course the WS of '90 and the kicking of the A's butts is one of the most underrated achievements in baseball. Sooooo little credit given to the team that was supposed to BE swept, and they did it to the whining A's & Dave Stewart (& Canseco, McGwire, Eckersley, Henderson & 27 game winner Bob Welch)

Eric Davis was one of the greatest players to ever put on the uniform. He may not have the HOF numbers, but very very few players could control the game all by themselves the way he could. The Reds could be down 3 runs and he could tag the greatest reliever's 100mph fastball deep into the stands, steal a base with ease, jump the fences to rob homeruns, and he was the nicest player I ever met (several times, so it's real). No matter who you were, you were a friend in Eric's eyes... 44 Forever

THE greatest, perhaps.