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brm7675
12-14-2010, 05:49 PM
If you had a chance to meet and talk with any former Reds player who played for them prior to 1965, who would it be?

My choice....Ewell Blackwell

mroby85
12-14-2010, 05:56 PM
Frank Robinson

Vottomatic
12-14-2010, 06:52 PM
The Big Klu

redsfanmia
12-14-2010, 07:12 PM
Noodles Hahn

roby
12-15-2010, 11:26 AM
Definitely, Frank Robinson.

Pete4prez
12-16-2010, 10:05 PM
Big Klu

gedred69
12-16-2010, 10:58 PM
Hod Eller. What in God's name induced the "shine" ball?

bounty37h
12-17-2010, 10:59 AM
I posted on this thread the other day, wonder where my post went?

knoonan991
12-17-2010, 06:00 PM
Christy Mathewson.

texasdave
12-17-2010, 06:16 PM
I posted on this thread the other day, wonder where my post went?

Ditto.

zacharync
12-17-2010, 08:18 PM
The big Klu for me. Randomly went to the game a number of years back when his number was retired. Read about him and was impressed. Interesting man.

BlastFurnace
12-17-2010, 08:51 PM
Edd Roush

I would have wanted to know everything I could about the 1919 World Series from his perspective.

Also, one of my favorite historical Baseball figures is John McGraw. He played for McGraw on two different occassions. I would have loved to learn about McGraw from him...even though I know from books I have read about Roush..that he did not like McGraw.

Hondo
12-18-2010, 06:03 PM
Johnny Vander Meer

CrosleyField
12-18-2010, 06:17 PM
Ernie Lombardi

Krawhitham
12-19-2010, 02:15 AM
Klu

Roush's socks
12-19-2010, 02:56 AM
George or Harry Wright from the 1869 Reds. Those guys were there at the beginning of professional baseball and could tell you how it all went down.

gedred69
12-21-2010, 11:12 PM
Edd Roush

I would have wanted to know everything I could about the 1919 World Series from his perspective.

Also, one of my favorite historical Baseball figures is John McGraw. He played for McGraw on two different occassions. I would have loved to learn about McGraw from him...even though I know from books I have read about Roush..that he did not like McGraw.

FYI, I don't begin to know where to find them, but I remember as a kid in the early 60's there were tapes of interviews done with Roush while he was still alive and quite active. really detailed stuff about the Series. I just remember being in awe, as both Grandpa's considered him to be just about the best to ever put on a Reds uniform. (One Grandpa had a ball he autographed along with Eppa Rixey sometime in the 20's but a little bastard cousin got the ball when Gramps died).