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Old 01-17-2008, 08:01 PM   #1
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Who is/are your favorite Red/Reds of all-time?
Whether or not you got to see them play, who are your favorite Redlegs of all-time?
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Calipari is not, nor has he ever been accused or "caught", cheating. He himself turned in one of his players (Camby) for dealing with an agent to get one Final Four overturned. The other is all on the NCAA and Rose. (IF Rose cheated.)

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Old 01-17-2008, 08:08 PM   #2
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Re: Who is/are your favorite Red/Reds of all-time?
Favorite all-time Reds player that I've seen: Barry Larkin

Favorite all-time Reds player who was before my time: Edd Roush
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:09 PM   #3
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Why Roush, Cyc?
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:10 PM   #4
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Re: Who is/are your favorite Red/Reds of all-time?
Eric Davis, George Foster, Ken Griffey Sr., and Johnny Bench.
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:13 PM   #5
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I'll tell ya what... to make it more informative, say which players you got to see and which ones you didn't.
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:16 PM   #6
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:18 PM   #7
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Re: Who is/are your favorite Red/Reds of all-time?
Barry Larkin, Eric Davis, Adam Dunn, Ken Griffey Jr

Favorite Red before my time: The whole Big Red Machine + Frank Robinson and Roush.
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:20 PM   #8
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Why Roush, Cyc?
For one, I've always found Dead Ball Era players (or those who carried that style into the 1920s) to be among the game's most interesting. The game was different during that time; a type of style we'll see flashes of nowadays and is simply entertaining to me.

Roush himself was really a great player too with that style too. Great contact hitter, very high BA/very good OBP skills, and an excellent defensive center fielder. He'd simply be a fun player to watch, IMO. The best player on a very interesting World Series winner too in 1919. Plus he gets style points with a 48 ounce bat and his own spring training rules. Roush would either never report to spring training or report very late; he'd be hunting quail and rabbits instead - his own spring training as he called it - and then he'd report to the team around when the regular season started.
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:22 PM   #9
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1st Favorite and Still My All-Time Favorite: Grady Hatton

Then: Gus Bell

Then: Frank Robinson

Then: Tony Perez

Then: Barry Larkin

I got to see them all play (that's good) because I'm 68 (not so good).
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:26 PM   #10
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Re: Who is/are your favorite Red/Reds of all-time?
Prior to 1960--none of which I remember seeing (though I may have):

Gus Bell
Teddy K
Johnny Temple

1960's - Present:

Gordy Coleman
Frank Robinson
Vada Pinson
Wally Post
Johnny Bench
Joey Jay
Bob Purkey
Tom Seaver
Eric Davis
George Foster
Ken Griffey Sr.
Deron Johnson
Junior Griffey
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:27 PM   #11
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Pete Rose was my favorite as a kid.
So was Bench, Morgan, Perez, Concepcion, Foster and Seaver.
John Franco was another favorite of mine, as was Eric Davis and Barry Larkin.
Now, it would be The Kid, Harang, Phillips and Dunn.

As for old guys who I like, but never got to see: Frank Robinson, Vada Pinson, Lombardi, Bucky Walters, and Klu.
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:28 PM   #12
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Eric Davis, George Foster, Ken Griffey Sr., and Johnny Bench.

Saw them all play. Bench, Foster, and Griffey hold a special place in my heart as they were my first "heroes" as a kid.

I got a chance to meet Davis his rookie year and he made quite an impression. Class act. He may be one of the the greatest players I have ever seen in person. What he did in the late 80's was amazing. I just wish he could have stayed healthy. He would have been a sure bet for the Hall of Fame.
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:40 PM   #13
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#14 noses out #13 as my all time favorite. Loved the way they played the game.
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Eric Davis was the best I ever saw. Love Jr., but Davis was the MAN.

Top 5 Davis, Larkin, Jr., Rijo, Soto.
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Re: Who is/are your favorite Red/Reds of all-time?
Rose, Perez, Charlton, Harang
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