Ah, the Big Red Machine. How could we overlook the Big Red Machine. I guess we just discount their pitching and say, “they’ll hit a ton, but can they really contend ?” Dumb question to ask. Steve Tate has returned once again to the helm of the the Queen City’s favorite franchise and we all know his pedigree. Steve has a few pennants and a KOD championship under his belt, so we all know he will be a formidable opponent. I find it hard to malign any pitching staff that has Tom Seaver as it’s ace. Tom Terrific will always be remembered as a Met, but his 6 years in Cincy, minus 1982, were HOF caliber. In fact do I dare commit heresy and say he was robbed of the Cy Young in 1981 when he was 14-2 , because of this thing called Fernando-mania ??? Dare I ??? Gary Nolan, Don Gullet, Mario Soto and Jim Maloney are rock solid. The more you look at this staff the more you start to think they will pitch good enough with that lineup of stars scoring runs for them game in and game out. Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, Frank Robinson, Vada Pinson, George Foster and Joe Morgan are all HOF’ers or HOF quality Plug in Dave Concepcion with his flashy leather and timely hitting and there are absolutely no holes here. That pennant that was conceded to the Dodgers a few posts ago is now back up for grabs ! Look out for Cincy !
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