A Perfect Evening

To watch Tom Browning toss a fatty goose against the Dodgers. Oh, how I remember hating the Dodgers back in the day. They were the perfect team for Browning to shut down. Perfect

Though it's nice to see the game play by play, it's cool that FSN is cutting in a lot with an interview with Browning. Nice to hear his thoughts on the game in detail.

Here's the box score from that night, if you're interested.

Great to hear Marty and Joe calling the game. Let's hope Nuxie makes it into the Hall of Fame tomorrow.

Quick Game Note
- Looked like Sabo was going to pop a vein or two after being called out on a bang-bang pickoff play at first. Good ol' Pete and his hair come out to argue right afterwards.

- Kirk Gibson goes nuts after he's fanned by Browning in the 7th. LOL

- I think my parents were at this game - they actually went back the stadium after the rain delay ended. Good for them :)

Reds Classic Rewind: Up Next...
Feb. 25: 1975 World Series Game 3 vs. Boston
Mar. 3: 1975 World Series Game 6 vs. Boston
Mar. 10: 1975 World Series Game 7 vs. Boston

Maybe Bo Doesn't Know!

My lord, Tim McCarver is damn annoying. I remember being annoyed by him as a 7th grader watching the '90 World Series. What 7th grader has an opinion on something like that? Listening to McCarver again as an adult is like nails on a chalkboard. GUH!

Random notes on the first 1.5 innings of the 4th game of teh 1990 World Series:

- A damn lot of drama packed in just 30 minutes of baseball (injuries to Hatcher, Davis & Braggs's bat break)

- I went nuts when I saw Braggs break his bat over his back when I saw this as a kid. It's still mind blowing to see.

- Chris Sabo is seriously my hero. SPUDS!

- Jim Kaat are you showing off your high school class ring? Oh, I guess that's your ALC ring. Whatever. Stop showing it off.

- Dave Stewart was a badass mofo. How did we win this series, let alone sweep? The A's were insanely stacked - McGwire, Canseco, Stewart, Henderson, Eckersley. Jeez. WILLIE RANDOLPH!

FUN TIMES AHEAD...

The McCarver Drinking Game

Here's how to play:
Get a bottle of your favorite booze and a shot glass and...
1: Drink every time Tim uses a multi-syllable word incorrectly.
2: Drink every time Tim states the obvious like it is a profound insight.
3: Drink every time Tim calls the play wrong.
4: Drink every time Tim gets a player's name wrong.
5: Drink every time one of Tim's inane comments is met with stoney silence by the other broadcasters in the booth.

Guaranteed: you'll be drunk by the bottom of the 1st inning.

Plucked from The I Hate Tim McCarver Home Page. ENJOY!

Reds Classic Rewind: '90 NLCS game 6

Very random thoughts:

- Was it a prerequisite to either have a mustache or huge mullet to play for the Pirates? They all seem to have one or the other.

- Bonds: He still wears his pants pretty high in the waist, but low on the stirrups.

- Danny Jackson: was a stud this game.

- TV graphics have come a long way.

- Make sure to check the comments of this post for more reflection from OMGreds.com contributor, Paul.

Upcoming Reds Classic Rewind games
01/28/08 - 10/20/1990 - World Series Game 4 vs. Oakland
02/04/08 - 06/16/1978 - Tom Seaver's no hitter vs. St. Louis
02/11/08 - 06/30/2006 - Reds comeback vs. Cleveland
02/18/08 - 09/16/1988 - Tom Browning's perfect game vs. Dodgers
02/25/08 - 10/14/1975 - World Series game 3 vs. Boston
03/03/08 - 10/21/1975 - World Series game 6 vs. Boston
03/10/08 - 10/22/1975 - World Series game 7 vs. Boston

Off-Topic: Jerseys at Ballgames

Something I have always wondered: when did it become cool to wear jerseys to ball games - baseball or otherwise? I remember buying jerseys (or, my mom buying them) in the early '90s when I was in junior high. Seeing the crowd in this game and the game last week from '86 - you never see anyone in a Reds jersey. If you tune in today, you see them everywhere. I have a few myself. When did teams start really selling them? Also, I wonder who the first fan to wear a teams jersey to a game. When did that happen? in the 1960's? '70s? 1941? Did everyone at the game think this person was a total dork or was he pretty damn cool? Not that anyone would know, but it something I'd love to find out.

Reds Classic Rewind

Is on now! Very cool.

Thoughts:
- What a great moment. I remember watching the game at my grandparents house in Ludlow, KY.
- The shot of Pete & Marge Schott hugging is pretty bittersweet. Two beloved Cincinnatians who eventually would become embattled.
- Tom Browing works pretty damn quickly, also didn't know he finished 2nd in ROY votes that year.
- HAHA Steve Garvey. What a douche.
- Tony Gywnn is a God.
- Dave Parker is a BIG man.
- Lots of bitchin' mustaches in this game.
- Joe Morgan's color commentary: pretty rough. "The rule book says..." ugh.
- Bo Diaz - RIP