Marlon Styles receives a throw as Boise’s Mike Hunter scores on a sacrifice fly, August 28, 1975 Cincinnati native Marlon Styles Sr. was a fifth-round draft pick of the Reds in June 1973 (Aiken HS). […]
Infielder-outfielder Tom Watkins was signed by the Reds in 1974 following a tryout. He hit .331 for the 1975 Eugene Emeralds, with 11 home runs and 61 RBI. Injuries to both knees ended his career […]
Shortstop Bill Bird was a 28th-round draft pick of the Cardinals in June 1972. He bounced around the low minors in the St. Louis organization until early in the 1975 season, when the Reds acquired […]
Outfielder and leadoff hitter George McPherson has been described as the engine that made the 1975 Eugene Emeralds go. He’s one of the all-time most-popular Eugene players, and he still lives and works in his […]
Outfielder and New Jersey native Mickey Duval was signed in 1974 by the Reds from a tryout camp. He faced a long, hard road to the big leagues. He got as far as AAA with […]
Pitcher John Underwood was drafted by the Reds in the 22nd round in June 1973. He was part of the 1975 Eugene Emeralds — the Little Red Wagon — that won the Northwest League championship. […]
In Part 1 (story here) we looked at the playing career of John Harrison, member of the 1975 Northwest League champion Eugene Emeralds — the “Little Red Wagon” to the parent-club “Big Red Machine” Cincinnati […]
In this episode we look at Steve’s life after he could no longer pitch effectively; how he got back into the game; and how he dealt with being a pitching coach in minor-league and independent […]
Fookie and I talk about the controversial decision to remove starting pitcher Blake Snell from Game 6 of the 2020 World Series.
Larry and I talk about how the game has changed from the one he played as a pro and I played as an amateur and watched during the 1960s and 1970s.
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