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My buddy Chicki is gone. He passed away peacefully today at his home in Pittsfield, Illinois. We were friends for more than 30 years, since he was traded to the Reds from the Orioles in […]

Darrel Chaney spent 11 seasons in the major leagues with the Reds and Braves. After his playing days, he worked in real-estate, sales, and broadcasting. But perhaps his most-rewarding work has been as a motivational […]

  If baseball is “fathers and sons, playing catch” as it has often been suggested, it’s easy to imagine Dave Bristol playing catch with his son, Lance. Dave managed the Reds, Brewers, Braves, and Giants; […]

I recently ran two stories about Giants coach Ron Wotus, a longtime favorite of mine. There’s an op-ed piece here and an interview here. Ron appreciated the stories, but as it turns out, he also interviewed […]

  Ron Wotus is terrific. And he deserves to be a big-league manager. Now. He was Manager of the Year in A-ball and AAA. His teams won consistently. He was the Giants’ bench coach for […]

  I’m a jersey guy. Not a Jersey Guy, like my friends Neil Besougloff and Wayne Krenchicki, who embody what Jersey Guys are all about. I’m talking about sports jerseys. Baseball jerseys, especially. The Baltimore […]

One of the best parts about starting The Haught Corner is talking to the “baseball people” who have meant so much to me. It’s great to be able to tell them that, and give them […]

Baseball lifer gave many years of dedicated service to the Reds as a player, coach, and manager. And he won. Dave Bristol was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame July 21, 2018. It […]