Saturday, January 08, 2000

Reds to honor champs

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Sleeve patches recall '75, '90

BY JOHN ERARDI
The Cincinnati Enquirer

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        The Reds players will be wearing a new patch on their uniform sleeves this year with a “25” and a “10” on it.

        Those figures represent the 10th and 25th anniversaries of the World Championships of the Big Red Machine of 1975 and the wire-to-wire winners of 1990.

        It is a slick image, featuring the black trim that highlighted last year's new uniforms and the spiffy-looking Mr. Red.

        There has never been any question about the place in history of the 1975-76 Reds, the back-to-back World Series winners (Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez & Co.), who are regarded as one of the greatest dynasties in baseball history.

        The 1990 team always has been in the Big Red Machine's shadow — but the new logo sharpens its profile.

        The '90 Reds swept the Oakland A's of Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco. The A's had a rough time with the Reds starting pitching that featured Jose Rijo, and they were shredded by the bullpen trio known as the Nasty Boys — Norm Charlton, Rob Dibble and Randy Myers.

        The '90 champs will be feted as part of Redsfest Jan. 28-29 at the Albert B. Sabin Convention Center.

       

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