LAS VEGAS – The man charged with building the Cincinnati Reds back into a playoff team was working in his family’s construction business three decades ago.
Nick Krall’s grandfather started the business, which specializes in excavation and grading, when Krall’s dad was born in 1956, a mom-and-pop shop out of the house that continued to grow over the years. Krall worked at the company, hired by his grandfather, after he turned 16 years old.
It was his first job, but he didn’t want it to be his only job.
“My dad, when I was probably 18, I remember he came to the job at the end of the summer and said, ‘I know you hate this.