The morning after the Cincinnati Reds made the playoffs for the first time since 2013, I sent Dave Bristol a text.
As many of you know, Dave Bristol managed the Reds and is now a member of the Reds Hall of Fame. I got to know Dave while doing some historical articles for Redleg Nation. And so I sent him a text and asked how he would have like to have The Big Three (Luis Castillo, Trevor Bauer and Sonny Gray) on his 1969 Reds pitching staff.
Dave didn’t text back, he called. Like me, he was thrilled the Reds are back in the playoffs.