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New Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell has always had a knack for listening and learning

Reds beat writers John Fay and Bobby Nightengale sit down for a conversation with new Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell. Kareem Elgazzar, kelgazzar@enquirer.com

The image of sons and daughters tuning their parents out of is standard of sitcoms and cartoons. So it gives you a little insight into what kind of person David Bell is when his mother, Gloria, says this: “He listens. He’s the best listener I’ve ever met in my whole life.”

Bell, the Reds 63rd manager, will bring a thoughtful, soft-spoken voice to manager's office.