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Paul Daugherty: Thanks to the Cincinnati Reds for providing optimism in 2019

USA TODAY Sports' Bob Nightengale analyzes the Baseball Hall of Fame's historic class of 2019, which includes its first unanimous inductee and the addition of four minority players. USA TODAY

I spoke on Saturday in Price Hill to members of the local SABR chapter. The gathering was potentially the biggest baseball tragedy here since Robinson-for-Pappas.

SABR, as you might know, stands for Society for American Baseball Research. Price Hill stands for Price Hill, home of Elder High School, Price Hill Chili and Pete Witte, a West Side triple play. I’m an East Sider who squints like Clint Eastwood at the worship of baseball numbers.