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On this date, 1988: Terry Steinbach the unlikely All-Star Game MVP

(This story was originally published in 1988)

CINCINNATI — The parade was continuing beneath the seats of Riverfront Stadium on Tuesday, in the tunnels and corridors. The parade that no one could have foreseen. The Terry Steinbach parade.

First came a man in a suit, holding the most-valuable-player trophy. Then came the man in charge of lining up TV interviews for the next hour. Then came the man himself, Terry Steinbach, smiling a wonderfully goofy smile. When you looked at the parade, it reminde. . .