I can only imagine how electric the atmosphere was last night at Great American as the Reds paid tribute to Dave Concepcion by retiring his number.  Davey was understandibly emotional and I can’t imagine there were many dry eyes in the house.  I liked Alex Gonzalez wearing #13 in honor of Davey, even if he didn’t play in the game.

It’s another reason I feel lucky to be a Reds fan – the steep tradition and history of the franchise.  It’s a nice departure from what many other teams have to endure.  Those teams are either devoid of past greatness (Seattle, Tampa Bay, Texas to name a few) or soulless in their success (Florida Marlins come front and center here – their management makes their fans want to forget they liked that team and those people never turn out to see the games for whatever reason.)

I keep peeking at the standings.  It’s human nature to want the Reds to keep up this streak of good play.  I know it’s silly, but I can’t help thinking that this team could make a big run.  I’ll just keep quiet on this topic for a few weeks.

Griffey is now nine away from 600.  It will take a hot hitting streak for him to get there before year’s end.  Go Reds!  Keep it up, even if you have to score double digits to win.

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