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.
