Lou Piniella probably didn’t realize it a the time, but in his debut season managing the Cincinnati Reds he was about to revolutionize the game. The 1990 Reds were coming off a nightmarish season that saw their former manager accept a lifetime ban from the game while finishing fifth-place in the National League West after four-consecutive years as the runners-up.
Even though Piniella was blessed with a trio of dependable arms in Jose Rijo, Tom Browning and Danny Jackson at the top of the rotation, the No. 4 and No.