It’s both a blessing and an indictment that we so vividly recall the great teams in Cincinnati Reds history.
The first reference point given to children of Reds fans when they first learn to count up to eight is the Great Eight, the core of the Big Red Machine that laid wasted to opponents en route to back to back World Series titles in 1975 and 1976. A generation later, the Wire to Wire Reds bonked away the goliath Oakland Athletics for an epic World Series sweep in 1990, and that all hands on deck approach means we recall that entire group, from Barry Larkin down to Tim Birtsas.