On the nationwide level, the report of John McNamara’s death always focused on the 1986 “one strike away” Boston Red Sox.
You know the story. The Red Sox were one strike away from a World Series victory over the New York Mets and then the Bill Buckner error and McNamara managed Boston and several other teams but the Red Sox are their own Nation so we are constantly reminded about that.
But to me—and I suspect a lot of other Reds fans— John McNamara was much more than an error by a first baseman in extra innings of Game 6 of the World Series.