For many fans of the Cincinnati Reds, the old days of the National League West die hard. Prior to expansion leading to the formation of the National League Central division back in 1993, old heads remember fondly that the Reds were situated in the same division as the San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, and the damned Los Angeles Dodgers, spending half their season on airplanes while the likes of St. Louis and Chicago got to play in the East.
Reds/Dodgers series, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s, were heated. The Dodgers, for those of a certain age, were the single biggest rival of the Reds.