Back in the day in Dayton, when Mrs. and I were young with a new family, we were Red's fans. We got to enjoy the "Big Red Machine." Of course, it was not hard to like such good baseball. Later, Mrs. Lapril loved his work at Detroit, she and her Dad were great fans, being from northern Ohio (the family had a Cleveland/Detroit mason-Dixon line). I always liked this guy, thought he was an excellent manager, and a fun guy to watch. First two son's had their first games in Cincinnati. RIP Sparky, thanks for the fun!