My mind immediately went to Rose and Bench. I think the way that Rose played the game gives him the nod.

I asked everyone in my family to name a current or former Red and immediately 2 named Rose first. He is without a doubt, the most famous Red ever.

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Nuff said.

I love Pete Rose and Johnny Bench both and have since I was about 8 or 9.

 

Question can you All-Time Greatest player also be your your All-Time Greatest embarrassment?

I asked everyone in my family to name a current or former Red and immediately 2 named Rose first. He is without a doubt, the most famous Red ever.

 

He maybe the most famous but is he the greatest red?

 

With most teams it is obvious but the reds have 3 great players to choose from.

I love Pete Rose and Johnny Bench both and have since I was about 8 or 9.

 

Question can you All-Time Greatest player also be your your All-Time Greatest embarrassment?

Is Tiger the greatest golfer of all time?

Like most here, I grew up idolizing all three. As has been stated, for a short 3 or 4 year time period, Morgan put up legendary numbers. And obviously, with Rose, you've got the all-time hits leader, so enough said there. But, considering the amount of time that both of those guys spent away from Cincinnati...I'd have to go with Bench. Playing his entire career here, at the most physically demanding position (not to mention having part of his lung removed just 5 years into his career!), and putting up the numbers he did, gives him the nod in my book.

Is Tiger the greatest golfer of all time?

Nah it's still Jack, give Jack this equipment and he'd would have killed.

 

Besides John Daly has that covered for Golf, have you seen some of those pants he wears?

Like most here, I grew up idolizing all three. As has been stated, for a short 3 or 4 year time period, Morgan put up legendary numbers. And obviously, with Rose, you've got the all-time hits leader, so enough said there. But, considering the amount of time that both of those guys spent away from Cincinnati...I'd have to go with Bench. Playing his entire career here, at the most physically demanding position (not to mention having part of his lung removed just 5 years into his career!), and putting up the numbers he did, gives him the nod in my book.

Amazing what he went through with that surgery, power numbers were not the same afterwards.

Bench

Think about this infield of all time greats:

 

C Bench

1B Perez

2B Morgan

SS Larkin

3B Rose (I know that's a stretch, but ...)

 

I wonder how that would compare to other teams.

 

 

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My all time favorite is Tony Perez. The only time i ever purchased tickets in advance was when Montreal was scheduled to come to Cincinnati to play.I purchased tickets 6 months in advance.

Wow. Tough question. It's Bench for me.

Tough call. I lean toward Bench but can understand the arguments for Rose (and Morgan to a lesser extent; he just didn't play in Cincy long enough to be called the greatest Red ever).

Morgan for me.