128th edition of My Random Thoughts: Sports, TV, music, food, life.....
The Reds issue is not the manager. Or the hitting coach. Or the lack of player leadership. The issue is talent. They've needed more of it for a while. I don't know why fans constantly want to take this off the plate of ownership/front office.
I caught a Twilight Zone marathon over the weekend. The first series ran before I was born, so I still catch reruns for the first time. What an advanced show for the times. I love spotting actors. I watched a young William Shatner in one.
I'd suggest taking your cue from Pete Rose Jr. and Fawn Rose in how to react and handle the Pete Rose news of the week. Classy. Appreciative. Respectful.
When I was in Chicago, I was hyper critical of Michael Jordan playing baseball. I'll never forget what felt like a laser stare right through me as I sat in his first news conference to discuss the decision.
Big fan of Ella Langley's new song: Weren't For The Wind.
Ever see the hockey movie 'Youngblood', with Rob Lowe and Patrick Swayze?
I went through a phase when I was on TV, when I slicked back my hair like Pat Riley.
The Bengals always make things harder than they have to be, whether it's Trey Hendrickson or Shemar Stewart.
I would highly recommend the Birria tacos at La Torta Loca in NKY. Scratch that. I'd highly recommend anything at La Torta Loca. Fresh Food. Great food. Great people.
I miss Joe Garagiola and Tony Kubek on the NBC Saturday Game of the Week.
Song I cranked the radio to this week: 'Photograph', Def Leppard.
I moved my home office desk/table around and my wallet is in a different spot. I now constantly leave home without it. It's a muscle memory thing.
Former Reds manager Dave Miley recommended I check out 90's country band Blackhawk. He recently saw them at Ludlow Garage. Good call. I've missed out.
Remember when I used to give out three PGA golfers to listeners each week, and if they had the winner of a tournament, they won prizes?
Trey Hendrickson is wired a bit differently. Would not surprise me at all if he were to sit out.
I root for Will Benson. I don't know how anyone could root against him.
Bulls vs Knicks playoff basketball in the Jordan era was something else.
44 years later, I finally looked up the lyrics to Leather and Lace this week. It's "My city, your mountains?.... I never knew. I thought it something like a mountain named Visideo.
I've waited 36 years for the chance to have my all-time favorite player considered for the Hall of Fame. Better believe I welcome this week's news.
I've started using the free Yuka app on my phone. It scans the barcode on food packaging for nutritional data, ingredients, and other factors to determine its overall health impact. It shows a score of 1 to 100. 100 being good for you. I'm driving Kelly crazy. Scan! Scan! Scan!
I've never caught a foul ball at a baseball game. Ever.
Awesome having Kerry Coombs call Sports Talk out of the blue this week to talk Pete Rose!
I was a big fan of the Charms Blow Pop and the Dairy Queen Peanut Buster Parfait.
Do you remember when Icees had baseball player photos that you peeled out from under the bottom of your cup, ? Or am I confused?
Name this TV show: "Don’t make me angry. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry."
Don't worry about the things you don't care about