This is awesome. Been a Reds fan my whole life. I was 15 when they won this series. As big of a upset as there's ever been in baseball. Still can't believe its been 30 years since this happened.
The postgame interview gives a glimpse of part of what made Tony LaRussa a great manager. Tim McCarver mentioned the lack of hitting as a cause of the team losing. Another manager might have said, yeah, our hitters stunk. LaRussa, his team having just been swept and probably feeling lousy, is quick to say, no, it was the whole team not doing enough. He made a point not to go on tv and blame the hitters for the loss, and they probably appreciated that.
I wish I could go back in time to these days the early 90's. I was 10 years old and life was still magical. We had mom and pops video rental stores,arcades,great music,great movies that didnt overly rely on special effects. Everything was just more simple and my Reds we're on fire taking over baseball. Man those were the greatest days ever.
Rus D: I was only 4, but I remember my dad got 2 tickets to the NLCS against Pittsburgh and tickets to the Bengals VS Steelers also my first NFL game , but it was the first time I went to a live Reds Game instead of watching them on big floor model Sony TV and to been able to see this amazing team play along side my dad was truly memorable. Sadly my dad passed away 2 years ago and so all I have left are the memories. It was truly amazing to see this again after all these years! So from the bottom of my heart, Thank you for posting this! Thank you so Much!!!
This is still so much fun to watch 35 years later in 2025. Rest in Peace Tom Browning, Tim Layana, Rick Mahler, and Ricky Henderson. There will never be another team like the 1990 Cincinnati Reds.
Love Rijo, but MVP has to be either Hatcher (my first choice) or Sabo. Larkin was great. Davis was great. Bullpen was unhittable. Defense was one of the best ever. Just a perfect team that year