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Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine – Johnny Bench, Ken Griffey Sr., Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, George Foster, Cesar Geronimo and David Concepcion – stand above an inflated All-Star ballot before a 1976 game. (Courtesy of Cincinnati Reds)

—–The Big Red Machine was my grandpa’s favorite baseball team of all time. Made me a Reds fan from 1985 – 1996 before I went back to being a Cubs fan after my dad passed.