Big Red Machine (band) Puns

Drum kit, amps, and 3 or 4 guitars on stage. Naeem DJ is on now, BRM on shortly. Can’t just be a DJ set

The sample used as essentially backing vocals in Big Red Machine's People Lullaby is from the song Soild Grease by This Is The Kit. Which is a band I couldn't recommend highly enough.

Reading about the 'Great Eight' lineup which anchored the Big Red Machine throughout the 1970s, I found this article from CBS Sports. As a reminder, the Reds went to four World Series between 1970-1976, winning two, and also lost in the NLCS in 1973.

Here are some of the MVP results for Reds players during that period (** indicates MVP winner):

For those keeping track, that is six MVPs in eight years. THREE in the Top 5 MVP finish in both 1975 and 1976. The Big Red Machine is widely regarded as one of the best teams in baseball history, but seeing the MVP voting over that eight year period really renewed my appreciation for just how good this team was.

(apologies for table formatting - I can't figure out why the table alignment is wonky)

After a year waiting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3PcDo4YcnY&feature=emb_title

Don't know how I only heard this for the first time yesterday:

https://youtu.be/heVbqivD5Hg

Big Red Machine’s wonderful album on vinyl is just £12 at Record Store at the moment 🔥

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Big Red Machine - Big Red Machine - SOLD

Big Star - #1 Record- Sealed - $10

Jack White - Lazaretto - Sealed - $15

In November of 1971, the Reds made a blockbuster trade to the dismay of the Cincinnati loyal. They traded away power-hitting first baseman Lee May, coming off a season where he hit .278 with 39 homers and 98 RBIs, and fan-favorites Jimmy Stewart, a super-utility man, and Tommy Helms, winner of 2 consecutive Gold Gloves at 2B, to the Astros.

In return, they received a AAA player named Ed Armbrister, a light-hitting infielder named Denis Menke, a young pitcher named Jack Billingham, a part-time outfielder named Cesar Geronimo, and a fast 2nd baseman named Joe Morgan, who snagged 40 bags the year prior, but only hit .256 with 13 homers and 56 RBIs (remember, this is at a time when these are the most important stats to fans).

HOU receives:
Lee May
Jimmy Stewart
Tommy Helms

CIN receives:
Ed Armbrister
Denis Menke
Jack Billingham
Cesar Geronimo
Joe Morgan

At the time, this looked like a steal for Houston. They picked up the Big Bopper, a 2-time Gold Glove winner, and a super-utility man for a light hitting, speedy 2nd baseman, unproven pitcher, and few bench players.

However, this turned out to be the trade that finalized the core of the Big Red machine.

May, Stewart, and Helms went on to put up 9.7 total rWAR for the Astros.

Of course, Morgan and Geronimo cemented their place in Reds lore as two of the starting players of the "Great Eight," with Morgan arguably cementing himself as the greatest 2nd baseman in the history of the game.

All players not named Joe Morgan put up 19.2 rWAR in their careers with the Reds, including 13.2 from Cesar Geronimo alone.

Joe Morgan put up an additional 58.0 rWAR for 77.2 total, making this, without a doubt, the best trade the Reds have ever made.

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