The Big Red Machine's Last Hurrah

By Grant Freking and Randy Freking

What if I told you that the Big Red Machine was deprived of one last World Series run - not by competing teams, but by MLB owners?

This is the story of the bizarre 1981 season and how the Cincinnati Reds were excluded from the playoffs despite owning baseball's best record.

Incorporating fact and fiction, "The Big Red Machine's Last Hurrah" delivers corrective justice to Johnny Bench, Dave Concepci n, George Foster, Ken Griffey and their talented teammates, supplying this special group with a final shot at glory in the Greatest World Series Never Played."The Big Red Machine's Last Hurrah" tells the real story of the infamous strike interrupted 1981 MLB "split season" concocted by Bowie Kuhn that resulted in the Reds being excluded from the postseason despite possessing the best record in baseball - and then what should have happened

The fictional part of the book details the lawsuit that was filed to prevent this unjust result, Judge Joe Jackson's wise decision, and the resulting greatest World Series never played."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DPPNLGMY
• ISBN13: 9798350987539
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Bookbaby
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"