Cincinatti Reds

The Reds just fired bench coach Bucky Freakin' Dent. No wonder they've sucked so much so far. They had Bucky Dent.

In 1978, the Red Sox had a 14.5 game lead over the Yankees in August (only 8 games over the Brewers, but no one ever mentions that cause it makes the story less dramatic), and blew it. It got to be so bad that heading into the last week of the season, the Yankees had a four game lead over the Red Sox. The Sox won their last four games and the Yankees lost their last four, setting up a 1 game playoff between the two at Fenway Park.

The Red Sox had a late lead, and Bucky Bleeping Dent comes up. This guy sucked so bad. He had absolutely no business doing anything significant. Very much an Aaron Boone type player. Anyway, the jerk hits a pop up that the wind takes barely over the Green Monster to give the Yankees the lead and the division title, scarring generations to come. Yeah, I remember watching it on Classic Sports as a youngin' and being really upset by it. Bucky Freaking Dent. It was a popup. A miserable popup.

Anyway, the Reds fired his butt, which is good for them. I'm surprised they've won 31 games this year and 80 games last year in spite of him.

Ron Guidry pitched the Yankees back into contention in '78. He's now their pitching coach. It would be interesting if they hired Bucky Bleeping Dent as their bench coach. It would probably help the Yankees out. I've always said Don Mattingly was cursed. He retires after '95 and the Yankees win it all in '96. The Yankees hired him as the bench coach before the '04 season and haven't won a Series since.

Whatever. Bucky Freaking Dent, you've just been fired! HA!