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New Reds owner talks big
2006-01-20 17:29
by Bob Timmermann

New Reds owner Robert Castellini gave a speech about how he intended to bring the Reds back to prominence.

During his speech, he said
Only three other teams have won more World Series than the Reds -- the Yankees, the Cardinals and the Red Sox.

Hmm, let's see the Reds have won five World Series: 1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, and 1990.

Let's check some other teams:
The Dodgers have won six: 1955, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988.

The Athletics have won nine: 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, 1930, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1989

Well, it was a nice thought anyway.

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2006-01-20 19:31:36
1.   das411
Don't the Giants also have five or seven, depending on when you start calling them the Giants?
2006-01-20 19:54:34
2.   Bob Timmermann
The Giants have won five World Series: 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933 and 1954.
2006-01-20 20:43:28
3.   Ken Arneson
Well, the Los Angeles Dodgers have only won five, and the Oakland Athletics have only won four, so if you look at it that way (a "team" is different from a "franchise"), I suppose he's correct.
2006-01-20 22:48:38
4.   Linkmeister
Bob, you're not supposed to fact check! Real journalists don't DO that!

Here's an interesting interview with the new ombudsman at ESPN. You'll like his final remark; it concerns Ed Murrow and the phrase "Boo-yah!"

http://tinyurl.com/93lwa

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