I have a friend whose nephew is a backup catcher in Major League Baseball.
Given what an incredibly good college player he was, and how long and hard he had to work in the minors to even make it to the show, just to be able to ride the pine, it’s hard to even get your mind around how good Johnny Bench actually was.
“Given what an incredibly good college player he was, and how long and hard he had to work in the minors to even make it to the show, just to be able to ride the pine, it’s hard to even get your mind around how good Johnny Bench actually was.”
They’ll never be another Johnny Bench and Big Red Machine. Hat tip to your friend’s nephew for making it to The Show. Quite a tough slog it is.