I was a Pirate fan and never had any love for the Reds but I really did like watching Morgan and Bench play the game. Those guys were really good and classy characters to boot.
Those 1975 - 1976 Reds teams rank with any of the greatest of all-time. Bench, Morgan, and Tony Perez are in the HoF as is Sparky as manager. And of course Pete Rose….
For a good book on the ‘75 team, read Joe Posnanski’s THE MACHINE. Sparky Anderson was a true original BTW.