I must be getting old. One by one my childhood heroes are retiring. Today it was Bret Boone. Bret was one of my favorite players - I had a poster of him on my wall and was pretty upset when the Reds traded him away. I was at Riverfront Stadium one September day when the Reds were in the basement and they had both Bret and Aaron playing infield with the two Larkin brothers. I think one of the few Major League games that Pete Rose, Jr. played in was on that day, too, although my old age has permitted the slippage of memory! I never quite liked Aaron as much as I did Bret, though it wasn't Aaron's doing.
Thanks for a good 14 years, Bret. You'll be missed.
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