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Cincinnati Reds legend Joey Votto discusses his retirement from baseball in Toronto.
National Baseball Hall of Famer, former Cincinnati Reds great and Bally Sports Ohio analyst Barry Larkin talked about his friend and former teammate, Eric Davis, during the broadcast of Thursday’s come-from-behind win against the Oakland A’s.
Larkin talked about the importance of Davis’ homer off of Dave Stewart in Game 1 of the 1990 World Series.
“No one gave us any chance whatsoever (to beat Oakland) as far as expectations of us winning,” Larkin said. “And we really used that as motivation. We felt like it was us against the world that entire year. And (Davis’ HR) happened the first inning, against Dave Stewart, and a team that we weren’t even supposed to give them much of a game.”
Larkin also said he asked Davis whether he remembered the Game 4 play during which he suffered a kidney injury.
“He said yeah, he wanted to protect his shoulder, didn’t want to dive and kind of hyperextend his shoulder,” Larkin said. “So he kind of tried to tuck and roll, and he didn’t quite get there. And he said he has never been stabbed, but he felt like he had been stabbed.”
Larkin also suggested that the Reds should have retired Davis’ No. 44 before it was worn by Adam Dunn, Mike Leake, Elly De La Cruz and others.
“I would assume with all the great players that have worn No. 44 here, if Elly De La Cruz sticks around and doesn’t change his number, I don’t believe that number’s going to be worn anymore after that young man right there,” Larkin said. “Probably should have been retired before that young man had a chance to wear it. Back in, oh, ’80s and ’90s.”
In June 2023, De La Cruz became the first Reds player to hit for the cycle since Davis in 1989.
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