[LeonardFMason]

I forgive Johnny Bench.

Move On!

[nickcarraway]

You think he’s a mensch?

[pkajj]

As an interesting side note, Gabe Paul was hired away from the Reds to be the initial GM of the expansion team the Houston Colt 45s. He was a consummate professional, but quicky collided with the majority owner / autocratic Judge Roy Hofheinz. Gabe Paul resigned before the initial expansion draft, but some of his entourage he brought to Houston with him stayed around, including future Hall of Fame broadcaster Gene Elston and eventual Team President Tal Smith. Tal Smith erected “Tal’s Hill” in center field of Minute Maid mark in honor of a similar terrace in Cincinnati’s Crosley Field.