Reds took both ends of the double-header, 4-0, and 6-1. 1972 Pete Rose, Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench (L-R) will be the key to the Reds well-balanced attack when they meet the Pirates in the first ...

Well, I knew Pete from my days at the Enquirer ... his friend Joe Morgan, and Johnny Bench. What Rose — who grew up in Sedamsville on the Ohio River — would say is probably something like ...

Rose gives batting tips to his young son, Pete Rose Jr., in 1972. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Rose and Cincinnati teammates Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench in 1972.

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Powered by the "Great Eight" of Johnny Bench, David Concepcion, Cesar Geronimo, George Foster, Ken Griffey, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez and Pete Rose, is it the greatest lineup ever in MLB history?