You have to remember one thing when it comes to paying for anything where the Reds are concerned. Look who their owner was. Marge Schott.

@johncate9541

Жыл бұрын

That was my thought as well. Someone was afraid to answer to her for the cost of the eye exam. I'm sure they thought that a guy in his mid-20s would not have his vision deteriorate like that, but it does happen. When I was 12, I had 20/10 vision, but when I started to drive four years later, it had gone to 20/30 in one eye and 20/60 in the other. You can turn myopic or astigmatic (or both, like I did) at any age.

"And thanks to the incompetence of the Cincinnati Reds, for reasons that I don't quite understand" - two words: Marge Schott!

@ericwicker7514

Жыл бұрын

Marge Schott was Evil. With a capital E.

As a local of Cincinnati, and as a fan of the Reds; there are some things that feel awesome to look back on and cheer for; we've had some fantastic players, some fantastic stories, and overall even if we're in a losing season; the community does support the players and the players and team itself does have some good programs that give back to the community. That being said there are certainly a handful of black eyes and idiotic decisions and mistakes that have been made; and this is just another one of those awkward stupid things that leave a sour taste in the mouth. Thanks for your storytelling across the channels JaguarGator; keep up the fantastic work and thanks for creating a baseball channel as well!

@Parlimant_Strifey

Жыл бұрын

a lot of blame falls on owners choosing to be cheap and having no standards. The players unions also were still learning and didn't catch on to the value of creating standards & practices, in order to ensure their own player's safety. All pro sports suffered from this slow evolution, unions not being on their ass and management being uneducated on the value of a lot of concepts.

Most of Bill Bergesch's MLB front office career was spent with the Yankees. He was also the general manager of the New York Generals of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) for two years in 1967 and 1968. Larry Starr was the Reds' head athletic trainer from 1972 to 1992 when he moved to the then-expansion Marlins.

His real name is Kalvoski

Did he switch to contact lenses later in his career?

Two words: Marge Schott. Yeah, she was an animal lover, and she donated to some good causes, but that does NOT make up for her actions in her ownership of the Cincinnati Reds--calling her African-American players the N-word, saying Hitler wasn't that bad in the beginning (I'm NOT making this up), making racist jokes about Asians (watch UrinatingTree's video on her for more on all of this), and whining about the Opening Day 1996 game being postponed (among MANY other things). Keep in mind that said game was postponed because umpire John McSherry literally DIED of a heart attack on the field--Schott then sent the umpires used flowers as a condolence gift (no, really!)!!!

This happened with Carlos Rogers after he left Washington for the 49ers. Washington never gave him an eye exam

This wouldn't happen these days, every player in the pros has to pass the physical in order to even make the team. Pros train nearly year round as well. Doing it at the end of the season makes no sense, you check em once they arrive in training camp. That way you avoid the liability of putting out injured players to fill the roster, injured players only hurt teams.

Finally a Reds Video. Yay!

Yeah there was some short-sightedness going on and it wasn't Kal!

I really liked Kal Daniels as a player. I remember Chris Berman from ESPN always called him Kal "Jack" Daniels. If he didn't have all those knee surgeries and was healthier I think he could've easily won an MVP in any given season and even possibly been a hall of fame candidate. He was that good.

lol Marge Schott

Walt Williams hit just .113 (6 for 53) with the Yankees in 1974. It turned out that he had received an incorrect eyeglasses prescription, and he came back in 1975 with a correct prescription and hit .281.

@orbyfan

Жыл бұрын

The Yankees finished just 2 games behind the Orioles in the AL East that year, so a pinch hit here or there by Williams might have made a difference in the outcome of the season.

Great job! I'm really enjoying your baseball content!

If you think the Reds mistreated Kal Daniels, check out the story of Eric Davis.

@JorgeCat78

Жыл бұрын

UrinatingTree pointed that out in his video - Marge Schott: The Cur of Cincinnati

It's the Marge Schott-era Reds, so this doesn't even shock me. Her Reds were incompetent from an organizational standpoint. If the Reds' staff actually listened to Daniels while they were here in the Tampa Bay Area for Spring Training, maybe they could've given the Astros more of a challenge for the NL West title.

Reds was owned by Marge Schott... Need I say more

LOL. I knew it was Kal Daniels from the thumbnail. I can recognize just about every player from the junk wax baseball card era. I saw Kal hit a triple and a home run at Dodgers Stadium back in 1990. His HR in the 4th put the Dodgers up 7-0 and my dad and I left the game along with many other fans. The Expos scored 5 in the 5th including a Rock Raines 3-run dinger and ending up losing only by 1 with a final of 7-6.

The Astros wouldn't listen to J.R. Richard either. He had a stroke during practice in 1980.

It's too bad that artificial turf ruined his knees and shortened his career.

Kal Daniels, now that’s a name from the past. I actually went to his first game as a Dodger when he and Lenny Harris got traded from Cincinnati to Los Angeles. It was July 19, 1989 at Dodger Stadium where the Cubs beat the Dodgers 3-0. It was also my brothers 12 birthday.

@tammyyplatt5995

5 ай бұрын

This is bob. My brother played at northside high school in warner robins with him. They stay in touch with each other from time to time.

This video and the Reggie Smith video you did earlier give a pretty strong indication on how a lot of teams treat black players when they're hurt. There's a ridiculous idea that some doctors have that black people either fake being in pain or have a higher pain threshold than others, which is ridiculous and in both of these cases led to some bad consequences. There are much worse stories too, one that sticks out that I recently found out about was JR Richard a pitcher for the Astros in the late 70s early 80s who was on his way to becoming a star but had a stroke in the middle of a season as a result of overwork and the team ignoring the pain he was going through at the time.

@chicagojeff

Жыл бұрын

See Garry Templeton!! Yeah.. or J.R. Richards..

Kal was good for the Reds and also for the Dodgers he was one reason why the Dodgers went from 1989 4th place to 2nd place NL West trailing the Reds by 252 GB

@raidger4

Жыл бұрын

I was at Kal’s first game as a Dodger

This is very similar to how the comeback of legendary goalkeeper Gordon Banks (who won the 1966 World Cup with England) in the NASL with the Ft Lauderdale Strikers in 1977 nearly didn't happen. For some context 5 years earlier, Banks had lost his vision in a car crash which basically ended his career in England with Stoke City. However Banks wanted to try to finish his career on a high note which led him to try out with Ft Lauderdale at the beginning of the 1977 season. At first the coaching staff was timid about signing him because he kept bobbling the ball & allowing goals off of rebounds plus the fact he had not played professional soccer in 5 years. However with more practice & learning how to use one eye to track the ball, Banks was able to leave an impression on the coaching staff, so much so that he became the starting goalie for the Strikers. In fact Banks was named goalie of the season in 1977 in the NASL only giving up 29 goals in 26 games. Banks played one more season with the Strikers the following year before retiring.