Luckily, they were able to strike gold with Terry Francona sitting at home ready to take his place at the top step of an MLB dugout once again. Francona took this job for a reason. This club has a ...

But in 11 days flat, the Reds reached out to the best available manager on the planet, flew to Arizona for a flurry of meetings and hired Terry Francona on his way to the Hall of Fame.

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