John McNamara
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Sep 26, 2026
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Vince LloydHOST
For the Cincinnati Reds, managed now by Johnny McNamara, Ken Griffey will be leading off.
Vince LloydHOST
Griffey in center field, hitting .364.
Vince LloydHOST
Davey Concepcion at shortstop, batting second.
2 HRS 10 MINS LATER
Vince LloydHOST
Who hit two home runs each with a man on out here Sunday against Atlanta.
Vince LloydHOST
Statute shows him one for four as a pinch hitter.
Vince LloydHOST
Batting for Donnie Moore All right Mike nail it not going to have a chance immediately because Johnny McNamara is coming out to talk to Lacoste When Johnny was hired as a successor to Sparky Anderson and one of the first moves he made was to try to get as one of his coaches Joe Malfitano Bob Kennedy the Cubs general manager and Herman Franks the skipper said uh uh we don't want you to talk to to Joey he's going to bring on
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Vin ScullySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Motor falls down, then throws across the diamond to third, and Fuentes holds at third base.
Vin ScullySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Tito was being waved in by John McNamara, but he wouldn't come.
Vin ScullySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Though the Giants with two out on a hit-and-run single have run us at first and third.
Vin ScullySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And George Foster will be the batter.
Vin ScullySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
3-1.
Vin ScullySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Tito has a look at John McNamara.
Vin ScullySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Coaching at 3rd.
Vin ScullySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
West Western at 3rd.
Paul Francis SullivanHOST
And, like, it's really, it's funny.
Paul Francis SullivanHOST
You're too young to remember Morgan Magic in 1988 when they fired John McNamara, who brought the Red Sox within a strike of winning the World Series.
Paul Francis SullivanHOST
And they just brought in Joe Morgan because he was, you know, local.
Paul Francis SullivanHOST
He was from Walpole.
Paul Francis SullivanHOST
But then even suddenly the trades started to click our way.
Paul Francis SullivanHOST
And like, it, it's really, it's funny, um, you're too young to remember Morgan Magic in 1988 when they fired John McNamara, who brought the Red Sox to within a strike of winning the World Series.
Paul Francis SullivanHOST
And they just brought in Joe Morgan because he was, you know, local.
Paul Francis SullivanHOST
He was from Walpole.
Joe GaragiolaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
A lot of managers.
Joe GaragiolaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
John McNamara, we saw him.
Joe GaragiolaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But right now it's Larry Gurra, who's retired six in a row.
Tony KubekSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Misses with a fastball.
Tony KubekSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
One ball, two strikes.
Tony KubekSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
One of the reasons, George, John McNamara told us before the ball game is a lot of trade talk goes on at World Series time.
Tony KubekSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Those hospitality suites and they start throwing players around.
Tony KubekSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
That's what the time's all about.
Reggie JacksonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And as subsequently, we have been making better contact this year, and I attribute my fast start and, uh, getting very fortunate start, getting off to a good start, uh, from Joe DiMaggio.
Reggie JacksonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And Coach John McNamara has been very instrumental and, uh, helped me get along to this start.
Reggie JacksonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And, uh, just trying to make better contact on the ball, Tony, is the main thing.
Tony KubekSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Reggie, you don't try and pull the ball at all, do you? Do you, you try and hit the right field, or you just try and hit the ball where it's pitched?
15 MINS LATER
Curt GowdySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
[crowd cheering] Dick Green flies out to Cesar Tovar.
Curt GowdySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And here comes a young man who's really creating a ripple now around baseball.
Curt GowdySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The coaches are Bobby Hoffman at first base for the A's and John McNamara third.
Curt GowdySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Reggie Jackson leading the majors in homers with 33, 65 runs batted in.
Lon SimmonsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Buddy Hankin at first for Houston.
Lon SimmonsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Joey Amalfitano and Johnny McNamara hold down the jobs for the Giants.
Lon SimmonsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Fastball, ground ball to Twenties.
Lon SimmonsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He kicked it as he was going to try to spin.
1 HR 58 MINS LATER
Lon SimmonsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Down the third base line, that ball, a bounding ball.
Lon SimmonsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Rader slipped and fell, and the ball was foul when it hit past third base.
Lon SimmonsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Johnny McNamara is arguing that it was fair as it went over the bag.
Lon SimmonsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It hit foul, but McNamara was arguing that it was fair as it went over the bag.
Lon SimmonsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Fastball, a bit outside, ball two.
Lon SimmonsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Now Spire looks at third base coach John McNamara.
Lon SimmonsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Two and oh count on Chris Spire.
Lon SimmonsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Stellman delivers two-oh.
53 MINS LATER
Lon SimmonsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Gallagher bunting at the pitch, missing for strike one.
Lon SimmonsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Count on Allen now two balls and one strike.
Lon SimmonsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Gallagher now will have a conversation with John McNamara, their third base coach.
Lon SimmonsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They talk halfway between third base and home plate.
Lon SimmonsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Strike two.
Lon SimmonsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Duffy out of the batter's box looking at third base coach Johnny McNamara.
Lon SimmonsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Van Geen out the track with Miller.
Lon SimmonsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
0-2 the count on Duffy.
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