John Kiesewetter
After the Reds suspended Thom Brennaman in August for a homophobic slur during a TV game, Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larking offered his services to Reds COO Phil Castelinni. I told him I d be willing to help, if he needed me to do so, Larkin told reporters during a Reds video conference Tuesday announcing he will join Fox Sports Ohio s Reds TV team this year. Castellini told me, Not now, but maybe. And I didn t know what that meant at the time, but now I know what that means.
Larkin, former Reds team captain, says he will be color analyst for all 81 home games with John Sadak, the new play-by-play TV voice. Sadak was hired Feb. 4 to replace Brennaman, who resigned in September.