MLB Showdown Obsession

 Not every World Series winning teams are timeless. It's an unfortunate side effect of there being well over 100 champions. Some find a way to stand out and stay relevant in the culture. Those teams are given names like Murderers Row and the Gas House Gang . And of course, there is the Big Red Machine. The Cincinnati Reds had been enjoying a successful decade as the 70's were hitting the halfway point; they had pennants in 1970 and 1972, and an additional West Division title in 1973, but they hadn't managed to win the World Series yet. The magic had started with Manager Sparky Anderson taking over in 1970, but in '75 they were ready to ramp things up. The Reds absolutely dominated the league. They set an NL record with 64 wins (1 win short of the MLB record) at home en route to a 108-54 record, running away with the NL West by 20 games over the 2nd place Dodgers. In the NLCS, the East sent the Pittsburgh Pirates in attempt to slow them down, but the Reds bulldozed by i...