Griff's Conversation with Terry Francona

Having recently joined the Reds as manager, Terry Francona is eventually headed to the Hall-of-Fame, but for now has accepted the challenge in Cincinnati and their talented young stars. Tito joins Griff's Conversation and reflects on his years as a player with the Expos, as teammates with Pete Rose, managing Michael Jordan, being a son of a major-leaguer, friendships in baseball, managing the Rex Sox, breaking the Curse of the Bambino and far more. INDEX: 0:00 - Intro 0:39 - Good health and a comeback with the Reds 2:03 - Relating to a young Reds clubhouse 3:26 - Elly de la Cruz 4:40 - Walking into his first Expos clubhouse in 1981 7:31 - Making The Show after the '81 strike 10:14 -Talking Buck Rodgers 11:36 - Mills, Wallach and special baseball friendships 13:44 -Growing up as the son of Tito Francona 17:33 - The Winter Ball experience 18:13 - Terry's first knee injury and using The Hawk as inspiration 22:56 - Playing with Pete Rose 27:34 - The genesis of Tito as manager 29:48 - Michael Jordan 35:00 - Surviving first gig as manager of bad Phillies 36:50 - Red Sox were ready to win and Pedroia respect 41:32 - Dave Roberts saved his managerial career 42:18 - Comparing the '81 and '82 Expos ---- Get the video version of "Exit Philosophy" and "Conversations with Griff" on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ExitPhilosophy ---- For the full catalogue of Richard Griffin's work, including weekly Blue Jays/MLB columns, a weekly MLB Power Rankings column, exclusive conversations with some of the game's greats, past and present, and the Exit Philosophy podcast, visit https://www.griffsthepitch.com/