Terry Francona is truly the best.
That made it no surprise when he had the perfect answer Monday for an unusual question for a baseball manager.
The scenario was set up by the fact that Snoop Dogg is performing at Great American Ballpark after the Cincinnati Reds' game on Monday night.
Francona, the manager for Cincy, was asked whether he'd be sticking around.
"No shizzle," he replied.
That's too bad. It seems like Tito and Snoop could get along quite well. They both know how to love life.
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It's a big night for the Reds. They open a three-game series with the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies. It'll be three of the toughest games Cincinnati plays the rest of the way, and it leads into a three-game weekend series against the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers.
Right now, the Reds are 62-57, 12 games back of the Brewers in the Central. That seems insurmountable.
In the wild card, though, the Reds are only 1.5 games back.
The Cubs lead those standings at 67-50. The Padres are 66-52, and the scuffling Mets are 63-55.
The Reds (62-57) and Cardinals (60-59) are the two other NL teams above .500 and trying to chase down one of those three spots.
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It's really too bad that Francona isn't going to stay and watch Snoop, but maybe some of his players will. Baseball seasons have turned on lesser moments than a Snoop Dogg concert.
You never know where good vibes are going to come from, but it's safe to expect that good vibes will definitely arise from a Snoop concert.
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