Found July 20, 2009 on Redleg Nation:
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After winning the World Championship in 1940, the Reds remained competitive under manager Bill McKechnie through 1944. McKechnie stressed infield defense, and defense has been proven to be pretty much a young man’s game as quickness is one of the first of the major skills to fade. In 1940, the Reds’ positional age averaged 28.8 and their pitchers’ average age was 29.6 By 1944, the positional ages had increased to 30.4 and their pitchers had increased to 31.7. The Reds went i...

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