Happy New Year! HALLELUJAH THE REDS DECADE FROM HELL IS OFFICIALLY OVER!

Continuing with 12 Days of Christmas by the Numbers, I present you with number 5.The Reds have won 5 World Series, which is the fifth highest for any team in Major League Baseball (not counting the Bankee$. They don't count. They just don't, ok?) I am convinced they would have won it in '81 and '94 if strikes hadn't screwed them.Only two Reds have worn 5: Whitey Lockman (1960), Johnny Bench (1968-1983). That's according to a website I have since lost, so maybe they're wrong. (If so, let me know.)Bench's 5 is retired by the Reds.Five is the position played by Grandpa Rolen for the next three years.Five is the number I wore as a catcher in high school. The reason is obvious.Five is the number of pitchers in a starting rotation, regardless of how often Bronson Arroyo thinks he can pitch.Five is the place in the rotation most of the Reds starting pitchers of this decade would have pitched in if they had played for other teams.Five is the number of fi...