Chad Dotson was joined this week by Joel Luckhaupt, who has been a frequent (and entertaining) guest over the years. Joel is the statistician for the Cincinnati Reds television broadcasts and author of two brilliant books about the ol' Redlegs. We talked about the Jesse Winker non-troversy, Joey Votto's brilliance in the broadcast booth, and the reasons that Reds fans should have some hope. (Yes, you have permission to be hopeful.) You are invited to join our ever-growing family of Cincinnati Reds fans (and support the podcast) on Patreon!  You can also give us a like and subscribe to our YouTube channel to catch each episode as it is released. Follow us on Twitter @riverfrontcincy, Instagram, and Facebook. Music for this episode provided by Freekbass. Please subscribe to the audio podcast for free (on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, Google Podcasts, iHeart Radio...and everywhere else!), and give us a rating/review -- five stars only, please. If you like us, tell your friends! Get 25% OFF @trueclassic with promo code RIVERFRONT at trueclassictees.com/RIVERFRONT! #trueclassicpod Podcast-related questions and comments can be directed to the podcast via email (team@riverfrontcincy.com).