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Posted By: Chris Counts

I've heard Frank Thomas has a huge card collection. As for Charlie Sheen, I recently won an old Reds jersey in an eBay auction. I paid less than $30 for it, so I didn't get my hopes up ... when it arrived it turned out to be a high quality reproduction, very much like the jerseys Mitchell and Ness sells. But what was most interesting was what was stiched into it ... "Sheen, 1944." So I looked it up, and it turns out Charlie's been a huge Reds fan since he was kid, even though he grew up in California (just like me!). Later, I came across an interview with Rob Dibble, the former Reds reliever. He said the Dodgers used to beat up on the Reds when they came to L.A. in the early 90s because Charlie would throw outrageous parties for the team with hookers, strippers and endless booze. The players were simply too worn out to play. Dibble said team officials eventually caught on and put a stop to the parties ...