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I'm Dennis -- Johnny Bench played seventeen seasons in the big leagues all with the Cincinnati Reds. His resume includes two World Series titles 82 time MVP. And fourteen time all -- I'm pleased to be joined by the Hall of Fame catcher and Johnny every year there's weren't you surprised teams that are very senior baseball writer Ken Rosenthal thinks the reds. Could be team this year and think your former club do this season.

Look I'm. Please. Please let this happen -- & Hammer -- a point where you know we have we have suffered so long and him and kept Bobcats limited owners. Put so much passion and effort into getting this in the -- this -- Chapman may maybe if you know the real deal and -- get a rang back. Bronson has the 500 here better. Bailey finished up the season worry might have matured. We give the bullpen. Quietly do their job and -- and I think we have one of the great young hitters in baseball enjoy Volvo. We have -- Bruce -- we have Phillips you know we've we've just got to be you know be consistent and of course. You know lateral water it is I don't know why we can't win early early part of spring training we sure do stink up the place seems like. We give up a lot of runs and everything else but. I believed in this team have more to this team for the last two or three years and I and I see what the possibilities are and and they they show signs of it but they just haven't been able to get over the hump so. You know have a point our arm I'm hoping their right -- me just say that.

Of course you played -- teams back in the seventies. How would those teams stacked up in today's game.

Are you serious come on. We would have won. -- Average and I don't think there was anybody government. Will compete against -- about a that are will play the game I don't during the work. But I don't care you're gonna you know. Politics -- people collegial Baltic Tony and ultimately do me in Georgia and -- is -- and Kenny and and me and I'll play anybody they wanna play but really matter to me we only can we by pitching staff that has heard all twenty game winners. Let let us have those 420 game -- guys let's see what happens you know -- played with I think our record was like a 120 him and 41 when when we're we're in the lineup. So -- this is. You know why compare we had our last century I think we're the best I don't know him. If we cannot at this point I have to be better than anybody also have to be used his walking up right which I am now with -- new --

Well there's a lot of good catchers in baseball right now. Who reminds you most of yourself.

Well let's see that have to be awkward that have to be stalking they couldn't run they didn't have a great squad that funny looking legs when they do this. I don't know that anybody I would wish that on anybody coming you kind of look at Joe Mauer and you'd like to be streamlined like him. He'd like to be Matt waiters growing up now and the Baltimore organization or Buster Posey -- services were brenly camp. Now see Brian you know Bryan's got a little naughty little -- nominee could be like me but. Our our I think there's some young kids out there that are really gonna have great futures.

Johnny you're a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame would you welcome players to Cooperstown reader caught using. Admitted using steroids.

big question Mormon. We had nobody caught his different thing than assuming. Failing a drug test. Failing. Passing a test. And motels. It'll be interesting role will watch who -- we're -- find out next person takes fifteen years for us to have a vote so we'll watch other writers do it. And I think it'll really don't come down to a very difficult decision -- it would be very difficult for me to do that.

I finally caught a hundred or more games in thirteen straight years so. You -- obviously went through a lot of pounding behind home plate I know eager to talk about new technology to help with joint pain sufferers so tell us about it.

Well the Sixers and Hornets at -- it was a ridiculous and I have to have my hip replacement writer replaced with a with a new. Ceramic on ceramic with the accolades -- that I. My doctor recommended in and one that it started reacting again this summer late this summer early fall one back to -- that. You know I've got I've got this thing starting up I don't have to live through the pain that I did before he did sure it was bone on bone on bone Spurs and so. He said what what striker has right now as mobile bearing X three. Hip with a larger head that I think that. Would be perfect for you but all have to find out and and short or should we it. He'll he'll be the first in the world haven't myself you know doc if you believe it you think it works. That I'm all for as a result I was in the hospital one day. One night. -- got out I've got more flexibility of got more already range of motion and I have no pain and I'm taller. My back is straightened out so the background and everything else. Where the you'll get taller or not he may start stranding but I'm now living pain free and I could carry my six month old child around.

All right Johnny thanks for joining us remember foxsports.com. Has you covered for all your baseball needs. I'm Dennis Ackerman.