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I was 12 years old in 1975 when Morgan had his first of two absolutely insane years statistically in 75 and 76 for the Reds. At that age, I didn't have perspective on the typical skills of even the best ball players and it took time before I realized how unique Morgan was.
Even with how much an anomaly 75 and 76 were, to watch him was even more amazing. Forget how well he hit or how selective he was at the plate, his movement as a fielder and his acceleration on the jump stealing a base were incredible. I'm sure being as small as he was made his movement more visually dramatical, but, it seemed like he was moving at a different speed compared to everyone else.
He was always smiling and then as an announcer, his enthusiasm and personality just reinforced how special he was.