Sean Casey Retires
The Mayor Moves On: Good Luck, Sean Casey
Official word comes that former Reds first baseman Sean Casey is retiring. If your Internet is slow, your text messages crawling and your phone line busy, it's because of the legions of friends, former teammates and active players sending best wishes to "The Mayor."
In 12 seasons with the Indians, Reds, Pirates, Tigers and Red Sox, Casey batted .302 with 130 homers and 735 RBI. He's only 34 years old and coming off two decent years as a first baseman, DH and pinch-hitter. No question, he could help some team for another couple of years.
Casey played for the Reds from 1998-2005 and was the team's most consistent hitter during that stretch. He'll likely be a Reds Hall of Famer some day, and not just because of what he did on the field.
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I was hoping this wasn't true when I first heard about it. He has been one of my favorite Reds, and certainly my favorite (besides Jr.) since Barry Larking retired. Speaking of which, Barry is now a co-anchor on the new MLB Network! Sean is also going to work there too now that he's retired from the game.