Hello mr Hobson . With the talk of a practice bubble on the agenda to be built . Which 1 would be cheaper to build it and put a retractable roof on PBS ? Dan Taleff, Cincinnati, OH
DAN: No question the way to go is the indoor facility. Not only would a retractable roof be cost prohibitive, but it would defeat the enormous architectural accomplishments of PBS. The view of downtown at one end and the river view at the other end, no matter the weather, is flat out spectacular.
A roof would destroy the signature feel of the place. But that's just one traditionalist's view. And there's that daunting cost.
Hey Geoff, I hope you and yours are healthy and always walking in the sunlight. Do you know if fans will be able to attend training camp and get autographs this year? Also, when will season tic holders be allowed to vote on the ROH? Brad Barnes, Hales Corners, WI
BRAD: Thank you and the same to you and yours.
Given that the NFL has dropped its COVID protocols in team facilities and the media is back in the locker room, those are encouraging signs for a back-to-normal training camp complete with autographs, but there has been no announcement yet.
Bengals executive vice president Katie Blackburn said this week they're preparing for a second Ring of Honor class this season. All indications are season ticket holders again are going to be involved in the selection. Nothing has been announced but last year is a good road map, when voting went from May 24-June 18.
Bengals policy targetting team leaders and players associated with a strong football pedigree is shining through. Has that extended to players with full beards? el C, Cappa, Karras & HH. Is Coach Taylor considering a beard? Aussie Bengal Steve Vuletas, Sydney, Australia
STEVE: Didn't even notice, but that's a great call. I don't think I've ever seen Zac with even a 5 o'clock shadow. Maybe a quarter of three, but, let's face it (pun intended) the guy should have been NFL Coach of the Year. He can go with any style he wants. And I for one am hoping he brings back the flannel.
Hi Geoff, Now I know that besides being a great name for your mailbag, "Hobson's Choice" essentially means a choice of take it or leave it. With the slower news season, how did you get your nickname "Butch" - from the Red Sox player? Peter Neefus, Virginia Beach, VA
PETER: Good to hear from you again and you are correct, sir.
Clell LaVerne Hobson, Jr., thankfully got the nickname "Butch," from his grandmother when he was little. An Alabama native, Butch was a backup quarterback for Bear Bryant in Tuscaloosa in the early '70s, 20 years after his dad quarterbacked the Crimson Tide.
When Butch was replacing Rico Petrocelli at third base for the Red Sox in the mid-70s, I was in high school on the outskirts of Boston, so it was a natural. But people didn't really hit me with the nickname until I went to Syracuse. One of my college buddies actually called me, "Clell."
It kind of died when he left the Sox in the early '80s. I covered a few Yankees games for the Binghamton, N.Y., newspapers when he was there and when I introduced myself to pitcher Rudy May he asked me, "Are you a kin to Butch?" No, Rudy. A few accents away.
But "Butch," became a staple when I came to Cincinnati. I was at the old Cincinnati Post covering the Bengals in 1991 when he became the manager of the Red Sox, and it would have been negligent if a boisterous sports office didn't call a guy with my accent who loved the Bosox "Butch." Todd Jones, Bill Koch and current Bengals PR director P.J. Combs didn't miss the opportunity. When I covered the Reds in 1993 and the legendary Hal McCoy used it and players such as Chris Sabo, Tom Browning, Tim Belcher and Joe Oliver followed suit, I've proudly answered to it ever since.
Why not? Butch had his best years in Boston and I've had mine in Cincinnati.
(The captains from Moeller, Barry Larkin and Sam Hubbard, have stuck with "Hobs.")
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