Half of my post was sarcastic. The gamblers thing was really just one. And, he was still far better of a baseball player than anyone who has played in a long time. Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Ken Griffey, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, Dave Conception, George Foster, Cesar Geronimo, Sparky Anderson, Barry Larkin, Chris Sabo, Jose Rijo, and a lot more before that..... I'd say the Reds have had just a little bit of influence on baseball.
A bit more than a certain Arizona team that has been around less than ten years anyway.
I'll still give you Marge Schott, though. She was pretty darn bad. And the new mascot is the worst thing ever. Thankfully, nobody actually likes him. The people who shelled out money for it are still trying to keep him around for some stupid reason though.