From the field to the front officePage 2 of 2 -- "The travel gets a little hectic at times being away from your family, but thankfully my wife understands. Hopefully the daughter will look at it the same way."
Outside of baseball, Neahring is very involved in charitable works, including his own "Athletes Reaching Out." "Things are going well and the charity has been keeping me quite busy," said Naehring. "If you have the ability to group a bunch of professional athletes together with some corporations and help raise some dollars for the community it's an obligation. I hope we can keep making an impact with young kids." Naehring was the eighth-round draft pick of the Red Sox in 1988 and made his Major League debut in 1990. He played a total of eight seasons in the Major Leagues all with the Boston. "Anytime you get a chance to play at the highest level in the Major Leagues you are going to enjoy it," said Naehring. "Looking back, what a great experience it was to play with the Red Sox and playing in Fenway Park. "It was great to play in front of educated and vocal fans. They watched every move you made and if they didn't agree with the way you played the game they let you know. If you couldn't get up to play night in and night out in front of those types of fans than you had to take a serious look in the mirror." Naehring's best seasons came in 1995 and 1996. In 1995, Neahring hit .307 with 27 doubles, 10 home runs, 61 runs scored and 57 RBI. In 1996, he hit .288 with 16 doubles, 17 home runs, 77 runs scored and 65 RBI. Althoug the Reds are foremost in anything Naehring does, he still keeps a close eye on his former team. With the Reds out of the playoffs, Naehring likes the Red Sox chances this year.
"I do follow them and wish them the best," said Naehring. "They definitely have the talent. I think you have to make a case for them to be able to run the table. They have the starting pitching you need to be able to move forward through the playoffs. A lot of times the starting pitching is the difference maker and they have that ability." |
