Weathers flashback

Cito Gaston threw out the first pitch before Sunday’s Reds game with Toronto. That stirred a memory for David Weathers.

Gaston was Blue Jays manager in 1991 when Weathers first made to the big leagues. One night, Gaston went to mound and signaled Weathers in from the bullpen. Taking David Wells out of the game didn’t go quite like Gaston planned. Wells took the ball and threw toward left field when Gaston asked for it.

“The ball comes rolling out toward the bullpen,” Weathers said. “It’s like my second appearance. I thought: This isn’t how it’s supposed to go. I come in and Boomer and Cito are going at it in the tunnel.”