I always wanted the chance to play with him. When it came, it just clicked. That made it really comfortable. Some Reds fans might cling to the notion Larkin and Bret Boone, who was traded to Atlanta after the 1998 season and is now with Seattle, formed a better combination. All Larkin will say is Boone and Reese are different.
Pokey is very rangy.
Boonie isn't as rangy, but he gets to balls because he's very, very quick and anticipates well. He cuts off the field. But Pokey is learning and doing some things differently. I didn't see that in the past. Those are adjustments he's making because he's getting more comfortable.