Question: Following the 1978 Cincinnati Reds season, a baseball player with what nickname left to sign with the Phillies?

Context articles: Bob Allen (shortstop)
1978 Cincinnati Reds season
1976 Cincinnati Reds season
Marc Bombard
1975 Cincinnati Reds season
Pete Rose
George Abrams
2017 Cincinnati Reds season
Germán Barranca
Chris Sexton

Robert Gilman Allen (July 10, 1867 – May 14, 1943) was an American shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies, the Boston Beaneaters and the Cincinnati Reds, as well as a manager for two brief stints with the Phillies and Reds.
 He was born in Marion, Ohio, and as a youth, played baseball with future president Warren G. Harding.
 Allen made his NL debut in 1890 with the Phillies, and in his day was considered a power hitter, hitting a career high eight home runs in 1893 .
 When Allen's contract was up, he took a three-year hiatus from baseball, but he later joined the Beaneaters.
 His playing time diminished and he walked away from baseball again after the 1897 season.
 In 1900 , he was hired as manager of the Reds, occasionally inserting himself into the game as a shortstop.
 He finished 62–77 and in seventh place.
 He was fired after one season at the helm.
The 1978 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball.
 The Reds finished in second place in the National League West with a record of 92-69, 2½ games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
 The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.
 Following the season, Anderson was replaced as manager by John McNamara, and Pete Rose left to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies for the 1979 season.
The 1976 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball.
 The Reds entered the season as the reigning world champs and they looked to improve upon their MLB best 108–54 record in 1975.
 Despite not improving on their record, the Reds still dominated the league all season, and won their second consecutive National League West title with a record of 102–60, beat record in MLB and finished 10 games ahead of the runner-up Los Angeles Dodgers.
 They went on to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1976 National League Championship Series in three straight games, and then win their second consecutive World Series title in four straight games over the New York Yankees.
 They were the third and most recent National League team to achieve this distinction, and the first since the 1921–22 New York Giants.
 The Reds drew 2,629,708 fans to their home games at Riverfront Stadium, an all-time franchise attendance record.
 The Reds went 49–32 at home and 53–28 on the road in 1976.
 The 76 Reds are considered by many as one of the greatest baseball teams ever to play.
 The Reds scored 857 runs in 1976, easily the most in the league that season.
 Their +224 run differential was also the best in the league in 1976.
 As of 2017, the Reds are the only team in baseball history to sweep through an entire postseason since the addition of divisions.
 The Reds went 7–0 in postseason play in 1976.
Marc Bombard (born November 15, 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA) was the Philadelphia Phillies first base coach from 2005 to 2006.
 Before coaching, Bombard pitched in the Cincinnati Reds organization from 1971 to 1977.
 At one point his roommate was Randy "Macho Man" Savage.
 In 1978, he became a minor league manager and coach for the Reds.
 After short careers with the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations (and manager of the minor league Buffalo Bisons in 1992), he returned to the Reds as manager of the minor league Indianapolis Indians from 1993 to 1995.
 In 1996, Bombard served as the Reds' third base coach.
 He joined the Phillies' organization the following year and managed the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons of the International League for eight seasons, and was named the league's Manager of the Year for 2002.
 He became Phillies first base coach in 2005.
 Bombard was let go by the Phillies following the 2006 season.
The 1975 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball.
 The season saw the Reds attempting to improve on their previous output of 98–64.
 The Reds dominated the league all season, and won the National League West with a record of 108–54, best record in MLB and finished 20 games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
 The Reds went on to win the National League Championship Series by defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in three straight games, and the World Series in seven games over the Boston Red Sox.
 The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.
 It was the first World Series championship for Cincinnati since 1940.
 The 1975 Reds are one of the few teams to consistently challenge the 1927 Yankees, what some people call the best in baseball history, for the title for the best team in MLB history.
 Some sources consider the 1975 Reds the greatest team to ever play baseball.
 According to some sources, a lot of them put the 1927 Yankees ahead of the '75 Reds.
 The Reds went 64–17 at home in 1975.
 That is the best ever home record by a national league team and the second best in baseball history behind only the 1961 Yankees who went 65–16 at home that year.
 The Reds also set the major league record for most consecutive wins to ever close out a half with 10, when they went into the all star break on a 10 game winning streak.
 The 840 runs scored by the Reds in 1975 were the most in the league that season, and their +254 run differential was also the best in the league.
 The Reds were also the only team in the National League to have a winning record on the road, going 44–37.
Peter Edward Rose Sr. (born April 14, 1941), also known by his nickname "Charlie Hustle", is an American former professional baseball player and manager.
 Rose played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989.
George Allen Abrams (November 9, 1899 – December 5, 1986) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season.
 He pitched in three games for the Cincinnati Reds during the 1923 Cincinnati Reds season.
The 2017 Cincinnati Reds season was the 128th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 15th at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.
 The Reds opened the season with a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 3 at the Great American Ball Park and will finish the season on October 1 against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
 The Reds were eliminated from postseason playoff consideration on September 14, 2017.
Germán Barranca Costales (born October 19, 1956 in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Mexico) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman.
 On August 26, 1974 he was purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Mexico City Reds.
 He was listed at 6 feet tall and 160 pounds.
 German made his major league debut on September 2, 1979 at the age of 22 with the Kansas City Royals vs the New York Yankees.
 German played 5 games that year and also played 7 games with the Royals in 1980 with a batting average of .600 On January 21, was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Cincinnati Reds for Cesar Geronimo.
 Played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1981 with a batting average of .333 and 1982 batting average of .255 German last game in the MLB was July 11 1982 vs. CHC at age 25.
 German was batting .250 and leading the National League in triples before the all star break was sent to Indianapolis the triple A of the Cincinnati Reds.
 On September 7, 1982 was sent to the Detroit Tigers by the Cincinnati Reds as part of a conditional deal.
 German played 4 years in Major League Baseball (2 years in the American League played 12 games ) and ( 2 years in the National League played 55 games ) with a total of 67 games, 62 AB, 19 Runs, 18 hits, 2 doubles, 3 triples, 5 stolen bases a fielding % of .893 and batting average of .290
Chris Sexton (born August 3, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the Colorado Rockies and the Cincinnati Reds.
 He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 10th round of the 1993 amateur draft but made it to the big leagues with the Rockies after being traded for Marcus Moore in 1995.
 He made his debut on May 3, 1999 against the Chicago Cubs.
 He played in 35 games that year filling in at center field, left field, right field, second base, and shortstop.
 The following year he was back with the Reds and he again played in 35 games as a utility infielder.
 Chris is a 1989 graduate of St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati and currently a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio.