In 1900, a political writer described the “hill-billie” as someone who “talks as he pleases, drinks whiskey when he gets it ...

He told WLWT's Olivia Ray, "I don't want to be looking like Jethro Bodine from the Beverly Hillbillies out there today." Speaking with players, they say Francona has been intentional about playing ...

Asked at the outset of his 11:30 p.m. news conference with reporters what kind of morning he'd had so far, Francona said: "Not the best." ...

Just a heads-up: The "Jethro Bodine" reference is a nod to the television show The Beverly Hillbillies. And the last part of Francona's comment produced great laughter from the room full of reporters.

Just a heads-up: The "Jethro Bodine" reference is a nod to the television show The Beverly Hillbillies. And the last part of Francona's comment produced great laughter from the room full of reporters.

Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona said on Wednesday that he's made greater efforts later in his career to try to savor and enjoy Opening Day. That probably wasn't as easy to achieve this year ...

Francona didn’t say it, but looking like Jethro Bodine from the old ‘Beverly Hillbillies’ wouldn’t fit with his title of the 16th best-looking manager in the major leagues. “That was the ...

“I didn’t want to go through Opening Day look like Jethro Bodine from (“The Beverly Hillbillies”),” Francona said. By 11:30 a.m., Francona was back at Great American Ball Park, smile ...