Will lightning strike twice?
If you're like me, the 1990 team holds a special place in the heart. Not only was it a World Series champ, but it coincided with the first Reds' team I watched from start to finish. I had watched the Reds previously the couple years before, but I was still young enough it didn't stick. Fortunately for me, I was 10 in 1990 and I picked a great season to fall in love.
This team, though not identical, has a lot of the same traits as that team.
That team was built on a solid rotation, great bullpen, very good defense and a fairly athletic team. Probably the biggest difference is that team was more reliant on speed on the basepaths than power.
Nonetheless, some startling comparisons:
OBP
1990 (.325)
2012 (.317)
SLG
1990 (.399)
2012 (.414)
OPS
1990 (.724)
2012 (.731)
ERA
1990 (3.39)
2012 (3.39)
DEF. EFF. RATIO
1990 (.709)
2012 (.700)
FLD%
1990 (.983)
2012 (.986)
Starters
Rijo, 25 (2.70)
Cueto, 26 (2.83)
Armstrong, 25 (3.42)
Latos, 24 (3.52)
Browning, 30 (3.80)
Arroyo, 35 (3.70)
Jackson, 28 (3.61)
Bailey, 26 (3.75)
Scudder, 22 (4.90) (*Charlton and Mahler also started in this spot)
Leake, 24 (4.75)
Bullpen
Closer
Myers, LHP, 27 (2.07)
Chapman, LHP, 24 (1.55)
Setup
Dibble, RHP, 26 (1.74)
Broxton, RHP, 28 (2.14)
Charlton, LHP, 27 (2.74)
Marshall, LHP, 29 (2.58)
Layana, RHP, 26 (3.49)
Ondrusek, RHP, 27 (3.59)
Food for thought
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And a starting pitcher with a no hitter under his belt.
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that was pretty interesting......the '90 team didn't have Xavier Paul!!!
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that was pretty interesting......the '90 team didn't have Xavier Paul!!!
Nope, they had Luis Quinones... Quinones? Who's Quinones?
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Right now....the O provided by Stubbs and Valdez and Cairo is not better than Luis Quinones, Jeff Reed or probably Billy Bates...and that is saying a lot.
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I thought this was going to be a reach but there are some compelling similarities there. The individuals in the lineups are quite different, but that's nitpicking on my part.
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I thought this was going to be about getting no hit in the playoffs lol
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powersackers
So who is gonna bat .700 in the series like Hatch?
Xavier Paul, naturally.
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powersackers
So who is gonna bat .700 in the series like Hatch?
It will end up,being Stubbs if the the baseball gods have a sense of humor.
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powersackers
So who is gonna bat .700 in the series like Hatch?
Todd Frazier. :D
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WebScorpion
Todd Frazier. :D
I would think Rolen, nice note to retire on.
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Actually I thought this was going to be a thread about Homer's next start... ;)
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Tony Cloninger
It will end up,being Stubbs if the the baseball gods have a sense of humor.
And they do. I've envisioned something akin to this for some weeks now. I know some would pull their hair out (with the caveat that a championship is a championship), but I think it would be great if Stubbs stepped up and played at an extraordinary level. Like this season, it would be magical.