[Fon Duc Tow]

Originally Posted by Moosie52

Salary Comparison
Reds Cards
2009 73,558,500 77,605,109
2008 74,117,695 99,624,449
2007 68,904,980 90,286,823
2006 60,909,519 88,891,371
2005 61,892,583 92,106,833
2004 46,615,250 83,228,333
2003 59,355,667 83,786,666
2002 45,050,390 74,660,875
2001 48,784,000 78,333,333

The Cards decide to have a lean year (meaning they only decided to spend 4 million more than the Reds, instead of the usual 25 million more than the Reds), and then fans come here and try to use the fact that the Reds spent so closely to the Cards this year as justification for the last 15 years of ineptitude.

I'm sorry but what I said before is true. The Reds spend at the middle of the pack year after year and that is exactly where they end up year after year. The Cards on the other hand, for one reason or another decided not to spend as much this year for a change. But we'll see where that number is after St. Louis picks up another horse or two for the playoffs.

It is simple cause and effect, NOT luck or any other reason, as to why both Cincinnati professional sports teams fail year after year.