Reds wins..........81 --- Under, I'll call 74
Griffey HRs.........38 --- Under, that only happens with 550 AB
Dunn HRs...........44 --- Over, 48 is my guess
Attendance.......2.25 million --- Over (barely) New ownership increases marketing efforts and pushes hard for increased attendence
Team ERA..........5.00 --- Under (barely), Milton won't be as bad for as long and the bullpen got about 300 IP from guys with a collective ERA over 7.00. That won't happen again.
Reds wins..........81
Under. Way Under. Try 70
Griffey HRs.........38
Under. He's only good for 400 AB's
Dunn HRs...........44
I'm going over - this is the year he hits 50
Attendance.......2.25 million
Are you talking Paid Attendance? I'm voting over if it includes Freebies
Team ERA..........5.00
Over. Suddenly I feel like a Rockies Fan. (All 4 of them.)
Some people play baseball. Baseball plays Jay Bruce.
Roger Murdock: Flight 2-0-9'er, you are cleared for take-off.
Captain Oveur: Roger!
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Tower voice: L.A. departure frequency, 123 point 9'er.
Captain Oveur: Roger!
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Victor Basta: Request vector, over.
Captain Oveur: What?
Tower voice: Flight 2-0-9'er cleared for vector 324.
Roger Murdock: We have clearance, Clarence.
Captain Oveur: Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?
Tower voice: Tower's radio clearance, over!
Captain Oveur: That's Clarence Oveur. Over.
Tower voice: Over.
Captain Oveur: Roger.
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Tower voice: Roger, over!
Roger Murdock: What?
Captain Oveur: Huh?
Victor Basta: Who?
Under
Under
Over
Over
Under
2024 Reds record attending: 1-02024 Dragons record attending: 0-02024 Y'Alls record attending: 0-0
"We want to be the band to dance to when the bomb drops." - Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran
So far it doesn't appear that a single Redszoner thinks the team could finish at .500 or better this year.
Reds wins..........81 - As much as it pains me, under.
Griffey HRs.........38 - Under
Dunn HRs...........44 - Over
Attendance.......2.25 million - Over
Team ERA..........5.00 -Over
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
“Everything that happens before Death is what counts.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
Reds wins..........81 Under. Unless you count the first two months of the 2007 season
Griffey HRs.........38 Under. Just not feeling good about this World Baseball thing.
Dunn HRs...........44 Under. Sorry hon, but I think the move to 1st is going to have you a little off balance at the plate too.
Attendance.......2.25 million Under. See first answer.
Team ERA..........5.00 Over. Way over.
Will trade this space for a #1 starter.
I do!Originally Posted by max venable
I'm just about at that point in the off-season where I begin to lose track of facts and become delusional. In fact I'm going to head even further out on that limb and say that the Reds may battle it out for third place in the division. I know, I know, shoot high.
There is no such thing as a pitching prospect.
The last three seasons should tell us that the ERA will be over 5.00--but I've got a hunch that Castellini is going to try to stanch the bleeding by trading for or signing another slightly "name" pitcher who will help force Milton out of the rotation. Which should help bring down the team ERA somewhat. But then there's the bullpen...
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
Under
Under
Over
Under
Over
The Lost Decade Average Season: 74-88
2014-22 Average Season: 71-91
I'll play, with my guesses in the (_)
Reds wins..........81 UNDER (70)
Griffey HRs.........38 UNDER (28)
Dunn HRs...........44 UNDER (40)
Attendance.......2.25 million UNDER (1.9M)
Team ERA..........5.00 OVER (5.4)
Nothing to see here. Please disperse.
I do. Of course, I said that last year, too.
Where exactly are you going to put Milton then? You're not going to pay him the last $20M on his contract to release him and there surely aren't many trading partners knocking down the doors to get to Milton.
Like it or not, he's in the rotation until October 2007.
The best we can do it hope and pray that he has a turn-around season and gets back to some level of respectibility.
"Strickland Propane... Taste the meat, not the heat." - Hank Hill
So the brand spankin' new owner is going to sit back and be "patient" while his fans head for the exits in the 5th inning during his home starts? That's a bang-up way to do business. Hell, that's even more cynical than I can conjure.
Eric Milton isn't just a bad pitcher, he's an emblem, the very golden Apollo, of failure--if DanO wants to keep his head, he'll find somewhere to hide Milton (mop-up) posthaste. That is, of course, unless Castellini isn't as "impatient" as we all hope.
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
Eric Milton is the Reds Maginot line.
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