It is insulting to the championship teams being mentioned on this thread to be compared to the 2006 edition. 1990 had The Nasty Boys in the bullpen. Now our BP is just plain nasty.
It is insulting to the championship teams being mentioned on this thread to be compared to the 2006 edition. 1990 had The Nasty Boys in the bullpen. Now our BP is just plain nasty.
These are unpopular sentiments. But sentiments I almost completely agree with.Originally Posted by Benny-Distefano
I have no idea how someone can look at a terrible Reds team and say, "This is fun." It's awful to me. I only continue to follow in the hopes that change is coming.
“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
[QUOTE=Falls City Beer]Cardinals are starting to take their typical all-world shape again. That bullpen is outstanding.
Bullpen outstanding? That can't be, Hancock wasn't good enough for the Reds bullpen but can pitch for the best team in baseball's bullpen.
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I guess its you and me and a few others in September.Originally Posted by flyer85
I love winning, don't get me wrong. But there are two words that always bring me to normal reality after fast starts.
Career Norms.
Just enjoy the winning - and the over direction of this ball club and don't let the Rick Whites of the world wear you down.
Some people play baseball. Baseball plays Jay Bruce.
[QUOTE=redlegs2370]Originally Posted by Falls City Beer
Enough with the ''We should have kept Hancock''diatribe.
I don't totally disagree...in fact I thought the hot start was more hurtful than helpful to the progress of this team...still, I would not complain one bit if this team is in it in July!Originally Posted by kbrake
"Sometimes, it's not the sexiest moves that put you over the top," Krivsky said. "It's a series of transactions that help you get there."
I have the Cardinals winning the division, but they will choke in the playoffs. Again.Originally Posted by Falls City Beer
Nice reference to Reds fans here that simply don't agree with the premis of this thread.Originally Posted by flyer85
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[QUOTE=Jr's Boy]Nice merging of two posters' posts.Originally Posted by redlegs2370
I didn't bring up Hancock. Someone else did.
Oh, and come on, it's not like I'm wrong or anything when I do bring him up.
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“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
If Krivsky is smart, he would shake this club up by getting rid of O'Brien's and Kullman's acquistions like Williams, White and Hammond.
If you think small, you'll go nowhere in life.
It's definitely too early to throw in any towel. We're not as good as we were playing earlier, when Phillips and others were ridiculously hot. But we're not anywhere near being as bad as this losing streak suggests. The fact is, Arroyo's not going to have an ERA around 2 all season, Harang can't be great every start, and the bats will go cold every now and then. I think people are more inclined to feel like a big time collapse is coming because of this team's history of starting hot and then fading. And until this team can maintain a hot start, that paranoia will always linger. Hopefully this team is different this year. Falling behind 6-0 vs. Pitt., in the midst of what is already a 5 game losing streak, yet battling back to win it (game's not over yet, but hopefully we hold on) is a great sign that this team won't quit on us. Maybe it's not a playoff team, but it's definitely not a last place team. All we can do is let the season play out.
When the sun comes up tomorrow morning, June 9, the Detroit Tigers will have 38 wins. The Cincinnati Reds will have 36. None of the other 28 teams will have more. Who woulda thunk?
Help stamp out, eliminate, and do away with redundancy.
I think what has made this team come together and stop the 3 error a game nonsense and stop giving away walks has been Krivsky's penchant for the DFA rule. This is still a young team, but it just strikes me that the current winning ways came not long after William's trip outta town.
Krivsky's trades have been tremendous also.....so far.
wish I would have put some money up against this quote!Originally Posted by Falls City Beer
Almost every quote I've seen lately from the players points to the second game against the Cubs a week ago that they lost in embarrasing fashion 8-3, as the turning point in their season. The players took responsibility, realized that they had to play to their ability every game and we are seeing the results.Originally Posted by red-in-la
Now the rest is up to Krivisky. The ball is now in his court to make a couple of moves to improve the bullpen. If he can do that - and it shouldn't be terribly difficult - the Reds should be in it all year.
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