A friend stated that the team the Reds would field on this date would win 85 games. I said I'd be willing to bet the under on that considering no significant acquisitions before the Regular Season. Whatcha think?
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A friend stated that the team the Reds would field on this date would win 85 games. I said I'd be willing to bet the under on that considering no significant acquisitions before the Regular Season. Whatcha think?
I'm hoping they can at least win 75, but I think 65 to 70 would be more likely.Originally Posted by jbran1114
I voted over but I know it'll be under. I'm trying to stay optimistic though.
Its going to be under unless the gods make Ross a 35 hr guy gonzo a 25 hr guy and Deno bats .320, Lohse wins 17 and our Bully compines for 45 saves and 17 wins .
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Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory... lasts forever.
Under. Way under.
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
It is under. The only thing saving them from oblideration is the crapfest known as the NL Central.
Maybe Ozzie Guillen was right.
Over.
There are a lot of variables. I expect between 75 & 92 wins.
What?! How could the Reds win 92 games you ask -
Lohse kicks butt. He has the talent and wants to cash in with him being a free agent after 2007.
Bailey & Votto arrive and are the real deal.
The catching duo hits 25+ homers. 2B and SS also contribute more offense than they are given credit for.
The geriatric trio in the pen gives us 180 innings with a sub 4.5 ERA.
Bray or Coffey embraces the closer role.
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I think they'll be near last year's total (hopefully over .500), but I think 85 would be fairly ambitious.
And....
EE continues to improve offensively and defensively.
Junior plays atleast 120 games (in RF or 1st) and hits better than he did last year.
Dunn returns with a monster season.
Arroyo and Harang pitch similar to how they did this year.
Denorfia develops into a solid major leaguer.
If all of those things happen, both yours and mine, then it could happen. But if one or more do not then I don't see it happening. I love your optimism, wish I had half of it. I am optimistic, but a strong side of me is realistic as well.
"....the two players I liked watching the most were Barry Larkin and Eric Davis. I was suitably entertained by their effortless skill that I didn't need them crashing into walls like a squirrel on a coke binge." - dsmith421
I am saying under but more along the lines of 80-83.
With Harang and BA, we have 2 starters we can count on (hopefully).
JR,EE, and Dunn make up a decent possibly exceptional heart of the order.freel/deno patrolling CF , phillips,gonzo improves us defensively.
there are other variables:
1: another starter ??bailey??
2: games JR plays in?
3: can guys like magic, bray, coffey come thru.....
4: Dunn- will he put up the "usual" numbers 40/100 or can he have a "huge" season ?
While alot of people are writing the reds off....this same topic last year produced things such as 90-100 losses etc.
The reds with help from a weak division over-achieved and the division is about the same if not worse this year (if clemens doesnt return) so who is to say reds cant do it again?
Not that they will but they "can" so at least the possibility is there !
74.
"My mission is to be the ray of hope, the guy who stands out there on that beautiful field and owns up to his mistakes and lets people know it's never completely hopeless, no matter how bad it seems at the time. I have a platform and a message, and now I go to bed at night, sober and happy, praying I can be a good messenger." -Josh Hamilton
Under but not by much. I would think a repeat of this season was possible. 80-85 wins.
If the Poll was 85 wins or 75 wins, I'd choose 75.
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
I picked under....
82-84 would still be a winning season....
We can hope.
As much as I love these guys, I think 75 is a more reasonable number.
We were lucky to get the 80 we had last year....
No one expects the butterfly
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