The injuries were just too plentiful to reach my magic number of 78 (IIRC, too lazy to look). I still think they wind up close enough that the lost wins due to injury could have bridged it to 78.
The injuries were just too plentiful to reach my magic number of 78 (IIRC, too lazy to look). I still think they wind up close enough that the lost wins due to injury could have bridged it to 78.
"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."
--Woody Hayes
Every Club has to deal with injuries.
I actually thought the pitching would be better than it has been.
I knew from the get go the offense and Dusty were bound to fail.
Lord Have Mercy! I'd be happy with 3 or 4 wins a week from here on out.
I'm still feeling good about 74 wins, though I may have been too much of a kool aid drinker.
Go Gators!
Looks like my 78 prediction is way too optimistic. It will certainly be lower next season.
Reds Fan Since 1971
If they win today, your prediction is dead on.Originally Posted by cumberlandreds
If they lose, those who picked 77 take the cake.
If the Reds lose today and finish with 77 wins, the following people correctly picked 77:
*BaseClogger 77
BuckeyeRedleg 77
Cyclone 792 77
boognish 77
If the Reds beat up on the mighty might Pirates and pull off the win that will propel us to greatness in 2010, leaving us with 78 for this season, the following people correctly picked 78:
gonelong 78
edabbs44 78
cumberlandreds 78
BRM 78
kbrake 78
Mario-Rijo 78
Red in Chicago 78
HumnHilghtFreel 78
Boss-Hog 78
GoReds33 78
Stormy 78
In honor of gonelong, let's see the Reds get that W, so his 78 comes true
It's amazing to me that they've won 77 games.
At mid season it looked as if my 70 win prediction was too optimistic.
I ain't exactly going ape excrement over it, though.
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" ~ Jim Bouton
Don't forget my +/-10 game spread!
So close... I had us at 79.
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.
Like wheels', my 71 were looking optimistic when the team was 51-71. Quite a tear since then.
2009 was truly a "tale of two teams". This team is quite different without Taveras, Encarnacion, Gonzalez and some of the other departed/wounded.
(yes probably even Harang).
I still think team Aug-Sep would be even better without Duhsty./deadhorse
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I predicted 83 wins. If the Reds hadn't been devastated by injuries then they may have reach 83.
If you just plug in the players who were hurt career numbers in exchange for the guys who filled in for them, one can show that injuries cost the Reds 8 wins this year. Considering that all teams have injuries, I think it is safe to say that the Reds higher than normal injury rate cost them at least 4 games more than normal.
So it seems like your prediction was real close.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." -- Albert Einstein
Of course, if Taveras had stayed healthy we might not have reached 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.
Heh!
True.
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