I guess we will have to tune in for tomorrow's episode to find out if they have what it takes to bounce back.
I guess we will have to tune in for tomorrow's episode to find out if they have what it takes to bounce back.
If you have a losing record at Reds games, please stop going.
The 3-2 game was a 3-2 game. They lost a good, tough game.
Tonight, Harang just imploded. That happens.
Let's get em' tomorrow.
Last edited by LvJ; 05-31-2009 at 12:48 AM.
Luke warm puke and an eye roll...sorry about your persacution complex...woe is FCB.
Does pollyanna have an antonym?
I thought the thread topic was referring to Mike Lincoln and Jared Burton.
Benzinger backing and calling! And the 1990 world championship series belongs to the Cincinnati Reds!
I just don't get humor anymore. I'll read it again and see if it's funny...................no.
I've got a friend who works at the New Yorker. Maybe he'll be able to explain it to...wait...wait a second...double helix of failure...oh man, that is funny. Good stuff.
I can just see Will Ferrell's next movie "Talladega Nights: Double Helix of Failure".
Well, you've always said how wonderful and amazing you think Walt is...so at this point, it's on him. He has plenty of players (in the minors) to trade for to get rentals or other players at this point.
Walt also signed Lincoln (to a 2 year deal no less).
Really, the Reds scored enough runs last night to win the game (especially with a pretty inadequate offense). Harang blew it last night.
Last edited by fearofpopvol1; 05-31-2009 at 02:04 PM.
I'll chime in here because I think it's an interesting topic--and (I think) I understand (and agree with) the general point FCB is trying to make.
There are two theories at play here:
1. The hex/goat/curse stuff: I think people use those terms mostly in a fun or literary way. I think very few people actually BELIEVE that there are mystical forces at work to keep certain teams from success.
2. The Losing Culture stuff: THIS, I firmly believe in.
When Steve Bartmann interferred with Moises Alou, I don't think it was a curse at work. But once he did that, I DO believe that EVERYONE on the Cubs, everyone on the Marlins, everyone in the stands, and everyone at home felt the tension and started to believe that the Cubs would lose. And if you don't believe that confidence/mental state doesn't play a role in the success or failure of athletes, you are nuts.
If you are attempting to do ANYTHING and lack confidence in doing it, things become much more difficult.
I believe that as an organization struggles year after year, everyone from the FO to the players to the fans become less confident and begin to believe that bad things will happen. Over time, I do believe this can become a self-fulfilling prophecy and factor into the failure of an organization.
Do I think the Reds lost Saturday night (or any individual game) because they have a losing culture? Of course not-- it's not nearly that black and white. But I do believe that a culture can be created (both good and bad) and once it's created, it is difficult to break.
The Reds are a poor organization...and "poor" might be putting it kindly. They make bad moves and then when they make good moves, they don't seem to be able to make them at the right times (finally get good pitching, but can't hit, etc..) and then you factor in some of the weird things like your best player going on the DL with "stress-related" issues and yes, I think a prevailing feeling of doom and failure can infect a clubhouse and ultimately affect results on the field.
I'm not even using the 2009 Reds as my example here...I like what we're doing and I have legit hope for the first time in awhile. I am trying to make my point in a broader, sports-wide sense.
I'll be the first to agree with the notion that the Reds are headed for choppier waters. That said, the Brewers are a good team capable of making an opponent look real bad.
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