I'll be back to this thread in about a month when the reds are hot and see if you think the same thing. baseball is an marathon, not a sprint. Its a long season. Do you remember how we started last year? No. You remember how we finished. "automatic out" paul janish just dipped below a .300 batting avg... Gomes has the 1st or 2nd most walks on the team... automatic outs? I think not. Volquez has struggles first inning, but anyone with half a baseball mind can see how if he figures it out, he could be a top 5 pitcher in the NL. It takes up to 3 years to be back to 100 percent from Tommy John. That's the big picture. Go root for the Cubs if you're going to make ignorant statements.