It's a modern miracle this team is mathematically IN it at all?

How amazing? Forget the fact that the Reds are ONE UNDER .500, forget the fact that they were declared dead. But get this - The Reds run differntial is 731 run scored and 781 runs given UP!!! They are FIFTY runs below their opponents on the year! And earlier this year I heard no team has made the playoffs with a NEGATIVE run differential! Not only try negative .. but 50 under!

[EKURed]

If a miracle happened and they made the playoffs you sure won't find me apologizing for it. I'll just be rooting for them like crazy EVERY game they play!!

[redsmetz]

Originally Posted by GOREDSGO32

How amazing? Forget the fact that the Reds are ONE UNDER .500, forget the fact that they were declared dead. But get this - The Reds run differntial is 731 run scored and 781 runs given UP!!! They are FIFTY runs below their opponents on the year! And earlier this year I heard no team has made the playoffs with a NEGATIVE run differential! Not only try negative .. but 50 under!

And we are just one of four teams still in it for a division title - Astros, Reds, Dodgers, and Twins. Not too shabby for a team picked to finish last or near thereto. We are also one of only three teams still not eliminated in the Wild Card race (us, Astros, and Phillies). In the Wild Card, our Eliminiation Number is 1 and the Astros is 2.

[OldRightHander]

This team reminds me of the 2003 Bengals. So close, but still with a few holes to fill before they become a serious contender. They're an improvement over previous years and if they somehow manage to get a few of those missing pieces in place they could be something special in a couple years. I hope I'm right. I'm certainly more optimistic than I was a year ago.

[BamaRed]

You can thank the Cardinals for this "modern miracle"

[EKURed]

Originally Posted by BamaRed

You can thank the Cardinals for this "modern miracle"

True, but the Reds have won games lately to make up ground.

[goreds2]

Originally Posted by EKURed

True, but the Reds have won games lately to make up ground.

True, you can't make up games unless YOU win.

[terminator]

Well, of course I'm rooting for them, but they aren't exactly "hot." They're 5-5 over the last 10.

[redlegs2370]

Originally Posted by BamaRed

You can thank the Cardinals for this "modern miracle"

And the Cardinals can thank the Reds for the West Coast disaster, it all has a way of evening out.

[Johnny Footstool]

It's ludicrous for a sub-.500 team to be in contention for a playoff spot. It doesn't feel right at all.

[blumj]

Originally Posted by Johnny Footstool

It's ludicrous for a sub-.500 team to be in contention for a playoff spot. It doesn't feel right at all.

It just seems so strange that whoever wins the division will likely do it with a record that wouldn't give them 2nd place in ANY other division. And would put them in 4th place in a couple of them, maybe even all 3 AL divisions.

[jmac]

Originally Posted by Johnny Footstool

It's ludicrous for a sub-.500 team to be in contention for a playoff spot. It doesn't feel right at all.

while in "contention"....it seems odd but the if the reds claimed the playoff spot their record will be above 500.

also it is who gets hot when:
say the reds go 4-1 in last 5 and finish with astros 82-80 and a game or 2 back of stl."if" jr could return for playoffs,i would say the reds (jr,EE,BA, harang,dunn) or astros(oswalt clemens berkman) may cause more worry on opposition than stl "right now".basically they are pujols and a tired carpenter.

[EKURed]

Originally Posted by Johnny Footstool

It's ludicrous for a sub-.500 team to be in contention for a playoff spot. It doesn't feel right at all.

Nobody seems to compain in the NFL if a team makes the playoffs at 8-8 and there are always multiple teams in the NBA playoffs under .500. I don't care what their record is....if they make the playoffs, I will be fired up.

[goreds2]

Here are some front row, left field seats for Sundays game.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Pirates-v-Reds-1...QQcmdZViewItem

[RedsManRick]

Originally Posted by EKURed

Nobody seems to compain in the NFL if a team makes the playoffs at 8-8 and there are always multiple teams in the NBA playoffs under .500. I don't care what their record is....if they make the playoffs, I will be fired up.

Show me the last time a professional baseball team won 87.5% of their games. Football is just a tad different. A few plays can be the difference between a .500 winning percentage and a .625 winning percentage. In baseball that's the difference between the Reds and Yankees.