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Old 07-02-2010, 09:52 PM   #1
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Baseball is way more fun when you don't suck

I'm 26 years old now, and the last time the Reds made the playoffs, I was in like 6th or 7th grade. Damn that's one long ass time!

And my NFL team is the 49ers. Combined with 15 years of the Reds futility and 8 years of the 49ers, that's a cool 23 years of ineptitude for me. I'm guessing most here are Bengals fans though, so I'll take my combo over yours though, ty very much.
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Old 07-02-2010, 10:12 PM   #2
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oh wow, I feel so bad for you, the last time the Reds where good was in 1995, I was three....and don't remember crap. last time the Reds won the Series, I was not even a thought. (AND I'M 18 )


though I agree with your main point, it does feel a lot better when you are winning!
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Old 07-02-2010, 10:17 PM   #3
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im 23 feel the same way. i have only a very vague memory of seeing the reds play the braves in the 1995 playoffs. but the 1999 season was really exciting but that seems a long time ago.
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Old 07-02-2010, 10:24 PM   #4
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I'm 39 and missed the 1990 year, I was in boot camp from sept. to nov. that year and missed the seriers.

I will never forget chief petty officer Kemper asking how many A's fans we have and then him saying you have 5 minutes to cry as the Reds were up 3 games to 0....Talk about being on lockdown I hadn't heard a word about the series until then, I didn't even know they had played Pittsburg.
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im 23 feel the same way. i have only a very vague memory of seeing the reds play the braves in the 1995 playoffs. but the 1999 season was really exciting but that seems a long time ago.
was the 1999 season the season where the Reds lost a 1 game playoff against the Astros? I believe Young lined out to 2nd to end the game?
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Old 07-02-2010, 10:30 PM   #6
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was the 1999 season the season where the Reds lost a 1 game playoff against the Astros? I believe Young lined out to 2nd to end the game?
no it was against the Mets. Al leiter vs Pete Harnisch.
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no it was against the Mets. Al leiter vs Pete Harnisch.
did they ever play the astors for for a playoff spot? if not, that is how foggy that memory is lol (I was 6)
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Old 07-02-2010, 10:40 PM   #8
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no it was against the Mets. Al leiter vs Pete Harnisch.
Was not Harnisch, it was Steve Parris.
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Old 07-02-2010, 10:47 PM   #9
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Was not Harnisch, it was Steve Parris.
Don't bring names like those up anymore lol. I'm trying to forget those days.
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Old 07-02-2010, 10:52 PM   #10
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23 here too, it's finally fun to be able to talk about my favorite team without some kind of a punchline. Soak it in Reds fans and I hope it continues, because we have waited a very long time
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Old 07-02-2010, 11:02 PM   #11
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Don't bring names like those up anymore lol. I'm trying to forget those days.
Why forget those days? 99-00 were good years to be a Reds fan.

When I think of Steve Parris I think of that magical season of 99. Would you rather me bring up Eric Milton, Paul Wilson, Danny Graves (as a starter), some fat dude named Hamilton we had in 02, Todd Van Poppel, Ryan Dempster, Kyle Lohse, Jared Fernandez, and Elmer Dessens?
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Old 07-03-2010, 12:04 AM   #12
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Why forget those days? 99-00 were good years to be a Reds fan.

When I think of Steve Parris I think of that magical season of 99. Would you rather me bring up Eric Milton, Paul Wilson, Danny Graves (as a starter), some fat dude named Hamilton we had in 02, Todd Van Poppel, Ryan Dempster, Kyle Lohse, Jared Fernandez, and Elmer Dessens?
some gems in this post. lol.
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Old 07-03-2010, 12:16 AM   #13
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I'm 21 and don't remember much of the '95 playoffs either. This team is so much fun to watch and I think they are just scratching the surface. They have the potential to be awesome for a long time!
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Old 07-03-2010, 12:20 AM   #14
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Buck Coats, Anderson Machado, Rey Olmedo, William Bergolla, Tony Womack, Tim Hummel, Dwayne Wise.... just wanted to name drop some classic position players
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Why forget those days? 99-00 were good years to be a Reds fan.

When I think of Steve Parris I think of that magical season of 99. Would you rather me bring up Eric Milton, Paul Wilson, Danny Graves (as a starter), some fat dude named Hamilton we had in 02, Todd Van Poppel, Ryan Dempster, Kyle Lohse, Jared Fernandez, and Elmer Dessens?
Those were some fun years. The only thing I want to forget was that rainy playoff game vs. the Mets. The Reds could not buy a hit and Ricky Henderson, of all people, with the home run.
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