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gonelong · 03-31-2002, 02:30 PM

Lets have everybody chime in here, and lets hold off on the "If so an so is healthy" or if this/that stuff for this one thread. Give a simple Ws and Ls regular season record prediction, not your hope, not a best/worst case scenarion, but the number you'd put out there if you had to bet your house on being within 5 Ws or so of your call. Max range of 5 Ws.

79-84 Ws

VR · 03-31-2002, 02:38 PM

89-74
Reds beat Giants in 1 game playoff to decide wild card.

(BTW, Steve Parris does NOT start this game <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> )

<small>[ 03-31-2002, 02:39 PM: Message edited by: VR ]</small>

Hoosier Red · 03-31-2002, 02:49 PM

85-77

Appalachian Red · 03-31-2002, 02:55 PM

85 - 77. Strong everyday lineup and bullpen carry Reds to edge of Wild Card race. If we are close enough, hopefully we can trade for SP before the trade deadline. Hope springs eternal - that's the great thing about spring!

Crosley68 · 03-31-2002, 03:02 PM

Everyday line-up and bullpen are too good not to be at least .500 if there are not catastrophic injuries.

84-78

03-31-2002, 03:14 PM

63-99, if they get great starting pitching from these mongrels.

red-in-la · 03-31-2002, 03:14 PM

Are we allowed to say what we really think without being called pessimists? I am hoping so.

60-102

Reasons:

1. You have not heard the last from JR's knee.

2. You have not heard the last from Larkin's mesh.

3. You have not heard the last from Casey's back.

4. You have not heard the last from Reitsma's elbow.

5. Acevedo will be just plain bad (soon people will be making the excuse that he has hardly pitched in the minors and was rushed, which is actually true).

6. Haynes will be the same awful pitcher he has always been.

7. Clark will get 500 AB's filling in for JR and Juan (because JR will be hurt and Encarnacion will be hitting .211 with 2 strike outs a game).

8. LaRue will hit .185 (like another great defensive catcher named Johnson).

9. Sullivan will finally blow up his rubber arm.

10. Graves' ERA will be 4.50.

Not saying this because I like it. But I don't think I have every seen an organization which HOPES for so many players to suddenly NOT do what they have historically done.

03-31-2002, 03:17 PM

Very astute, even more realisticx than mine, I would have predicted lower but felt the fear of censorship.

fsp382 · 03-31-2002, 03:40 PM

Back to the optimistic views, 85-77.

Riverfront · 03-31-2002, 03:57 PM

I'll go along with the 85-77 crowd. Unfortunately I don't think we'll see the playoffs, but it will be a fun season. Maybe they will surprise me.

03-31-2002, 04:05 PM

74 wins.

WVRedsFan · 03-31-2002, 04:20 PM

86-76.

This team can hit (even though they have rarely shown it in ST). Pitching will probably falter, but if enough runs are scored...well, you know what happens. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

03-31-2002, 04:30 PM

I'll say also 85-77, but i hope for a better record. I don't know why some of you guys are only saying about 60 wins, even with a lot of injury's I don't see that happening.

Puffy · 03-31-2002, 04:49 PM

76-86

Never in my life have I predicted a losing season for the Reds, and I have been doing predictions every preseason for the last 22 years. But you cannot win with Bob Boone as your manager, unless you have the 27 Yankees or the 76 Reds, and unfortunely we don't have either of those teams.

Steve4192 · 03-31-2002, 04:49 PM

Head says 80-82, heart is hoping for more.

03-31-2002, 02:30 PM	#1
gonelong Score Early, Score Often Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,127	Reds Ws/Ls prediction thread. Lets have everybody chime in here, and lets hold off on the "If so an so is healthy" or if this/that stuff for this one thread. Give a simple Ws and Ls regular season record prediction, not your hope, not a best/worst case scenarion, but the number you'd put out there if you had to bet your house on being within 5 Ws or so of your call. Max range of 5 Ws. 79-84 Ws __________________ '02-'12 Prediction Thread Archive(s) ORG Compilation

03-31-2002, 02:38 PM	#2
VR Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Vancouver, Wa Posts: 8,209	89-74 Reds beat Giants in 1 game playoff to decide wild card. (BTW, Steve Parris does NOT start this game <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> ) <small>[ 03-31-2002, 02:39 PM: Message edited by: VR ]</small> __________________ “Our team is a team full of fighters. They never panic. We don't necessarily get all the hits we want all the time, but we find a way to win.” – Dusty Baker

03-31-2002, 02:49 PM	#3
Hoosier Red Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 6,853	85-77 __________________ When people say that I don’t know what I’m talking about when it comes to sports or writing, I think: Man, you should see me in the rest of my life. ---Joe Posnanski

03-31-2002, 03:02 PM	#5
Crosley68 Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: West Virginia Posts: 937	Everyday line-up and bullpen are too good not to be at least .500 if there are not catastrophic injuries. 84-78 __________________ Let's play two!!!

03-31-2002, 03:14 PM	#7
red-in-la Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Santa Paula, CA Posts: 6,536	Are we allowed to say what we really think without being called pessimists? I am hoping so. 60-102 Reasons: 1. You have not heard the last from JR's knee. 2. You have not heard the last from Larkin's mesh. 3. You have not heard the last from Casey's back. 4. You have not heard the last from Reitsma's elbow. 5. Acevedo will be just plain bad (soon people will be making the excuse that he has hardly pitched in the minors and was rushed, which is actually true). 6. Haynes will be the same awful pitcher he has always been. 7. Clark will get 500 AB's filling in for JR and Juan (because JR will be hurt and Encarnacion will be hitting .211 with 2 strike outs a game). 8. LaRue will hit .185 (like another great defensive catcher named Johnson). 9. Sullivan will finally blow up his rubber arm. 10. Graves' ERA will be 4.50. Not saying this because I like it. But I don't think I have every seen an organization which HOPES for so many players to suddenly NOT do what they have historically done. __________________ "Is there a problem officers?"

03-31-2002, 02:55 PM	#4
Appalachian Red Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 166	85 - 77. Strong everyday lineup and bullpen carry Reds to edge of Wild Card race. If we are close enough, hopefully we can trade for SP before the trade deadline. Hope springs eternal - that's the great thing about spring!

03-31-2002, 03:14 PM	#6
Mike de la Hoz Guest Posts: n/a	63-99, if they get great starting pitching from these mongrels.

03-31-2002, 03:17 PM	#8
Mike de la Hoz Guest Posts: n/a	Very astute, even more realisticx than mine, I would have predicted lower but felt the fear of censorship.

03-31-2002, 03:40 PM	#9
fsp382 Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: OHIO Posts: 138	Back to the optimistic views, 85-77. __________________ "And Jr has homered for the first time as a Red"

03-31-2002, 03:57 PM	#10
Riverfront Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sandy, Oregon Posts: 339	I'll go along with the 85-77 crowd. Unfortunately I don't think we'll see the playoffs, but it will be a fun season. Maybe they will surprise me.

03-31-2002, 04:05 PM	#11
PokeyReeseSuPeRsTaR Guest Posts: n/a	74 wins.

03-31-2002, 04:20 PM	#12
WVRedsFan Lime in da Coconut Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Rainelle, WV Posts: 7,711	86-76. This team can hit (even though they have rarely shown it in ST). Pitching will probably falter, but if enough runs are scored...well, you know what happens. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> __________________ www.ris-news.com "The price of seeking to force our beliefs on others is that someday they might force their beliefs on us." Mario Cuomo "You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5." -Beano Cook

03-31-2002, 04:30 PM	#13
Larkin_isn't_old Guest Posts: n/a	I'll say also 85-77, but i hope for a better record. I don't know why some of you guys are only saying about 60 wins, even with a lot of injury's I don't see that happening.

03-31-2002, 04:49 PM	#14
Puffy Puffy 3:16 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Panama City Beach Posts: 13,668	76-86 Never in my life have I predicted a losing season for the Reds, and I have been doing predictions every preseason for the last 22 years. But you cannot win with Bob Boone as your manager, unless you have the 27 Yankees or the 76 Reds, and unfortunely we don't have either of those teams. __________________ "I came here to kick ass and chew bubble gum... and I'm all out of bubble gum." - - Rowdy Roddy Piper "It takes a big man to admit when he is wrong. I am not a big man" - - Fletch

03-31-2002, 04:49 PM	#15
Steve4192 Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,071	Head says 80-82, heart is hoping for more.

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