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    Re: Are the Reds for real?

    With that bullpen, I have adjusted my expectations to slightly better than the Pirates.


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    Re: Are the Reds for real?

    No

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    Re: Are the Reds for real?

    such a shame. they absolutely would be for real if this bullpen was just average. not even good, just average.

    instead, it's the worst bullpen the reds have had in my lifetime.

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    Re: Are the Reds for real?

    11.11% of the season gone, Reds 9-9 with a +17 RD

    Seems real to me and frankly, more than I expected.

    Personally, it's good to get around the league before assessing. The Diamondbacks own the Reds like the Reds have owned the Pirates, not sure what that really says about all three clubs in the third week of the season
    Last edited by westofyou; 04-22-2021 at 09:25 PM.

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    Re: Are the Reds for real?

    Quote Originally Posted by Falls City Beer View Post
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    Re: Are the Reds for real?

    A week ago I was feeling a bit embarrassed about my guess of the Reds only winning 75 games. After several years of unrealistic optimism, I think I have finally embraced reality.

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    Re: Are the Reds for real?

    That's why it's a marathon, not a sprint. And also why they're harder to "predict". Far more room for error vs last season's 60 game sprint.
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    Re: Are the Reds for real?

    *Small Sample Size Alert*

    Results by Temperature:

    Over 50 degrees: 9-5 record, 14 games, 56 runs allowed, 4 run average
    Under 50 degrees: 0-4 record, 4 games, 38 runs allowed, 9.5 run average

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    Re: Are the Reds for real?

    Quote Originally Posted by MoneyInTheBank View Post
    *Small Sample Size Alert*

    Results by Temperature:

    Over 50 degrees: 9-5 record, 14 games, 56 runs allowed, 4 run average
    Under 50 degrees: 0-4 record, 4 games, 38 runs allowed, 9.5 run average
    True.

    A couple of days ago they lost the game at home... to Arizona... in the snow.
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    Re: Are the Reds for real?

    They also got waxed in the state of Arizona...so....
    What would you say.....ya do here?

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    Re: Are the Reds for real?

    Quote Originally Posted by RedTeamGo! View Post
    They also got waxed in the state of Arizona...so....
    The Dodgers lost a series to the Rockies last year... so...

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    Re: Are the Reds for real?

    Quote Originally Posted by TNRED View Post
    A week ago I was feeling a bit embarrassed about my guess of the Reds only winning 75 games. After several years of unrealistic optimism, I think I have finally embraced reality.
    Yeah, a little irrational exuberance there. You never want to go much higher than 60-65 with this franchise. It's a safe place, and you can declare the season a success if you win 70.

    One of the better "tips and tricks" needed to be a Reds fan.
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    Re: Are the Reds for real?

    Quote Originally Posted by MoneyInTheBank View Post
    The Dodgers lost a series to the Rockies last year... so...
    Ok? I was referring to Arizona being warm
    What would you say.....ya do here?

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    Re: Are the Reds for real?

    You're never quite as good as you look on a winning streak and never quite as bad as you look on a losing streak. They're the team we thought they were in spring training. It's a nice collection of guys who don't quite add up to a baseball team. A lot of guys playing either out of position or at the edge of where they should be on the defensive spectrum. Pitching that isn't an improvement over last year's team. Lots of guys with a long history of injuries who true to form can't stay in the lineup.

    But they are certainly scoring runs. While the pitching isn't and improvement over last year's team, there are bright spots to build around. Suarez at shortstop IS a more creative solution than playing Farmer/Holder which is what I was pretty sure was going to happen.

    If you had told me a month ago that after 20 games this would be a 500 club, I would have taken that. It's not the worst team ever assembled down by the river, but even if they slip into a playoff slot I don't like their chances when they are playing good teams day in and day out. Perhaps I'll feel differently come September/October.
    "Even a bad day at the ballpark beats the snot out of most other good days. I'll take my scorecard and pencil and beer and hot dog and rage at the dips and cheer at the highs, but I'm not ever going to stop loving this game and this team and nobody will ever take that away from me." Roy Tucker October 2010

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