Well, I've been on vacation for 5 days. I haven't seen a game since last Wednesday. I've seen a few score updates from time to time, but didn't follow closely.
Tying everything together on what I've missed, it was probably a good time to miss this team....I was out of town, enjoying a music festival, enjoying some adult beverages with friends, and jam sessions with friends and random hotel neighbors. Good times! Maybe I should go on vacation again, because what I've come back to isn't pretty.
The bullpen has gotten no better, and they continue to blow games in which the starters and the offense are doing very well, or at worst, good enough to win....we've been waiting for the offense to wake up, and it looks like they have. At least we still have Josh Hamilton.
This team is going to start losing themselves, and their fans if management doesn't shake things up. I don't know what they can shake up, but they need to do something. Bring up new bodies, fire/release people...something. The fans are tired of seeing this garbage year in and year out....and with the Reds already 8 games out of first, the season may already be over. This team in the first month and some change, have not shown they are good enough to dig themselves out of that hole.
It's a sad state of affairs, and it's not looking like there's a chance of it getting any better if the Reds stand pat.
Matt...did you come down to Memphis for MusicFest again?
Last edited by Matt700wlw; 05-08-2007 at 03:43 PM.
Went on Saturday myself (took my 11-year-old daughter), enjoyed the Duhks and Old Crow Medicine Show in particular. Hope you had a good time...
PS: Bats are in the IL, Redbirds in the PCL and never the twain meet, so no chance at seeing the Bats unfortunately. I wish Louisville was in the same league as Memphis. Unfortunate that they're not...
I had a blast...I couldn't have asked for any better weather, either! Aside from a few small hiccups with mother nature, I have no complaints...and it didn't affect any of the shows I wanted to see.
I had no idea about the Redbirds and the Bats...I just figured with the Reds and Cardinals...
Oh well!
Re: OCMS: They really do. And their live show was absolutely unreal. Very tight. A genuine highlight.
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