At this point last year, the Reds were 40-56, so the team is 6 games better. I tried to research this, but I believe the Reds were 36-38 in the second half last year and 32-34 in the last 66 games (I can't remember when Mackanin took over for Narron), so if they go better than .500, we'd see a near 80-win season--still a losing season, but better which is more than you can say for last year.
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According to baseball-reference.com, MacKannin managed 80 games, so that means he took the reins starting on July 3rd. Under him they went 41-39. At the halfway point, we were 31-50, winning Game #81 against the Caridinals. We finished at 72-90, so that means we went 41-40 in the 2nd half of the season. I'm figuring this on the actual halfway mark, not the ASB.
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