Phil Castellini surprised that Opening Day tickets still unsold

[Bob Sheed]

I agree nepotism is poison, but I gotta say, dick williams was a big time nepotism hire and Krall worked his way up through the organization over many years. Williams is significantly better than Krall.

I was referring to Phil, but sure...

Krall is just a yes man because his last name isn't Castellini, Bell, Williams, etc. If he doesn't toe the company line, there would actually be consequences.

[Griffey012]

I think this team might be okay. I guess I always feel that way this time of year. But I certainly understand why the fans are going to require the team to show them something before the fans start showing up at the ballpark.

Obviously I’ve disliked a majority of the moves and returns we’ve gotten, like you i’m starting to come around on the things they are doing in a way, and am finding ways to be optimistic about the season much like every year. However, between doing too little too late last season and us not having won a single playoff games in almost 10 years, I have no reason to have faith that they know what they are doing.

[Strikes Out Looking]

Maybe Phil is auditioning to be Putin's head of PR?

[BCubb2003]

Statements like these should always be in the form of, “We intend to earn your faith/trust/support/money.”

[Kingspoint]

Maybe if they slashed ticket prices to match the quality of the product, they'd sell out the games.

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"It's not me, it's you!"

[Kingspoint]

"Honey, are you really upset that I spent the rent money on a hooker?"

"There's still beans in the cupboard and franks in the fridge."

[Old school 1983]

So what happens if this team is good?

[MoneyInTheBank]

So what happens if this team is good?

Then they will have earned some trust in the process after 16 years of empty promises

[HokieRed]

So what happens if this team is good?

Most of RZ forget that they ever disliked the moves.

[Roy Tucker]

So what happens if this team is good?

I’d give it a 10-20% chance. If Hunter Green goes all Wayne Simpson and Pham’s bat replaces Castellanos and the bullpen finds a Nasty Boys trio, then ok. Lots of things have to go right.

[Mitri]

Seriously, who is running the Reds' PR department? Do they even have a PR dept? How do these comments ever make it out of the board rooms? How is Krall ever allowed in front of a rolling camera? I'm a high school English teacher and I could run their PR better than it's currently being operated.

[LeatherPants]

Seriously, who is running the Reds' PR department? Do they even have a PR dept? How do these comments ever make it out of the board rooms? How is Krall ever allowed in front of a rolling camera? I'm a high school English teacher and I could run their PR better than it's currently being operated.

We get it, you hate everything this team has ever done. They're Putin. Okay, enough already.

[mth123]

So what happens if this team is good?

Sign of the Apocalypse IMO.

Not saying there is zero chance, but I have better chance of being hit by lightning on my way to collect my Powerball Jackpot than this team has at 80 wins IMO.

[BCubb2003]

I’d give it a 10-20% chance. If Hunter Green goes all Wayne Simpson and Pham’s bat replaces Castellanos and the bullpen finds a Nasty Boys trio, then ok. Lots of things have to go right.

Maybe Senzel replaces Castellanos, Pham replaces Winker, Suarez is addition by subtraction, Lodolo replaces Gray and Greene replaces Miley, and the bullpen replaces Doolittle and company. It begins to look better.

[Old school 1983]

Then they will have earned some trust in the process after 16 years of empty promises

16 years? The Reds were arguably the best team in baseball in 2012. Covid in 2020 really jacked up the first all in Reds team since then.