10-20% chance they are 80 wins good? How good are we talking here?Originally Posted by Roy Tucker
10-20% chance they are 80 wins good? How good are we talking here?
Phil Castellini, amusingly enough.
But he's got the right last name, so all good.
I mean, how much can one banana cost, Michael? 5 dollars?
"When financial success is attainable without on-field success, why rock the boat?"
LeatherPants (03-31-2022),Mitri (03-31-2022),REDREAD (03-31-2022),RedsFanInMS (03-31-2022),RedTeamGo! (03-31-2022)
With expanded playoffs "good" probably means getting into the playoffs.
Right now the Reds have a 7.3% chance of making the (expanded) playoffs per Fangraphs playoff odds.
https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds
Need to hope that the Brewers and/or Cardinals don't play as expected, or that the Cubs aren't better than expected.
REDREAD (03-31-2022)
I would have loved for someone to be at that press conference and started booing PC Princess Bride style.
Bob Sheed (03-31-2022),LeatherPants (03-31-2022),onehand (03-31-2022),REDREAD (03-31-2022)
The two biggest crimes perpetrated by the 2012 team are making me root for Mat Latos and making me despise Buster Posey. My San Franciscite partner harps on the second part daily.
Not going to disagree with that. Lol
5 Winning Records
2 Division Championships (the only 2 times they've finished higher than 3rd)
2 Playoff Game Wins (0 at home)
0 Playoff Series Wins
4 (plus 2 interim) Managers
4 GMs
We will bring championship baseball to Cincinnati
We will build one of the most respected organizations in baseball
LeatherPants (03-31-2022),REDREAD (03-31-2022)
Your point stands if the goal was championships. Which I agree it should be. Not just winning seasons. I am really interested in this sustainability model though. It seems like the light went on that they need a steady pipeline of young pitching. If that solidifies, I can see solid FA hitters wanting to come to Cincinnati.
I’ll have one of whatever you’re smoking
Yeah. Because it just didn’t happen 2 years ago with Moose and Cast. The Reds have a ton of top notch pitching prospects and have young talent or an up and coming prospect at a lot of positions. Plus they’ll have money to spend. If things develop positively with those guys, the Reds are going to be a very good team. Hitters love GABP. If the Reds are winning it’ll be a bigger draw. You sound like a Bengals fan at the start of last season. I’m going to start calling this season blinded by the butthurt. If you liked Winker and Suarez so much go cheer for the Ms and quit pissing in the Cheerios here.
There's a whole bunch of people on this website that like to tell how others should be fans.
Bob Sheed (03-31-2022)
I appreciate the optimism, and won’t make fun of you for it. However, I don’t think FA hitters of much note will ever want to come to Cincinnati. Castellanos was a unicorn, perfect storm type situation. He wasn’t getting the kind of deal he wanted and the Reds came in and gave him a deal with good money and opt-outs after every season. It was a show-me contract with good insurance if he either got injured or fell off a cliff. Made sense for Cast. Rest is history. Other FA deals will either be signing over the hill hitters trying to recoup their value with GABP and overpays for aging players (like Moose).
Frankly, as much as I hate to say it, the “sustainability model” or whatever is really the only chance we have to see a winner. We have to be the Rays. It’s the only way in reality. I know, I know, #selltheteambob. But, even if Bob does sell its way more likely the next owner is just another Bob than it is Mark Cuban or like the dude that bought the Mets. It’s fantasy.
Again, not saying I like it, but I’m starting to think this is the only way.
What would you say.....ya do here?
Pulling it out of my butt, how good they were last year. Further up I see 7.3% playoffs so I’m not far off. Delusional yes, but I’m always that way in the spring.
Well, when you're sitting back in your rose pink Cadillac
Making bets on Kentucky Derby Day
Isn’t that exactly what Monds was doing to him?
What would you say.....ya do here?
I’m confused. Opening Day, and probably the entire opening 4 game series, will be in a jam packed stadium with delirious fans celebrating the reigning World Series champs.
Oh…Castellini was talking about the Reds home opener.
REDREAD (03-31-2022),RedTeamGo! (03-31-2022)
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