Phil Castellini surprised that Opening Day tickets still unsold

[KronoRed]

Multiple boot licking articles on Cincinnati.com today about how you should be happy with whatever Bob gives you, because "someone else may move the team"

Same crap different year.

[Wonderful Monds]

No surprise that a room full of people in a drinking establishment in Cincinnati were glued to a game on TV that involved a team from Cincinnati. Especially one playing in its 141st season. Most people don't digest everything Reds, they go to games with friends, drink beers and think about how their grandfather did the same thing and so did his grandfather. Sure they love it when the Reds win, but they also don't recoil at losses. They aren't carrying around the teams actions with them day to day, to them the Reds are just another part of their summer days and always have been.

When the Reds do great these people feed the teams coffers and make rich men richer, but they won't turn their back on them when they aren't, because they are just not as invested as us.

Idk man, people really started to tune out during the last tank cycle. In 2018, by like June or so, it was rare to find a bar or restaurant with the game on around town. I think they’re at risk of that again depending how the next year or two go.

[RedTeamGo!]

Idk man, people really started to tune out during the last tank cycle. In 2018, by like June or so, it was rare to find a bar or restaurant with the game on around town. I think they’re at risk of that again depending how the next year or two go.

This roster is nothing like those rosters.

I get it, Winker and Gray are gone. However, this team is going to be more competitive with regard to the day to day games than a lot of folks want to admit. At least until they dump Mahle, Castillo, Pham, Solano, and potentially others at the deadline. This is not the Pirates we are watching.

[RedTeamGo!]

I vehemently disagree with Old school. But I don’t think he’s trolling. Just deeply misguided.

I don’t know, I definitely think everyone should think exactly the same on here, we need to tar and feather anyone that disagrees with the groupthink and call them trolls, dishonest, and uncool.

[westofyou]

Idk man, people really started to tune out during the last tank cycle. In 2018, by like June or so, it was rare to find a bar or restaurant with the game on around town. I think they’re at risk of that again depending how the next year or two go.

Well yeah, but it's also the second game of the year. People love the buffet the first couple times they go back and forth, then a kid pukes and everyone looks the other way

[Old school 1983]

Multiple boot licking articles on Cincinnati.com today about how you should be happy with whatever Bob gives you, because "someone else may move the team"

Same crap different year.

That’s a pretty lame take from the papers. Even if Bob were to sell, I think there’s pretty much a 0% chance he’d sell to someone who’d move the team.

[RedTeamGo!]

Well yeah, but it's also the second game of the year. People love the buffet the first couple times they go back and forth, then a kid pukes and everyone looks the other way

I was at a Chinese Buffet about 10 years ago in Charlotte at lunch with my coworkers. This really big fat guy started choking, everyone just kind of glanced at him and looked away. I was like “wtf?!” And jumped over at gave him the heimlich. He barfed out some half chewed orange chicken. The guy just kind of coughed a few times, and I swear to god, didn’t look back at me or say thank you or anything. Went back to his table and kept eating. It stunk like cheap cologne and vomit. Everyone in the restaurant barely even acknowledged what happened and kept eating. One of the most bizarre moments of my life. I haven’t been able to even consider eating at a Chinese buffet again. Just disgusting and depressing places.

[Old school 1983]

This roster is nothing like those rosters.

I get it, Winker and Gray are gone. However, this team is going to be more competitive with regard to the day to day games than a lot of folks want to admit. At least until they dump Mahle, Castillo, Pham, Solano, and potentially others at the deadline. This is not the Pirates we are watching.

This team looks like it’ll be legit if Senzel stays healthy and Greene and Lodolo can pitch well. At this juncture, I think San Martin earned a ticket to Louisville last night assuming the timeframes on Minor and Castillo are accurate. Get those guys in the rotation. And I think we’ll see this team make some noise.

[Old school 1983]

I was at a Chinese Buffet about 10 years ago in Charlotte at lunch with my coworkers. This really big fat guy started choking, everyone just kind of glanced at him and looked away. I was like “wtf?!” And jumped over at gave him the heimlich. He barfed out some half chewed orange chicken. The guy just kind of coughed a few times, and I swear to god, didn’t look back at me or say thank you or anything. Went back to his table and kept eating. It stunk like cheap cologne and vomit. Everyone in the restaurant barely even acknowledged what happened and kept eating. One of the most bizarre moments of my life. I haven’t been able to even consider eating at a Chinese buffet again. Just disgusting and depressing places.

Lord dude. That’s crazy. I never liked the places but that story put me over the top to never go back to one.

[westofyou]

I was at a Chinese Buffet about 10 years ago in Charlotte at lunch with my coworkers. This really big fat guy started choking, everyone just kind of glanced at him and looked away. I was like “wtf?!” And jumped over at gave him the heimlich. He barfed out some half chewed orange chicken. The guy just kind of coughed a few times, and I swear to god, didn’t look back at me or say thank you or anything. Went back to his table and kept eating. It stunk like cheap cologne and vomit. Everyone in the restaurant barely even acknowledged what happened and kept eating. One of the most bizarre moments of my life. I haven’t been able to even consider eating at a Chinese buffet again. Just disgusting and depressing places.

Two thoughts

My friend experienced the fat kid vomiting at tableside at a beef buffet once and also can't think of them

Second one... I went to a beer blast at Dr Heimlich's house 40 odd years ago, his daughter went to Summit Country Day with my buddy

[Wonderful Monds]

Last season, despite the team actually being decent, I was half tuned out most of the time because I could tell that the team was winning in spite of ownership. That it felt like they really wanted to tear down at that point, but couldn’t do so when they actually started competing. But I had the feeling all along they wouldn’t make significant additions no matter how good they were last year.

This team is an even worse version of that. Let’s say they do manage to somehow hit the best case scenario and pull like 80 wins out of their ass. Hard for me to give a damn, given that they would be even better than that if they weren’t pathetic cheapskates.

I’m done with moral victories, done with “ah well we sure had a pleasant season with a record a game or two above 500.” I’m just not interested in following a team that clearly isn’t trying to win it at all. That’s all there is to it for me.

[RedTeamGo!]

Last season, despite the team actually being decent, I was half tuned out most of the time because I could tell that the team was winning in spite of ownership. That it felt like they really wanted to tear down at that point, but couldn’t do so when they actually started competing. But I had the feeling all along they wouldn’t make significant additions no matter how good they were last year.

This team is an even worse version of that. Let’s say they do manage to somehow hit the best case scenario and pull like 80 wins out of their ass. Hard for me to give a damn, given that they would be even better than that if they weren’t pathetic cheapskates.

I’m done with moral victories, done with “ah well we sure had a pleasant season with a record a game or two above 500.” I’m just not interested in following a team that clearly isn’t trying to win it at all. That’s all there is to it for me.

Ah, so you’re a band wagon/front runner fan now. I’m not saying that as an insult, I get it. I wish I could be like that, but I simply can’t.

[Ron Madden]

Ah, so you’re a band wagon/front runner fan now. I’m not saying that as an insult, I get it. I wish I could be like that, but I simply can’t.

I can't either

[Wonderful Monds]

Ah, so you’re a band wagon/front runner fan now. I’m not saying that as an insult, I get it. I wish I could be like that, but I simply can’t.

No not all. I’ve just had enough of ****ty baseball in my life, wasted too much time on it for it to be fun anymore. Not going to waste anymore time on a franchise that doesn’t care if that’s what they’re serving up or not.

That was meant to be backhand though, let’s be real man. I’m not a fan at all anymore lol

[RedTeamGo!]

No not all. I’ve just had enough of ****ty baseball in my life, wasted too much time on it for it to be fun anymore. Not going to waste anymore time on a franchise that doesn’t care if that’s what they’re serving up or not.

That was meant to be backhand though, let’s be real man. I’m not a fan at all anymore lol

Ok, so never rooting for the Reds again no matter what. Then, just out of curiosity, why do you still come here? I mean, I honestly hope you stay as you are one of my favorites on this website, but if you despise the Reds, are not following the Reds, will never root for the Reds again (even if they win 100 games and win a World Series, which yes is a fantasy), then to quote my signature, what would you say ya do here?