Well, the first month of MLB '06 is in the books and, as many of my fellow Cincy fans are aware, the Big Red Machine is looking pretty hot. Now, before we get real excited... even with the wonderful free agent additions made during the offseason that seemed so uncharacteristic of the Reds of years past (namely that 25.5 million dollar deal to Milton) let me remind everyone that this is classic, beginning-of-the-season Reds activity. We nearly always start hot in April and sometimes on in to May, but by the time the All Star break comes, its back to normal in Red country. Keep in mind, the last time we finished with a winning record was 2000 (we were still 10 games back of St. Louis and 9 behind NY for the Wild Card) and 1999 (closer, only 1.5 behind Houston and 1 behind NY). You have to go back to 1995 to find the last postseason appearance, then to 1990 (aka THE YEAR!!!) then all the way back to 1979 (I know, we would have taken it all in that 1994 season, stupid strike!!!). So, before we go poppin the bubbly... keep in mind, its just now May... the All Star break is still on the way.
Just a dose of reality for a Monday afternoon.
5 comments:
I try my best not to look at standings until Memorial Day. Go Tribe!
ahhh ... good hitting and no pitching. have not the past 14 complete seasons of the Braves taught you anything ... pitching will always prevail. yeah Arroyo and Coffey are pitching decent now, but I agree the Reds are about to step off a cliff. On a positive note, good thing they are in the NL Central rather than the AL central
Ahh.. for the days of Chris Sabo and the Rec Specs.
too bad I left that comment a month ago. nerd.
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