(01-27-2020, 03:52 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: We started out as a playoff team, it fell apart, we went through a typical MLB rebuild, now Castellini is showing how willing he is to open his wallet with the signings of Moustakas (4 years, $64 million), Castellanos (also 4 years, $64 million), Akiyama (3 years, $21 million) and Wade Miley (2 years, $15 million).

Basically, Castellini went "all-in" on 2020. I've never seen Mike Brown go all-in once in 25 years.

(01-28-2020, 10:09 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: I get it....the Reds have at least appeared to try and do things in FA, but they are in a very different situation.  Baseball is so screwed with guaranteed contracts and no salary cap (what is in place is laughable) and the so-called sabermetrics is now used everywhere.  

For the Reds to win, they are going to have to have a season where some of their young players click all at the same time and their pitchers all stay healthy.  

I actually have more optimism of the Bengals winning before the Reds (no one will want to admit it, but I think they had it in place in 2005 and in 2015) but in baseball, it is a lot harder.  

That being said, the Reds stadium and game experience is better.  Some of it could be weather related, but you can get great seats cheap and the food, etc is excellent.  But I like baseball.  Not many people do.  

(01-28-2020, 04:29 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Although I hate when people bring up "small market" in football (which has a salary cap and revenue sharing), market size does matter in baseball. Yet Castellini is able to spend big every now and then, which is more than what Mike does with the benefits the NFL offers.

Say what you will about Castellini or his approach, Mike has never had a free agency this active in his entire stint as owner/GM.

(12-06-2019, 11:07 AM)spazz70 Wrote: Fred, Fred, Fred...At least he tries and puts money into a truly "small market" team....This recent signing is equal to the last 30 FA signings for the Bengals.....   Castellini wants to win and puts "his" money into trying to do so....MB will not even spend the NFL money and try

(01-30-2020, 10:57 AM)Deacon Wrote: Greater Boston is about 4.5 million, St Louis around 3.  greater Cincinnati 1.5. Both markets twice the size of the Reds.

(01-30-2020, 10:57 AM)Deacon Wrote: Greater Boston is about 4.5 million, St Louis around 3.  greater Cincinnati 1.5. Both markets twice the size of the Reds.

(01-30-2020, 04:30 PM)spazz70 Wrote: You can't go by that....the Reds market expands to most of Kentucky... Indiana...West Virginia and other states....one of the largest markets in baseball and one of the biggest TV contracts

(01-30-2020, 05:42 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Not true at all. MLB and the Reds deal with Fox limits to Fox Sports Ohio and very few regional carriers. Their contract is one of the smaller ones. Hence the revenues I posted earlier.

(01-28-2020, 06:26 PM)Catmandude123 Wrote: He doesn't have nearly enough cabbage!!!!

(01-30-2020, 08:24 PM)t3r3e3 Wrote: Thing is that Mike can easily compete with the big market teams because they have the same cap. Mike is just too cheap to use the cap space if he does not have to.  Keeping overhead costs at an absolute minimum and riding the cap floor while taking in revenue sharing has made Mike and Family a tidy sum.  Management won’t change their penny pinching miserliness because there is no incentive to do so.  The NFL does not relegate bad franchises to lower leagues, and promote performers upward a la English Football.  If they did, the Bengals would be playing the Edmonton Eskimos in 2020.

(12-06-2019, 11:07 AM)spazz70 Wrote: Fred, Fred, Fred...At least he tries and puts money into a truly "small market" team....This recent signing is equal to the last 30 FA signings for the Bengals.....   Castellini wants to win and puts "his" money into trying to do so....MB will not even spend the NFL money and try

(01-31-2020, 12:19 AM)Essex Johnson Wrote: First Baseball and Football are totally different creators... Castellini has a worse record over the last decade than Brown as owner.  You say he tries but his trying has made the Reds worse.. Brown spent $$ better over the last decade and Bengals performed better... 

The Reds made more moves.. but its all on paper.. Bauer looked like a great move last season but he sucked as a Red.. so just because you make a move does not mean you are trying... you have to make good moves...

(01-31-2020, 11:01 AM)BleedNOrange Wrote: It is so odd to me to see people arguing about winning percentages of the Bengals vs Reds.  It's a tie, they both lose.  Both have been dumpster fires for pretty much my whole life.  But, but, but the Bengals went to consecutive playoffs several years ago.  Spare me.

Since they both have been awful on the field, I'll look at everything else.  Reds dominate in just about ever other category; community engagement, fan engagement with the Reds caravan, Championship history, Ring of Honor connections with previous players, stadium amenities, family friendly environment, & yes, an owner that at least appears to care about the fans and winning.