05-23-2024, 11:59 AM
Would be nice for Reds to get win #21 this afternoon. Win a series and get more wins over holidays at home. April was good, 16 wins. First half of May was lousy, but a good holiday homestand to end the month would salvage and bail out May. If they can get to 21 wins fast, they can get to 25. 30 wins is out, but try to come close to 30. A win this afternoon would help greatly.
After the 8 game losing streak, if Reds can have 25 or more wins at end of May, that is a good comeback. It's not 30 wins, but it's close and better than the first half of May.
In terms of Money Ball. Only 2 teams will be playing Halloween in MLB. So when a small market team gets home games Memorial Day or 4th of July, that's actually more important than playing on Halloween. The Money Ball is for Reds to win some games and have big crowds spending Money from now through Memorial Weekend, and that is Money Ball, the Summer Holidays, not Halloween. The Money Ball Oakland A's GM saying if you don't win the World Series it's a bad season is wrong. Florida Marlins for example one year over spent and bought the players needed to win the World Series, but the lost money huge. They had to dump everybody and they were worst team in MLB for years after over that money loss of buying the World Series. So forget Halloween, Reds having a good Memorial Day Weekend homestand is Money Ball. You play Ball, but you don't lose Money, you make Money. The Florida Marlins found out The NY Yankees can buy The World Series, but The Marlins lost too much money to get that trophy, and so would the Reds if they over spent. The Reds can't afford Ohtani type contracts and are better off without those huge contracts.
After the 8 game losing streak, if Reds can have 25 or more wins at end of May, that is a good comeback. It's not 30 wins, but it's close and better than the first half of May.
In terms of Money Ball. Only 2 teams will be playing Halloween in MLB. So when a small market team gets home games Memorial Day or 4th of July, that's actually more important than playing on Halloween. The Money Ball is for Reds to win some games and have big crowds spending Money from now through Memorial Weekend, and that is Money Ball, the Summer Holidays, not Halloween. The Money Ball Oakland A's GM saying if you don't win the World Series it's a bad season is wrong. Florida Marlins for example one year over spent and bought the players needed to win the World Series, but the lost money huge. They had to dump everybody and they were worst team in MLB for years after over that money loss of buying the World Series. So forget Halloween, Reds having a good Memorial Day Weekend homestand is Money Ball. You play Ball, but you don't lose Money, you make Money. The Florida Marlins found out The NY Yankees can buy The World Series, but The Marlins lost too much money to get that trophy, and so would the Reds if they over spent. The Reds can't afford Ohtani type contracts and are better off without those huge contracts.
1968 Bengal Fan
