Reds July Game Thread 2024

[kevin]

Yes, that was a great SWEEP of the Yankees in The Bronx. Add in the Reds have about 1/4 the money the Yankees have, or less. Bengals Fans think in terms on NFL, but MLB is not NFL. The financial is very uneven in MLB with no TV revenue sharing and such as NFL has. Reds were David vs Goliath and a great Sweep by Reds in New York.

I don't want to talk play-off hunt at this time. Reds had a good Memorial Day series in Cincinnati of big crowds, making good money, and some good baseball. Now for Reds to have a good 4th of July series in Cincinnati of big crowds, making good money, and some good baseball.

The SWEEP of Yankees in New York should help to fill Reds home stadium July 5th Friday, July 6th Saturday and July 7th Sunday, as the 4th of July Weekend continues. Enter Detroit Tigers in what I call with hype, " The Sparky Anderson 4th of July Weekend Super Series ". Sparky noted because he won World Series for both Cincinnati and Detroit. I-75 could bring Detroit fans in to help fill Cincinnati's home stadium. All money is Welcome, as Reds need fans spending money. Reds lost money in 2020, 2021 and 2022 due to no fans in 2020 and few fans in 2021 and 2022. Reds did better on fans and money in 2023, but were still shackled by The Moose and The Votto huge contracts.

So Reds free from Moose and Votto contracts made good money over Memorial Day Weekend, but need to rake in money this 4th of July Weekend. That will set the Reds up financially going forward into 2025. So I'm hoping for almost no empty seats as Detroit comes to Cincinnati this 4th of July Weekend.

I can't stress enough my disagreement with the movie Moneyball on if you don't win the World Series it's a bad season. I disagree. The World Series is 2 teams playing on Halloween. To me Moneyball is trying to rake in money Memorial Day and 4th of July. If we are talking about making Money. The Reds who lost Money in 2020 covid no fans, and 2021 and 2022 few fans, are in good shape to have back to back years of a lot of fans in 2023 and 2024. Cincinnati needed this, you can't lose money every year as Reds were doing, and stay in business. Reds owners were even talking of moving out of Cincinnati if money didn't improve. The Reds however are making money again, and a Big 4th of July Weekend to go with the Big Memorial Day Weekend they had, is just what Reds bank account needed to stay in Cincinnati.

So good SWEEP of Yankess, and now Fill The Stands in Cincinnati rest of 4th of July Weekend, to set Reds up with money for 2025 and going forward.