Reds May 2025 Thread

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(05-23-2025, 03:01 PM)kevin Wrote: Me and you don't agree on much, and this is more of the same.  You love to look on Bengals and Reds so negative.  I see Cincinnati as having a chance to have a Great weekend.  It's a given they will sell out the stadium over Holidays with Cubs in town.  So Reds make Money this weekend.  Reds lost money in 2020 covid no fans and in 2021 and 2022.  Reds did turn a profit in 2023 and 2024 and could use a money making 2025 Memorial Day weekend.   Reds can also gain games on First Place Chicago Cubs.  

Under Terry Francona the Reds could finish May with 30 wins, which is good baseball. Terry Francona one of best hiring moves Reds have done in a long time.  So you can be negative as normal, but I see this weekend as a great opportunity for our Cincinnati Reds.  I will be watching The Reds, because as I say, it's not football season. That's another thing we disagree on, I say not every day of the year is football season.  Memorial Day Weekend and 4th of July is Baseball Season.  GO REDS. 

First off, i don't like to do it at all. It's just the facts. I'm not fabricating or inflating the level of disgust and anger at all. Look at the Reds history over the last several years. That's what they do. Get below .500, go on a run to get back around .500 then go back in a hole. 

Same with the Bengals. They do just enough to be competitive, but not enough to make them real contenders for a SB victory. And both teams seem to deal with more than their share of injuries. 

I'm not the least bit content with simply winning 10+ games a year or 80+ games a year, making the playoffs a few times and even winning a couple playoff games. I've seen lots and lots of that over the decades. I'm ready for one of these teams to do what's truly necessary to bring some championship hardware home. 

"have a chance to", doesn't work for me any more. Selling out games does nothing for me. The Reds making money does nothing for me. If you're able to mentally reset and be optimistic leading into any new season, great. I don't have that ability anymore because my expectations have been set higher than just some winning and participation trophies. 

Regardless, i'm always back on the train leading into any game, cheering for wins. I just don't have any trouble expressing my disappointment when it doesn't go well. 

Feliz cumpleanos, mi amigo.