Reds July 2025 Thread

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(07-23-2025, 08:22 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: The more I hear and see folks say "we're still a young team, we'll continue to grow and go for it in 2026" that more I believe this is just Groundhog Day and it's 2023 again. 

A whole lot of the same players (EDLC, Steer, McLain, Friedl, Benson, Stephenson, CES, Fraley, Marte, Green Abbott, Lodolo), largely the same results of a .500-ish team (82-80), the same wait-and-see approach to the deadline (even though we were actually 9 over .500 at the break), and the same rationalization that we're young and they'll all get better next season (we aren't young anymore, and the 2024 team went 77-85, and now those same folks in 2025 are probably going 82-80 again).

I mean the Reds have the longest postseason series win drought in MLB at 29 seasons. They by far lead the majors in this.

Reds - 29 seasons
White Sox - 19 seasons
Angels - 15 seasons
Pirates - 11 seasons
Orioles - 10 seasons

All other teams are single digits. The Reds are not owned and operated by winners.

I suppose I post this to agree, it's Groundhog Day but you have to strike through your 2023 and go back waaaaay further.