10-11-2015, 06:56 PM
They won in St Louis to go into Wrigley Field with the series tied 1-1. The win on the road is huge. GO CUBS
I like Madden who turned around the awful Tampa franchise in a division the Reds would not want to be in ( NY Yankees, Boston, Baltimore and Toronto ). Madden turned last place Cubs into a play-off team his first year. Someone please tell Reds Hal McCoy it is possible ( Hal says it's impossible for Reds to go from last to play-offs in 2016 ). Madden works his teams on fundamentals. He is like Jack McKeon or Sparky Anderson on drilling in the fundamentals of the game, not assuming big money contacts equal great play. Last night the Cubs laid down back to back run scoring bunts. 2 bunts, 2 RBI's. This is hard work in Spring Training now paying off. When was the last time the Reds laid down back to back run scoring bunts ???? My guess would be a long, long time ago. That is a safe bet considering for years the Reds haven't been able to bunt to save their Rosey Reds. How can the Reds turn it around people ask. They should start with lots of bunting practice and fielding practice this Spring Training. The blue print for how the Cubs turned it around in one year should be the blue print for the Reds, get back to fundamentals and learn to play some small ball.
GO CUBS.....I'll admit, winning on away court in NBA or away ice in NHL probably changes play-offs more than MLB, but the away win is still good and can be a play-off changer.
I like Madden who turned around the awful Tampa franchise in a division the Reds would not want to be in ( NY Yankees, Boston, Baltimore and Toronto ). Madden turned last place Cubs into a play-off team his first year. Someone please tell Reds Hal McCoy it is possible ( Hal says it's impossible for Reds to go from last to play-offs in 2016 ). Madden works his teams on fundamentals. He is like Jack McKeon or Sparky Anderson on drilling in the fundamentals of the game, not assuming big money contacts equal great play. Last night the Cubs laid down back to back run scoring bunts. 2 bunts, 2 RBI's. This is hard work in Spring Training now paying off. When was the last time the Reds laid down back to back run scoring bunts ???? My guess would be a long, long time ago. That is a safe bet considering for years the Reds haven't been able to bunt to save their Rosey Reds. How can the Reds turn it around people ask. They should start with lots of bunting practice and fielding practice this Spring Training. The blue print for how the Cubs turned it around in one year should be the blue print for the Reds, get back to fundamentals and learn to play some small ball.
GO CUBS.....I'll admit, winning on away court in NBA or away ice in NHL probably changes play-offs more than MLB, but the away win is still good and can be a play-off changer.
1968 Bengal Fan
