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I was at the record preventing win against the Twins. Rainy, cold, against a minor league team(game meant nothing to Minny), with a Couple thousand other fans.'88 Orioles were worse. Lost their first 21 games. Had Murray and Ripken.
The '03 Tigers as bad. Came within a weekend of tying the 62 Mets.
I am sure their fans probably never expected the worst. Tigers are a better comparison than the Mets.
The time in the dregs was shorter for the Tigers than it has been or will be for the Reds.This Reds team is waaaaaay better than 03 Detroit. Not even close imo.
Tigers went to the World Series three seasons after that horrible 03 season. Which was their second 100 loss season in a row. (Two 90 loss seasons in a row before that.) Hit on high picks(JV and Granderson) hit on FA signings (Maggs and Pudge) hit on trades (Guillén for Santiago and Polanco for Urbina) and signed a manager with expierience.The time in the dregs was shorter for the Tigers than it has been or will be for the Reds.
Going from 43 wins to 95 wins in 4 years ... that's do-able obviously but it's not happening in Cincy.
This was supposed to be a year we could be looking at 80-85 wins ... not great, just presentable.
I suppose they could get it together but it isn't looking like it.
At least twice a game, they do something that reminds you of the team in the movie Major League.
Maybe the second slowest turtle behind Miami.Tigers went to the World Series three seasons after that horrible 03 season. Which was their second 100 loss season in a row. (Two 90 loss seasons in a row before that.) Hit on high picks(JV and Granderson) hit on FA signings (Maggs and Pudge) hit on trades (Guillén for Santiago and Polanco for Urbina) and signed a manager with expierience.
They weren't getting the rebuild going with a HOFer like Votto. And didn't have a pitcher in their entire system as talented as Castillo.
I don't think your Reds will be the worst team in baseball this year tbh.
The convoluted answers Williams gives on why Senzel isn't up speak to the fact that he's made the deals to get Penny and Goose and probably plays golf with those two guys' agents so he's not going to admit to fucking up there. He'd have to DFA one of those guys. He has to carry Blandino till Suarez gets back, because that's the only way he can keep Penny and Goose on the roster. I suppose he could send Ervin back to the minors but that's not even going get Senzel any PA.There are several bad teams, Reds right down there with them. Doesn't say much in the 4th or 5th year of the "rebuild", other than it's not working.
You can't win if you can't score, but I'm still less optimistic about the pitching. Can't fathom why Senzel isn't up yet, unless they are concerned about playing time for the current hacks...if so, why ?