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America’s Team: How the 2023 Cincinnati Reds Became Good Out of Nowhere…
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2023
- The month of June was absolutely electric for the Reds and fans in Cincinnati. A 12 game winning streak propelled them to first place in the NL Central. In this video, I break down the 8 players playing a crucial role in their success so far this year..
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How does the Reds season end?
wiled card
They go on a 50 game losing streak
10:31 if they win the division, i could see them advancing in the Wild Card series, possibly win the NLDS (depends on who they draw), and lose in the NLCS to Atlanta.
84-78
I think they get a Wild Card spot, losing to the Brewers in the division race. They then get kicked out of the NLDS at the most due to their subpar pitching.
Lifelong Cardinals fan here. Though I've been conditioned to hate this team almost as much as the Cubs, I'm very impressed with them. And I'm happy for every Reds fan who had to suffer these last several years.
This made me happy that a rival appreciates our LONG history of suffering LOL. GO SPORTS!
as another lifelong cardinals fan, I cant help but like this team now even though I used to always hate the reds.
You sir have class and it's very appreciated
Much Appreciated. I'm sure you had to put Brandon Phillips out of mind to make this comment. You're a good dude!
Life long Reds fan here. Thank you. We were also supposed to hate the Dodgers in the 70’s and 80’s before the realignment in baseball. Now it’s the Cardinals we are supposed to hate. Not our family. Cardinals are our second favorite team. My son is 14 and considered one of the best catchers in Ohio and if you ask him how he got so good he would say hard work and watching Yadier Molina. His favorite catcher.
The older I get, the more I appreciate watching a young team being built from the ground up
should've mentioned andrew abbott at least once in this video he's absolutely shoved as a rookie
Going with the unheralded angle, I feel like you should have mentioned will Benson. We acquired him for almost nothing because the Guardians were gonna leave him off their 40 man, and he currently has an OPS of .800+. Not to mention the Reds still have a top 10 farm system, even with several top prospects graduating. Fun times in Cincy
Yes, Benson should have made it a story of four rookies. Plus, his cannon arm in right field has made a number of runners stay at third base.
I remember asking in early May "whatever happened to Will Benson?" He's a liability defensively but he's been having great at-bats.
@@elbob17 I wouldn't say he is a liability, maybe slightly below average
This channel gonna blow up by the start of next season. You heard it from me.
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@@DaWARRoom hmmmmm
It will. I usually watch pitching ninja and funny vids from Jomboy, but sometimes I just wanna watch some baseball vids that deal with other parts of the game. I just subscribed 👍💪
It hopefully does
it should
As a Reds fan, I can say that we’re currently in a “growing” stage. Even with all of the incredible young talent, and a weak division, I still don’t see us winning the division this year…
…that being said, what I can tell you is that this team has put hope and belief back into the Reds future. Elly De La Cruz for example, seems to have one weakness, which is command at the plate. He strikes out *a lot,* but is only 21. He has plenty of time to improve as a player, as does the team as a whole.
The one thing the team desperately needs as a whole is improved pitching, especially starting pitching. Rookies have shown to be strong in our bullpen so far, but starting pitching is an enormous question mark. Then again, we have a few starters out to injury, but my point still stands. There is real promise here.
Yes the pitching is really an eye sore de la Cruz is a mix bag I agree with the discipline on the plate but the base stealing is where I'm actually excited for I don't think we'll make the playoffs due to the pitching but I think this is a right direction in the future
If....IF....the Reds can trade for a an "innings eater" "Bronson Arroyo" type Starter and one more good arm in that Bullpen...they run away with this division. And I already have the deals to make without killing the Minor League pipeline. Zack Greinke will most certainly be available CHEAP, same with Aroldis Chapman. KC is going nowhere, needs to rebuild. We have young guys ( and a couple vets ) that will be either struggling to get AB's with this Reds team or will be in Louisville. We also have 10 MILLION prospects 9 mostly SS's for some reason ) in our system that are killing it. Greinke makes $8.3 mil, Chapman makes $ 3.5 both 1 year deals and Royals will have already paid more than half their salaries by the trade deadline. So for KC, it's either trade them at the deadline or they walk and you get nothing in return. I don't think it would take much to land both of them. The value Greinke would add just mentoring this young staff is immeasurable...and adding Chapman's arm to that bullpen might give us "Nasty Boys 2.0 " ! And our farm system is still pretty much intact.
Betting odds say we have a 30 percent chance so I imagine it’s around ther e
We're winning this division. Accept it brother.
@@gaskinrn Agreed, but I think for a deep post season run we need another PROVEN Starter and maybe another quality arm in the bullpen. Now, if I'm totally optimistic. Abbott is a STUD, Ashcraft looks like he's finally righted the ship, Lively has been solid, Kennedy was BRILLIANT Sunday and Greene and Lodolo were supposed to be are "Aces" and hopefully Greene is back after the break and Lodolo sometime in August...if that's the case and that's our rotation..this team can score in bunches because if they're not bashing HR's they can manufacture runs...so...we could be ok !
Damn no love for will benson, dude has been the heart of the team last couple weeks
after suffering being a reds fan my whole life, im so glad they are finally fun to watch
same with Bengals....
@@bluegrassreb yeah true
Cincy is striving on all fronts right now, gonna enjoy this while it lasts
If the Reds get more stability in the rotation they could be a problem. They went toe to toe with Atlanta and they’re my pick to represent the NL in the WS. Watch out for Cincinnati.
They went toe to toe with our #1 starters on DL....and u played all 3 games at home and lost 2 of 3....calm down. The Braves are a juggernaut...unless injuries decimate them....playing for runner up in NL like 95
@2001gogamecocks Braves have made the playoffs 28 times and only had 3 World Series titles up until 2021. The Reds have only made it to the playoffs 13 times and we have 5 World Series… you must be used to heart break like us Reds fans. Lol
@@2001gogamecocks Reds #1 and #2 starters were and are still out as well.... calm down.
@@2001gogamecocksyou didn’t face our number one or number 2 starters either. And you barely pulled off a couple wins. Better watch yourself.
@@ryannichols3109 Our? I didn't know you played in the big leagues?! Laughable.
I’m a long time Reds fan going back to the Big Red Machine. To be honest I figured this team would lose 100 games this year. What an incredible surprise to find this team where they are at. It’s a great time to be a Cincinnati sports fan with Bengals and now FC Cincinnati playing incredible as well. Then to top it off Elli stole 3 bases in 2 pitches and home plate too.
I'm thinking at least 500(50%) this season. If there starting pitching were good, they would be absolutely unstoppable. GO REDS !
Old guy here: I remember the 1990 Reds, that team seemed to come out of nowhere. If you look up articles about that team, it’s about how much of surprise they were. Everyone thought Oakland was going to beat them with ease. But it was the Reds who swept.
There are parallels between between this team and the 1990 team
Well, definitely parallels… I can’t wait to bust the similarities bc they’re (nearly!) so spot-on vs that team. Then again, a good team the year before, a legit wire-to-wire season… it’s where we have to fight for the stories.
That team started the year with exactly what this team lacked: SP. Jack Armstrong was truly the All-American Boy. Got us through the ASB. But 3 amazing SPs, plus some call-ups, plus a BP that can only be called “Nasty” kept us there when the bats went cold.
#ATOBTTR #GoReds
Honestly suffering all these years actually benefited us the most, I can finally say that I have more confidence in my ball club than anything and I’m happy to be a reds fan since I was born 24 years ago 🥹
After years and years sticking with the Reds, it's so fun to have a season like this and a bright future. It's good to be a Reds fan!!!
Reds, we Mets fans are cheering for you!
Pitching could turn a corner in late August. This team just feels different. As long as the bats keep swinging they'll catch fire at the perfect time. Calling for a deep playoff run. NLCS
I'm not as optimistic long run. The starting pitching is below average and I fear will get worse. Loving the moment though.
After being down for awhile,Reds rising!
Even as a brewers fan it is fun to watch the reds play this season.
Found myself in STL on a road trip. Couldn’t bring myself to “cheer” for anything besides good baseball. But you were on the road & it’s STL, after all: so my son rooted for his fav, I just wanted to see the Cards lose lol. Ya dig? 🤦♂️ but it was MLB w my son. And a hard crew to game about.
I’ve been a reds fan since 2016 and I’m happy to see them finally playing good
So am I!
Lol ok. But newbs are welcome too! How did you two find your way to being Cincy fans?
They had a good scouting program and did an excellent job of developing young players. They will be on top of the NL Central fro years to come.
They made smart trades as well. I Thought they were goofy drafting and trading for so many SS's BUT Barry Larkin made a GREAT point...SS is typically the most gifted athlete on the field and if they can play SS at MLB level AND hit at MLB level you can always move them to a position of greater need. They basically did what a lot of NFL dynasty teams do, draft / trade for the best player available regardless of position.
There's a lot more than the guys you mentioned Will Benson, Andrew Abbott, Kevin Newman, a finally healthy Nick Senzel have all been big, unexpected contributors...and the SCARIEST part is the Reds have Christian Encarnation -Strand, Noelvi Marte, Henry Ramos, Reece Hinds ALL tearing it up in the minors. I know a lot of people think they won't be SERIOUS contenders this season BUT with the wealth of talent at both the big league and Minor League level they could deal for another starting pitcher ( Zack Greinke ) or 2, and one more quality ( Aroldis Chapman ) relief pitcher without gutting the MLB club OR their MILB pipeline. The way our Bullpen has pitched this season if you could add Chapman as an 7th or 8th inning guy to what we have now....we could have "Nasty Boys 2.0 "! If we're leading after the 6th inning...game over ! Add a Greinke or another Bronson Arroyo type starter that you know is gonna give you 5 quality innings EVERY start...forget about it ! I love Greinke, because he's been there, done that and the value he would add to this young staff as a mentor would be invaluable !
I think at least two of those guys absolutely have to be trade bait for starting pitching.
@@elbob17 Oh yeah, and let's not forget we could still deal Barrero as well. I think we actually have enough to get 2 good, quality starters ( not shut down HOF type of guys but give you 5 innings and keep you in the game type starters ) and a Very good set -up guy without hurting the future.
I watched I was watching the o's series I game 3 was a great game when I saw the will benson triple de la Cruz single and sunzels hr I'm liking this team in the future as an reds fan
The Reds got momentum this year. No need to mortgage the future if they don't make it, they don't make it. Ride with what you got one, if not two more years, then start bolstering the weaknesses (which will still likely be the SP even in two years).
@YogGroove makes sense and I keep forgetting its a small market team as well my bad
I would love to see an I-71 WS in my lifetime.
One day, maybe. It could happen.
Im a royals fan and right now Cincy and KC hate each other but this team reminds me of the 2013-2016 royals young studs growing up together and turning the league upsdie down... love to see it
Kansas City is one of the few teams outside of the Reds that I don't hate.
I’m a reds fan…. Pretty sure we don’t hate each other? At least I don’t hate the royals at all
@@givepaddytheemmy4535 nothing to do with baseball but football wise the cities hate each other right now. I'm not one of them tho Burrow is the truth I watch them everytime they come to burrowhead lmao
@@spoonsz ah didn’t even think of that cause I’m not a bengals fan lol but yeah makes sense
@@givepaddytheemmy4535 yup when the reds came to kc this year the royals celebrated the Superbowl with the chiefs in attendance lol it's ultimate petty between the cities😂
From top to bottom our position players are very good. The fielding has gotten much better and our bats are super dangerous even if they don’t hit a ton of homers
If the reds can do something to address pitching and also get Green and Lodolo back, we will be super dangerous. McClain, De La Cruz, Freidl, Steer, Fraley and India are all fantastic players and the rest are very good.
Dude, everyone says ( the "expert analysts anyway ) that we aren't a "power" team because we don't have 2 or 3 guys in the line up that could hit 50 HR's...BUT...we have guys throughout the line up that could hit 20 - 30, with 40 Doubles and double Digit Triples because they all CAN and WILL run..and we're just hitting our stride with the HR's ( 34 in last 21 games, 13 in their last 6 ) this offense is SCARY ! They remind me of "The Big Red Machine" of 75 - 76" ( not saying they're that caliber...yet ) but I was there for the 75 - 76 Reds and everyone talked about their power ( which they had ) but what REALLY made them scary was if they weren't hitting the long ball...they were the best in MLB at MANUFACTURING runs ! And those teams didn't have nearly as many guys who could run...basically Morgan, Griffey, Concepcion and Geronimo. This Reds team EVERYBODY can run ! And finally after years of me ( and I'm sure other fans ) praying for Bell to turn them lose and play aggressive...he has !
@@keithsowder4308lol good point. A team that hits 125 HRs, where 50 belong to 1 player… idk I just don’t know… how that compares to a team with 5 30+ HR player opps. Not to say what we’ve seen is going to replicate indefinitely, but it’s gotta be a tough road to hoe 1-9 for a SP?
@@soarabove337 Honestly, I've put some thought into what I'm about to say. Three things can kill a rally Strikeouts, Double Plays and this next one doesn't necessarily 'kill" a rally...but, how often have you seen a team 3 runs down and a guy hits a 2 run dinger and the next 3 guys go down ? Sometimes HR's can kill a rally. So, if given the chance of choosing between having a lineup with "some" speed and a couple guys that could hit 50 HR's but also strikeout a lot ( Olson, Schwarber ) or a team that is loaded with guys that ALL have speed, all make good contact, most handle the bat well enough to bunt and hit behind the runner when called for...and while none
of them will hit 50 HR's, most of them are gonna have a ton of XBH's ! I gotta take the second team because since they have great team speed and don't strike out a lot...they AIN'T gonna slump ! Also, some other advantages of team 2 is because they have great plate discipline they make pitchers work and will get starting pitchers out of games earlier than other teams will just because of higher pitch counts. Add to that the havoc they can wreak forcing errors with their speed along with once on base having the pitchers attention divided between the base - runner and the hitter. So the clincher for me is while team one could have guys slump and go into 3, 4, 5 game losing streaks. I don't think you're gonna see that much with team 2 and all that speed !
Great video. Don’t forget Andrew Abbott also how, if memory serves me, hadn’t allowed a run in his first 3 or 4 starts and had like idk 12-13 strikeouts the other day. Dude is nasty good.
Oh yah!!!!!!!!!! They're going all the way this year. This team brings back memories of the Big Red Machine!!!
To answer your question. All the way ! They have that 1990 vibe. Awesome video my friend. God bless you.
new fan from sweden love the reds
They win World Series next year if they retain offense and pick up three arms, starter, two bullpen. I think they just need a sub 3.50 starter and two sub 3.50 bullpen. With that many offensive threats I would say retain the whole offense, don’t sell to get arms, get good enough arms. The games will be the best games in MLB history, full of action. The 2024 Reds will be remembered as the most exciting team in sports history. If the sell India - it will ruin the vibe. Right now the team feels organic and unrefined. I think that’s what you run on. I’ve been a Reds fan my whole life - this team is worth keeping. Don’t piss off the fans now.
Votto is on fire and so are the Reds!! 🔥🔥🔥
Never been ashamed of the Reds. Just upset with front office decisions.
Yes, Cincy loves their Redlegs....But Management F'd Around and had to find out....in a better place currently, keep building!
Bro for real. It feels like back in the early and mid 2000’s and 2010’s all we did was wait for good players to step up then trade them away.
Lifelong reds fan here and boy is this fun. I think they can win the division and win the wild card series. I doubt they have the formidable pitching to compete with another playoff teams top 3 so unlikely they win the division series. But they will not be done.
This team will go to the Post season... THEY CAN GO ALL THE WAY...
Maybe us Reds fans should learn that the front office really knows what they're doing and trust the trades they make.
Honestly, they became so good because Votto came back and became awesome and Elly De La Cruz honestly looks like one of the best in the league rn.
I think you should add Lodolo and Abbott to your next Reds video. Good video from a lifelong Reds fan.
The red hot Reds ! I hope they can keep Jonathan India because i believe that they deserve him. Also im tired of seeing the reds lose their division. (Dodger fan here) i like the reds too please win your division.
It wasn't that long ago when the Pirates were in first and the Reds were near the bottom this season
You would think the Pirates fans would be used to them doing well early in the season and then shitting all over the field for the remainder.
The Reds look good, and I will give them credit. Atlanta Braves: Hold my beer!
Even though weavers era is very below average they haven’t lost on his last 6 starts and with abbot hopefully being a solid starter lodolo and Greene coming back they have a very bright future
I remember the 1991 season the Braves went to the world series after being terrible the year before, the Reds lost 100 games last year and now they are in first place this year...
Joseph Daniel Votto Still Bangs!
I would love it for Votto if this team could make a deep playoff run with him still hitting like a late prime player within the next two years. Pitching is, and always will be, the difficult part for a team that plays in the Great American Small Park. This team has offensive talent, and confidence in buckets, partially because the park turns a lot of flyouts into doubles and homers. To pitch in this ballpark takes a different kind of mentality for a pitcher whereby you have to *try* to keep the ball on the ground and in the park, but not completely unravel when you give up 6 runs in 5 innings. Think Mike Leake (even though he felt more valuable with the bat than on the mound in some of his starts). If you get guys who can pitch through a shellacking during their home starts, they're going to have the run support to end a season with 17 wins and a 5ish ERA.
There's an old saying in baseball, "Good pitching will stop good hitting. With the largest era in baseball, doesn't bode well for a a 180 game season, so it's a moot point to say they need to make a trade before dead line which means India is gone. My other point which remains to be seen, but my dad taught me back in the day when I was a boy going to Riverfront to watch the Big Red Machine. He always said this about rookies that were splintering the ball all over, " wait until by the 90th game when these rookies have went through the cycle and the scouting report is in, these catchers and pitchers will know how to pitch to them" that my fellow fans, doesn't bode well for us either. Hey I'm with ya, I'm riding this wave along with you. Never forget the numbers never lie
I was at the game elly hit for a cycle and votto cracked 2 Homer's. Never have I been to a reds game that was so electric.
Remember… in 1990 …
nobody picked the Reds to win their division…
Then few thought the Reds would get past the Pirates and win the NL Pennant…
But nobody outside Cincinnati thought the Reds would beat the AL champion Oakland A’s….
Those Reds went WIRE to WIRE….
For this 2023 Cincinnati Reds team… their destiny is up to them…
I’m in their CAR and always have been!
World Series or bust!!
Let's Go Redleg nation
🤘😝🤘
I would add the Pirates to this watch list. They are also bringing up a core group of young talent, and are about to get 3-4 of their top players back off IL. I would not be surprised to see them contend with the Reds for the division in the 2nd half. It is going to be fun watching things unfold with these young teams in the same division. Both these franchises deserve some good fortune.
This team is such a fun watch, love watching teams build up around young talent. Alexis Diaz has been huge for them and I’m happy to see him doing so well
braves own you buddy
@@crimsonszero another insecure Braves fan shocker
@@crimsonszerothe only things the braves own are choked in the postseason
@@TheTEN24 how many rings u got??
The reds need starting pitching that can put up a lot of innings. That being said you just can't dismantle the team. The reds have before traded players that are productive to help the team win. This is a team that is doing well to stay in first place. Surely I wouldn't want to be in the front office to make decisions on who stays and who goes. I guess you have to look at who is in triple a that can take the place of a weak link in hopes of getting a pitcher that can pitch innings and keep runners off home plate. I wish the reds players the best of the rest of the season.
As a life long reds fan these boys are electric!!
All the way Pete rose bet that the reds win min the world if your a true person who lives in Cincinnati you should always have faith in the reds
As a reds fan your giving the front office wayyyyyy to much credit lmao
Forgot about Andrew Abbott!
Going into the All-Star break 4-1 and a sub 2.5 ERA as a rookie too!
I’m hoping for my reds to win their 6th World Series!
This time next year several other teams will be enjoying the great young talent that used to be on the Reds.
And now the cubs making a run lol 😂. Bruh the NL Central has always been the most fun division.
I bet the person who involved Spencer Steer in that trade has been losing a lot of sleep lately, dude has became my favorite player for some reason. Never seems like he gets nervous or worrisome. Typically gives you great at bats. I call him Officer Steer, after he grew out his mustache a couple weeks ago and he looked like a police officer lol
You have it wrong about Tj Friedl he didn’t slip through the cracks and lots of teams knew about him. It’s just he didn’t know that he was eligible for the draft therefore no one drafted him since they didn’t know he could be drafted. There’s probably more to the story but that’s all I know.
TJ Friedl is having an phenomenal season in the leadoff spot. I've always wanted the Reds to have a Lenny Dykstra type. Even his late 80s/early 90s mid-stirrup look is cool.
You do three things to become a good team
1 hit the ball
2 throw the ball
3 catch the ball
De la Cruz is a player you try to make in mlb the show
The Reds couldn't believe TJ Friedl went undrafted? They had like 40 chances to take him...
if we can get a starter at the deadline, i’d like lance lynn or shane bieber, and another lefty out of the pen, hoping for chapman, i think we can win a series if we make it to the playoffs
moral of the story...never give up on yourself
Marcus Stroman to the Reds for CES confirmed
Just got swept by Milwaukee at home to start the second half. The party’s over.
Lost 3 of 4 to Cubs then got swept by the lowly Nationals at home.
Mclain also hits a crazy amount of doubles
This is the next 500k sub channel, get word play my friend
I'm excited about the Reds too.......but let's not be counting our chickens just yet.
Thank you Joe Burrow. Youre so awesome you have fixed the Reds from Paycore stadium.
The last time I saw Joe Burrow play in person he threw 5 INTs and got sacked 1 million times against the Steelers lol
@elbob17 the last time the steelers made it to the super bowl was ??
They’re this seasons 2022 Mariners-they’re going to buy at the trade deadline and make the playoffs
They can't keep overcoming their lack of starting pitching for the long haul. 4th worst staff in the majors. They have some starting pitchers on the IL but they're mostly unproven (Greene, Lodolo, Avery)
When all the young players play well at once.
Playing at Great American Smallpark definitely makes games up for grabs until the 27th out
You never here how small yankee stadium is wonder why
If the Reds acquire competitive pitching, they could compete with Atlanta. If they beat Atlanta, they could go to the show.
Lol is the Big Red Machine back?!?! Gotta wait and see but I just saw their place in the standings and was surprised
This reds team reminds me of the dlo brooklyn nets a few years ago
I'm 53 and remember the Big Red Machine when growing up in the 70's. I am NOT sold on this team. Wow they have won a few games, but it's The Reds. I will leave this comment with this, TRUE REDS FANS aren't sold on this team. They will finish the season at best 3rd place and NOT make the playoffs. I GUARANTEE IT!!
Want to bet ?
Ur vids are so dope
I think they can win 90 games if they keep it up. Good video!
Not to mention veteran Joey votto
Hope they along with the angels can get pitching help to get them to the playoffs.
I played Greene and McLain in high school
The trick is not trading all these guys. We are awful with having fire sales and gutting good teams to be a farm for big franchises. I will be happy when next season starts and hopefully we have most of our guys
That's not true at all... if anything, the Reds under the Castellinis have tended to hang on to players too long out of sentimentality or desperation to contend rather than tearing things down too early. The teardown last year was really the first time they didn't wait too long, and now we are being rewarded by the trade returns being so much better than if they had waited another year. I don't know where the idea comes from that all these players are destined to be traded away because that's what always happens, but it just doesn't fit with reality, because that isn't what always happens. In fact, with this ownership group, it has never happened.
@@rockstarperformancefacts. It’s not rooted in reality at all lmao
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Win the division, possibly world series
Andrew Abbott! He has given up what 3 runs at the most in any of his starts? Rookie, has 3-4 games with no runs or 1 run.
And they're doing all this without arguably their best pitcher, Nick Lodolo
The jury is out on Nick Lodolo/Hunter Greene/Graham Ashcraft. They have potential but they're not good yet.
Hard disagree. Lodolo and HG when healthy dominate. The jury is def out on GA. The league made their adjustment now he needs to make his.
The Reds will finish 2023 as Central Division Champions!! As of the date of this comment (July 29, 2023) the Reds are 57-49 and 0.5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers!! The Reds will make it to the NLCS where they will eventually lose to either the LA DODGERS or ATLANTA BRAVES! However, the REDS will be a very strong & capable CONTENDER in the NL for several years to come!!! " AND THIS ONE BELONGS TO THE REDS!!!
The os were this last year the set the standard for the reds to follow
Nick Kroll is one of the top GMs in baseball. He built this from the ground up with peanuts as a budget.
The braves are America’s team
Heh
Big Red Machine 2.0? If they fix the pitching...maybe maybe.
Read the title as “2003 Reds” at first lol
Reds- World Series Champs 2024
I say the reds make the playoffs and go to the NL championship LETS GO RED LEGS!
Tanking they got good because they tanked... MLB has to fix the tanking problem!
Question posed by content creator: how far do you think the reds will go?
Me in full smart-ass mode: all the way to end of the season 😏
Baseball teams win when they play for each other. That’s why the best teams are built from the minors and then supplemented with FA talent or trade for stars when they’re ready to compete for a World Series. The Astros were built like that. The Braves. The Giants of the 2010s won 3 in 5 years. Teams that spend big money for big stars like both NYC teams or the Padres will never work. You may get to the postseason bc of sheer talent levels but when the games are big they wilt like flowers bc they all think they’re the most important player and should be the center of the media attention during those big October games.
No mention of Tyler Stephenson?