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big_hits24
Posts: 175
Feb 5, 2010 4:36pm
Yes the Reds are having a pretty good start heading into Spring, getting Chapman and signing Orlando Cabrera. CAN the Reds surprise some people and be a contender? Or break the hearts of their fans again?
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Feb 5, 2010 4:38pm
86 wins
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big_hits24
Posts: 175
Feb 5, 2010 5:33pm
I didnt know that they got Aaron Miles in the trade for Taveras...Is he going to play 2nd or Short. Maybe be a back up to Phillips
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rightfield
Posts: 164
Feb 5, 2010 5:58pm
92 wins and the playoffs.
DeyDurkie5
Posts: 11,324
Feb 5, 2010 6:05pm
68 wins
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big_hits24
Posts: 175
Feb 5, 2010 6:43pm
I think if everyone stays healty and dusty baker doesnt mess around with the lineup the whole season...and get another pitcher hurt, we could contend for the wild card.
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that_guy
Posts: 439
Feb 5, 2010 8:35pm
'10 Reds with some no name random dude managing- 87 wins
'10 Reds with Dusty managing- 72 wins
I like the offseason moves and have some small hopes for the future, though I'm not giving them too much credit until Dusty is far away from Cinci...
'10 Reds with Dusty managing- 72 wins
I like the offseason moves and have some small hopes for the future, though I'm not giving them too much credit until Dusty is far away from Cinci...
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big_hits24
Posts: 175
Feb 5, 2010 9:52pm
I'm hoping they dont throw Chapman into the starting rotation before he is ready...Dusty has some bad experience with getting young pitchers arm problems: Kerry Wood, Mark Prior, knock on wood Edison Volquez
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
Feb 5, 2010 10:25pm
I see the Reds surprising some people this year
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RiverRat13
Posts: 377
Feb 6, 2010 4:58pm
Gotta walk before you run. I will be ecstatic with a winning season, which I think is a reasonable goal. Get some momentum for '11.
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big_hits24
Posts: 175
Feb 6, 2010 8:50pm
I think this could be a good year, but I look for next year to be even better...Chapman with a year of experience, along with the other young pitchers, hopefully a healty Volquez, at the beginning of the year, sign Cabrera to another year and everyone would have had a full yr with each other and build some nice chemistry.
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crab42
Posts: 66
Feb 7, 2010 10:27pm
84 wins and 4 games out in the WC race
BCBulldog
Posts: 824
Feb 8, 2010 10:17am
When I first saw this thread, I had a similar thought:that_guy wrote: '10 Reds with some no name random dude managing- 87 wins
'10 Reds with Dusty managing- 72 wins
I like the offseason moves and have some small hopes for the future, though I'm not giving them too much credit until Dusty is far away from Cinci...
With Baker managing, 70 wins.
If Pete Mackanin had been given the job instead of Baker, 85 wins just missing playoffs.
If they had actually hired Girardi in 2007 after they fired Jerry Narron, instead of waiting for the season to end, 92 wins taking the Central.
If they fired Baker today, let a panel of freehuddlers set the rotation and daily lineup and have Billy Hatcher manage the game, 82 wins.
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rydawg5
Posts: 2,639
Feb 8, 2010 10:32am
I will go with 78 wins.