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The Reds seem to be poised to become a WC team and are beating teams right and left (hiccup with Pitt). Their pitching is solid. Not sure the hitting can hold up, but, there should be a plan in place to bolster this winter. In the mean time, it would be great if the Brewers, Cubs and Reds win a bunch of games in postseason.

Shaping up that way.


Sad note: We may be fighting the Pirates to keep out of the bottom of the Division next year.

All the negative vibe about Francona - yet he is on the verge of the playoffs. We watch Mikolas stank up Wrigley worse than the alewives in Lake Michigan.

Sad thing?

T. Francona should've been wrapping up his 14th season as Cardinals manager after yet another deep 2026 October run.

rockondlouie wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025 12:09 pm Sad thing?

T. Francona should've been wrapping up his 14th season as Cardinals manager after yet another deep 2026 October run.

You think Francona could have taken this team to the playoffs?

alw80 wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025 12:11 pm

rockondlouie wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025 12:09 pm Sad thing?

T. Francona should've been wrapping up his 14th season as Cardinals manager after yet another deep 2026 October run.

You think Francona could have taken this team to the playoffs?

The thing is alw, the franchise would've never fallen to this level w/Tito in the dugout.

BDWJr would still be drawing 3+M and the team would've been in the playoffs more times than not during his "tenure".

BIGGEST failure by Dewitt was allowing Mo to hire three lapdogs instead of another tough, experienced and successful manager who would've been perfect to replace TLR.

rockondlouie wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025 12:17 pm

alw80 wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025 12:11 pm

rockondlouie wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025 12:09 pm Sad thing?

T. Francona should've been wrapping up his 14th season as Cardinals manager after yet another deep 2026 October run.

You think Francona could have taken this team to the playoffs?

The thing is alw, the franchise would've never fallen to this level w/Tito in the dugout.

BDWJr would still be drawing 3+M and the team would've been in the playoffs more times than not during his "tenure".

BIGGEST failure by Dewitt was allowing Mo to hire three lapdogs instead of another tough, experienced and successful manager who would've been perfect to replace TLR.

The managers aren't the reason the team is in the state its in, they're a symptom not the disease.

alw80 wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025 12:21 pm

rockondlouie wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025 12:17 pm

alw80 wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025 12:11 pm

rockondlouie wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025 12:09 pm Sad thing?

T. Francona should've been wrapping up his 14th season as Cardinals manager after yet another deep 2026 October run.

You think Francona could have taken this team to the playoffs?

The thing is alw, the franchise would've never fallen to this level w/Tito in the dugout.

BDWJr would still be drawing 3+M and the team would've been in the playoffs more times than not during his "tenure".

BIGGEST failure by Dewitt was allowing Mo to hire three lapdogs instead of another tough, experienced and successful manager who would've been perfect to replace TLR.

The managers aren't the reason the team is in the state its in, they're a symptom not the disease.

But Tito, like TLR before him, had the resume to keep the pressure on Mo like Tony did.

That's why Mo hired three lapdogs who were just grateful to have the job knowing they wouldn't challenge him.

Things would've been a whole lot different and BDWr would've still been spending as long as 3+M kept coming.

rockondlouie wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025 12:36 pm

alw80 wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025 12:21 pm

rockondlouie wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025 12:17 pm

alw80 wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025 12:11 pm

rockondlouie wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025 12:09 pm Sad thing?

T. Francona should've been wrapping up his 14th season as Cardinals manager after yet another deep 2026 October run.

You think Francona could have taken this team to the playoffs?

The thing is alw, the franchise would've never fallen to this level w/Tito in the dugout.

BDWJr would still be drawing 3+M and the team would've been in the playoffs more times than not during his "tenure".

BIGGEST failure by Dewitt was allowing Mo to hire three lapdogs instead of another tough, experienced and successful manager who would've been perfect to replace TLR.

The managers aren't the reason the team is in the state its in, they're a symptom not the disease.

But Tito, like TLR before him, had the resume to keep the pressure on Mo like Tony did.

That's why Mo hired three lapdogs who were just grateful to have the job knowing they wouldn't challenge him.

Things would've been a whole lot different and BDWr would've still been spending as long as 3+M kept coming.

And if my grandma had wheels she'd be a bike.