The Drive to Finish Out of the Cellar-Sweep the Reds!

by zogger on Aug 21, 2009 1:21 PM EDT

We start a weekend series with the Reds, if we sweep them, we will climb out of the cellar for the first since, well, a long time. While our goal for the rest of the year is to grow/evaluate players, let's also strive to finish above all of the "poorer" team in NL Central. We can finish above the Reds, Astors, and Brewers! They are not that far ahead of us. I don't think any of them are some more talented than we are that we can move past them.

So GO BUCS!

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The Bucs are certainly not worse than the Reds without Volquez and with Cueto hurt.

by Gorkys n' Beans on Aug 21, 2009 2:44 PM EDT reply actions

for as much as people dislike russell, imagine if we had dusty baker destroying the arms of our young pitching. what are the odds cueto’s shoulder inflammation is some sort of labrum issue?

by johnnycuff on Aug 21, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions

I like your thinking but...

The Reds are certainly catchable since they are only two and a half back, but the Bucs would have to win a lot of games to make up the 9 and 9 and a half game gap between them and the Brewers and Astros respectively.

by thefutureisnear on Aug 21, 2009 3:08 PM EDT reply actions

Let's not get carried away

This team is finishing either 5th or 6th.

by maguro on Aug 21, 2009 3:30 PM EDT reply actions

You can't spell "CincinnaTI REDs" without "tired"...

With 13 games left against the Reds, I think the Bucs have a good shot at catching them. The finish described in the post sounds more like 1987, when the Pirates woke up on August 23 to find these standings:

Cardinals 73 50 –
Mets 69 55 4.5
Expos 68 55 5.0
Phillies 66 58 7.5
Cubs 62 62 11.5
Pirates 53 71 20.5

And proceeded to win 27 of their last 38 games (following a team meeting where Syd Thrift recommended that the players set a goal wins for the rest of the year, and Jim Gott optimistically said “25”), so that the final standings looked like this:

Cardinals 95 67 –
Mets 92 70 3.0
Expos 91 71 4.0
Phillies 80 82 15.0
Pirates 80 82 15.0
Cubs 76 85 18.5

by Traco Bucco on Aug 21, 2009 4:00 PM EDT reply actions

Build The Momentum For Next Year.

While I agree that we are in evaluation mode through the remainder of the season, a strong finish could do wonders for the Bucs. It could provide that spark for next season to all the fans, all the returning players, and all the retiring/returning friggin’ hacks like Brett Smizik!

by tjc on Aug 21, 2009 5:15 PM EDT reply actions