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I can't wait for the Reds-White Sox series. That will really tell us how good the Reds are. I'm not trying to downplay sweeping Houston and St Louis, but Houston was in a bigtime slump and St. Louis just lost the best player in the game. Don't forget that in 2004, the Reds were 34-22 but ended up 76-86 and were even 47-41 at the All Star Break that year. The Reds are currently 35-24. I'm still not high on them.
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The Reds are not good. Neither are the Astros, and they caught the Cards reeling without Pujols. Pretty soon the dog days of summer will show up, one of Harang or Arroyo will fall off, Milton will remember he's terrible, and their bullpen will at best have a bad stretch. It happens every year people.
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The Reds are not good. Neither are the Astros, and they caught the Cards reeling without Pujols. Pretty soon the dog days of summer will show up, one of Harang or Arroyo will fall off, Milton will remember he's terrible, and their bullpen will at best have a bad stretch. It happens every year people.

 

didn't we say that about the white sox last year

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The Reds are not good. Neither are the Astros, and they caught the Cards reeling without Pujols. Pretty soon the dog days of summer will show up, one of Harang or Arroyo will fall off, Milton will remember he's terrible, and their bullpen will at best have a bad stretch. It happens every year people.

 

didn't we say that about the white sox last year

 

Arroyo, Harang, Milton, and Claussen is a far cry from Buehrle, Contreras, Garcia, and Garland.

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The Reds are not good. Neither are the Astros, and they caught the Cards reeling without Pujols. Pretty soon the dog days of summer will show up, one of Harang or Arroyo will fall off, Milton will remember he's terrible, and their bullpen will at best have a bad stretch. It happens every year people.

 

didn't we say that about the white sox last year

 

Arroyo, Harang, Milton, and Claussen is a far cry from Buehrle, Contreras, Garcia, and Garland.

 

i believe you're forgetting a certain relief pitcher

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The Reds are not good. Neither are the Astros, and they caught the Cards reeling without Pujols. Pretty soon the dog days of summer will show up, one of Harang or Arroyo will fall off, Milton will remember he's terrible, and their bullpen will at best have a bad stretch. It happens every year people.

 

didn't we say that about the white sox last year

 

Arroyo, Harang, Milton, and Claussen is a far cry from Buehrle, Contreras, Garcia, and Garland.

This is true, but to be fair, this time last year it wasn't that big a jump at all.

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The Reds are not good. Neither are the Astros, and they caught the Cards reeling without Pujols. Pretty soon the dog days of summer will show up, one of Harang or Arroyo will fall off, Milton will remember he's terrible, and their bullpen will at best have a bad stretch. It happens every year people.

 

didn't we say that about the white sox last year

 

Arroyo, Harang, Milton, and Claussen is a far cry from Buehrle, Contreras, Garcia, and Garland.

This is true, but to be fair, this time last year it wasn't that big a jump at all.

 

Yes it was. Buehrle and Garcia have always been better than anyone on that Reds staff.

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The Reds are not good. Neither are the Astros, and they caught the Cards reeling without Pujols. Pretty soon the dog days of summer will show up, one of Harang or Arroyo will fall off, Milton will remember he's terrible, and their bullpen will at best have a bad stretch. It happens every year people.

 

didn't we say that about the white sox last year

 

Arroyo, Harang, Milton, and Claussen is a far cry from Buehrle, Contreras, Garcia, and Garland.

This is true, but to be fair, this time last year it wasn't that big a jump at all.

 

Any of those four White Sox pitchers would be aces on the Reds. You also have to factor in that the Reds are in the NL and the White Sox are in the AL.

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I have a $5 bet with my buddy that the Reds will win the division over the Cards. Yeah, I know...real rich bet...but it's a nice risk vs reward for me. If I lose, it's only $5...if I win, it's the Reds over the Cards! :D
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I have a $5 bet with my buddy that the Reds will win the division over the Cards. Yeah, I know...real rich bet...but it's a nice risk vs reward for me. If I lose, it's only $5...if I win, it's the Reds over the Cards! :D

 

 

AND......

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Anyone who's been watching the Cards recent slump has seen that it's not the offense that's suffering. Our whole pitching staff the month of May into June has been pretty bad. So far, this can't be attributed to Pujols' absence. If anything, the pitching staff needed to be better with Albert gone and instead they've been worse.
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Anyone who's been watching the Cards recent slump has seen that it's not the offense that's suffering. Our whole pitching staff the month of May into June has been pretty bad. So far, this can't be attributed to Pujols' absence. If anything, the pitching staff needed to be better with Albert gone and instead they've been worse.

 

Sounds familiar -- Lee goes down, ERA skyrockets. Then again, with that list of "talent" it was bound to happen.

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Anyone who's been watching the Cards recent slump has seen that it's not the offense that's suffering. Our whole pitching staff the month of May into June has been pretty bad. So far, this can't be attributed to Pujols' absence. If anything, the pitching staff needed to be better with Albert gone and instead they've been worse.

 

Sounds familiar -- Lee goes down, ERA skyrockets. Then again, with that list of "talent" it was bound to happen.

 

Jeez. Depressingly similar.

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I can't wait for the Reds-White Sox series. That will really tell us how good the Reds are. I'm not trying to downplay sweeping Houston and St Louis, but Houston was in a bigtime slump and St. Louis just lost the best player in the game. Don't forget that in 2004, the Reds were 34-22 but ended up 76-86 and were even 47-41 at the All Star Break that year. The Reds are currently 35-24. I'm still not high on them.

 

Hold your applause please.

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