Cincinnati Reds Volunteer To Win NL Central

[frostwyrm]

Cincinnati Reds Volunteer To Win NL Central

August 17, 2006 | Onion Sports

 

CINCINNATI—The Cincinnati Reds (61-58) officially put their names forward as 2006 NL Central division champions Wednesday, after sensing that if they didn't offer to finish in first place, no one would. "We just figured that the Cardinals would do it again since they've been the ones doing it the past couple years, but they don't really seem to want to this season," Reds manager Jerry Narron said. "It's been a while since we came in first, so I guess it's our turn. No way are we doing it next year, though." Narron and his team also volunteered to get swept by the Mets in the first round of the playoffs.

 

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[Laura]

Someone's got to do it.

[chuckywang]

Why couldn't Dusty Baker volunteer to win it?

[texascub]

Why couldn't Dusty Baker volunteer to win it?

 

You've got to have horses to win, dude. Dusty wouldn't want to tarnish his record with all of these inexperienced players out there, everyone knows what he can do. He doesn't need to prove anything to anybody [/sarcasm]

[Laura]

Why couldn't Dusty Baker volunteer to win it?

 

That's the $5 million question that Hendry gets to answer.

[NorthsideAvenger]

You know what's sad:

 

NY Yankees

Boston

Detroit

Minnesota

CWS

Oakland

Texas

Anaheim

Toronto

 

Which four of these teams don't make the playoffs in the AL, are going to be severely pissed, because they are going to watch 4 inferior NL teams play in the playoffs, whereas there is a possibilty that four 90 wins teams in AL could be denied entrance in the postseason.

 

Now that is sad.

 

I say...since there is really no decent NL team other then the Mets, I say let the 4 AL teams who won't make the playoffs, represent the NL. Cause I rather see those 8 AL teams instead of 4 great AL teams and four inferior NL teams in the playoffs.

 

Ok, that last part I was being half serious/half sarcastic.

[soccer10k]

Why couldn't Dusty Baker volunteer to win it?

 

Because Dusty volunteered to lose the NL Central earlier this year.

 

(This has been posted already this year but it doesn't get old.)