The REds.

Regul8er · 09-29-10, 10:23 AM

Anything can happen in a best 3 out of 5, and its been proven to us year after year after year.

nobodyukno · 09-29-10, 11:30 AM

Originally posted by Regul8er

Anything can happen in a best 3 out of 5, and its been proven to us year after year after year.

Anything can happen when you have an actual starting rotation which the Reds are far from

Pauulzcappin · 09-29-10, 11:35 AM

Both black/short starting pitchers from Reds can put a 0 on any given night going 6-7 innings. Then you have to deal with Chapman.

How many points you any wager they don't get swept?

Pauulzcappin · 09-29-10, 11:35 AM

Not even gonna start on Travis Wood, guy is a stud.

sportsguy04 · 09-29-10, 12:37 PM

Reds have already roughed up Oswalt once this year. Even beat Holladay.

As a reds fan, Im not to worried.

fox sixers · 09-29-10, 01:37 PM

Again.. Phillies get any respect? lol. can anything happen and reds win? SURE. but don't say your not worried about the Phillies... lol. just a pointless comment. ANYBODY team in baseball should be concerned with a team that has gone to the world series 2 years in a row and are even better this year.. Not saying phillies win 100% .. but...

rthoughton · 09-29-10, 03:19 PM

The Reds are not a playoff team. If they play the Phils, I will bet you points that they get swept. Too young, too inexperienced, too overmatched. If the Reds were not in the Central, they would have had a losing season. They dominated the Pirates, Cubs, Brewers over near 50 games.
This is the best Phillies team in the history of the Phillies.

rthoughton · 09-29-10, 03:31 PM

Originally posted by Pauulzcappin

Both black/short starting pitchers from Reds can put a 0 on any given night going 6-7 innings. Then you have to deal with Chapman.

How many points you any wager they don't get swept?

Cueto's any given night 6/7 shutout innings has happened twice in the second half (v Pitt, @Hou)
Volquez's any given night happened once this year (v Pitt)
Wood's a three-timer (@STL, @Pitt, @Phi), but Reds have lost 4 straight Wood starts.
Arroyo's a three timer (@Cubs, @ Cubs, v Atl) Reds are 2-4 in his last 6.
WHat about Leake and Bailey? wont they be in over Wood?

mostly against weak, weak Central teams, and one against the then-buried-alive Phils, and one against a road Braves.
Anyway, you walk Votto you beat the Reds in this postseason. they are, by far, the weakest of the Playoff teams in the NL, but have a good 'pen a great defense.

Hammew · 09-29-10, 03:48 PM

Yea everyone in Cincinnati stays up at night worried about the Phillies.

The Reds haven't made the playoffs since I was 12 years old, so we have already won. The Reds will be the team to beat in a couple years as long as Castilinni ponies up for payroll.

Mr Handicapable · 09-29-10, 04:13 PM

The Reds are young...they don't know any better and they have nothing to lose!
The Phillies would probably cakewalk against them but everyone said the same thing about the talented Pirates/A's (Bonds/Bonilla/McGwire/Canseco/etc.) in 1990 and the Reds beat Pittsburgh and swept Oakland! The Dodgers team w/Hershiser was very weak overall and they won it all as well! The last Marlins team was supposed to get rolled by the Cubs and Yankees but that didn't happen either! Philly's park plays like ours too....a couple of cheap dingers can always turn a game around!

bacon22 · 09-29-10, 05:23 PM

The 90 Reds team was not supposed to do anything either.

Pauulzcappin · 09-30-10, 08:57 AM

Originally posted by rthoughton

Cueto's any given night 6/7 shutout innings has happened twice in the second half (v Pitt, @Hou) Volquez's any given night happened once this year (v Pitt) Wood's a three-timer (@STL, @Pitt, @Phi), but Reds have lost 4 straight Wood starts. Arroyo's a three timer (@Cubs, @ Cubs, v Atl) Reds are 2-4 in his last 6. WHat about Leake and Bailey? wont they be in over Wood? mostly against weak, weak Central teams, and one against the then-buried-alive Phils, and one against a road Braves. Anyway, you walk Votto you beat the Reds in this postseason. they are, by far, the weakest of the Playoff teams in the NL, but have a good 'pen a great defense.

No. The rotation for the playoffs will Volquez, Wood, Cueto and Arroyo.

Bostongambler · 09-30-10, 08:59 AM

Sometimes teams are just destiny

BRAVES1985 · 09-30-10, 09:05 AM

anyone can win in the playoffs

rthoughton · 09-30-10, 09:12 AM

Originally posted by sportsguy04

Reds have already roughed up Oswalt once this year. Even beat Holladay.

As a reds fan, Im not to worried.

I was at the game they beat Halladay.
The Phils have already swept the Reds this season (in a four game series). what's your point?

anyway, as I said, i live in Reds country. My little half-brother is a huge Reds fan. I just dont like their attitudes, and I despise fair-weather fans.
I am happy for them, I suppose, but it just reminds me of the Phils in 07 or any young team that gets over the hump for the first time.
I always liked the Reds' announcers, but now that they are winning, they are ego-maniacs.
I just wish a sweep on them. Ive been wrong before, tho, sure.
IMO, there is just no way they score more than one run against Halladay in game one, and Hamels and Oswalt have been arguably better than him over the past 6+ weeks. The trio went effing 13-1 in September.
Phils 3-fo'-fo'-.
As they keep saying, "will anyone stop the Phils?" and the answer is, inevitably, a resounding, "no."

rthoughton · 09-30-10, 09:14 AM

Originally posted by BRAVES1985

anyone can win in the playoffs

says the braves fan who is praying for a wild card.
sure, anyone can win... but over the past 2 seasons, they haven't. just the Phils.

Braves have no shot without Prado.

Pauulzcappin · 09-30-10, 09:53 AM

Your comments are filled with such high levels of arrogance that one may think your team won more than 2 world series.

Settle down guy, playoffs are just around the corner and Phils are probably gonna play Reds.

Regul8er · 09-30-10, 11:54 AM

rthoughton........if the Reds and Phillies match up, I'll bet you how ever many points I have by the time the series starts that the Reds will win at least one game. Probably in the neighbourhood of 200 points. Let me know man....see how much confidence you still have.

rthoughton · 09-30-10, 11:57 AM

...at least one game. i love it.
and, Im perfectly calm, dude.
I just know that this is the weakest the NL playoff crop has been in 3 years and this is the best Phils team ever.
The Reds are poor. as i said, if they were in the East or West, they would be a sub.500 team. If the Phils were in the Central, they would win 110 games.

rthoughton · 09-30-10, 11:57 AM

i love it, too, that the Reds party hardy and lose a game they should win, with seeding at stake. another mark of an immature team.

Regul8er · 09-30-10, 12:09 PM

The Phils wouldnt win no 110 games in the NL Central. Looks like the Jays will win 85 this year....would they win 100 in the AL Central or West??? Not likely.

But your down for the bet? If the Reds win one game, you owe me 200 points......if the Phillies sweep, I owe you 200 points?

Pauulzcappin · 09-30-10, 12:17 PM

Lol. I'll take this wager easily as well.

rthoughton · 09-30-10, 12:55 PM

who wouldnt take that wager? 200 points on a sweep? that's absurd. and, you dont even know if youll have 200 by then.
I would consider something a little more reasonable.
I was thinking maybe 50ish. For even money, 200 points on a sweep is foolish.

And the Phils absolutely would win 110 games in the central. they would 16 each against the shit teams that the reds feasted on. The Brewer, Cubs, Pirates, Astros would all be last place teams in either other division.
The Reds would be a sub.500 in the east or west, too.
They dominated their shit division. and now are about to get swept in the playoffs.

Pauulzcappin · 09-30-10, 01:09 PM

LOL, I'll take -200 on a non sweep, my 400 against your 200.

Regul8er · 09-30-10, 01:12 PM

How about we settle for 100 points?? Sure I believe its absurb, and I'm getting incredible value, but you seem overly confident the Phillies will win the NLDS in a landslide. If your that confident, 100 points shouldn't be that big a deal.

Regul8er · 09-30-10, 01:13 PM

I guess paullzcappin made you a better offer.

Pauulzcappin · 09-30-10, 01:16 PM

I don't mind reguler you can have it if you want.

I'll just feel good for taking this kid's points

BRAVES1985 · 09-30-10, 01:19 PM

Originally posted by rthoughton

says the braves fan who is praying for a wild card. sure, anyone can win... but over the past 2 seasons, they haven't. just the Phils. Braves have no shot without Prado.

i didnt say the braves would win i said ANYBODY CAN WIN in the playoffs learn how to read

Pauulzcappin · 09-30-10, 01:22 PM

Originally posted by BRAVES1985

i didnt say the braves would win i said ANYBODY CAN WIN in the playoffs learn how to read

Don't worry, his homerism and blind love for the Phillies doesn't allow him to see anything else.

sportsguy04 · 09-30-10, 01:23 PM

Originally posted by rthoughton

i love it, too, that the Reds party hardy and lose a game they should win, with seeding at stake. another mark of an immature team.

Are you retarded?

Didnt your phils lose the next day after clinching? Nobody plays their starters the next game after clinching.

Immature team?

Please...

sportsguy04 · 09-30-10, 01:25 PM

Your basically calling the Reds Frauds.. What are the NL West champs then?

Giants or Padres? These two teams have absolutely 0 hitting.

rthoughton · 09-30-10, 02:15 PM

Originally posted by sportsguy04

Are you retarded?

Didnt your phils lose the next day after clinching? Nobody plays their starters the next game after clinching.

Immature team?

Please...

The Phils had home field throughout locked up.
Your team should be trying to face one of those teams without any hitting instead of drinking all night, throwing a game with seeding at stake.
Aren't you the one who posted the info about the reds staying out all night drinking?

rthoughton · 09-30-10, 02:16 PM

the Reds are frauds. they are in the Central. they play 16 vs the Astros Brewers Cubs and Pirates. They have no pitching.
The NL west is loaded with HUGE pitcher friendly parks and amazing pitching.

rthoughton · 09-30-10, 02:17 PM

Originally posted by BRAVES1985

i didnt say the braves would win i said ANYBODY CAN WIN in the playoffs learn how to read

that last sentence was just a shot to your ribs and had nothing to do with the original few sentences that actually had everything to do with your post.
Are you sure it's me who cant read?