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Cincinnati Reds (2026 Season Thread)

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Jaxbuck said:
Take a picture of the record at .500 on this date.

They won't be seeing it again this year.

Worst bullpen in the majors torpedoing any night when the mediocre offense actually scores a few runs or the mediocre starters keep them in the game for the first 5 inning or so.


The rest of 2026 =
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Team BA .230. Team ERA 4.83. How are they even close to a .500 team?
 
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Jaxbuck said:
Random variance.

April was some skinny tail, extreme outlier nonsense.

Rent is due now.
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Back in the day when I followed baseball more closely I used to follow stats. You almost never saw teams with BAs below .250 nor team ERAs over 4. I did some looking today. ERAs are WAY uo compared to say 30 years ago so you'd think BAs would be through the roof but their not. The best hitting teams have a team BA of around .260 with most teams being below .250. I can't believe either the amount of players that are regulars batting around the Mendoza line. Home runs and strikeouts are way up and stolen bases way down. Stealing bases has become a lost art. It's kind of depressing how far the game has fallen despite today's player being more athletically gifted that ever.
 
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DubCoffman62 said:
Back in the day when I followed baseball more closely I used to follow stats. You almost never saw teams with BAs below .250 nor team ERAs over 4. I did some looking today. ERAs are WAY uo compared to say 30 years ago so you'd think BAs would be through the roof but their not. The best hitting teams have a team BA of around .260 with most teams being below .250. I can't believe either the amount of players that are regulars batting around the Mendoza line. Home runs and strikeouts are way up and stolen bases way down. Stealing bases has become a lost art. It's kind of depressing how far the game has fallen despite today's player being more athletically gifted that ever.
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It hasn't fallen, it's just changed.
 
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