Reds win

[tbob]

Well, Ron Gardenhire has played his horrible AAA players all week and let the Twins lose 5 games in a row to the Tigers and Royals with the best winning record in the majors and home field throughout hanging in the balance, so Dusty's actions are miniscule compared to the workings of Gardy's mind. He wants everyone thoroughly well rested and happy for the playoffs. Meanwhile the fans are climbing the walls
I would imagine the networks and sponsors are dreading the possibility of a Reds-Twins or Reds-Rangers W.S. but you never know

[Doug]

Originally Posted by tbob

I would imagine the networks and sponsors are dreading the possibility of a Reds-Twins or Reds-Rangers W.S. but you never know

Aw, who cares if the networks and sponsors don't want to see a Reds/Twins World Series? I'm sure we wouldn't mind!

[mr2686]

Padres need to win 4 in a row to win the West...3 of 4 to Tie the Giants (we play them this weekend. Pretty hard to swallow considering they were leading most of the way. Oh well

[rc4157]

Doug - I didn't really mind him giving the regulars one night off but his quote made me question his judgment a bit. I have no problem with them celebrating with a few drinks but the message sent says they drank so much that they had hangovers so bad that they couldn't play, not a good message to our young athletes.

With that said, here's to wishing them the best in the upcoming playoffs and I wouldn't mind a Reds/Twins series at all!

RC

[Doug]

Originally Posted by rc4157

Doug - I didn't really mind him giving the regulars one night off but his quote made me question his judgment a bit. I have no problem with them celebrating with a few drinks but the message sent says they drank so much that they had hangovers so bad that they couldn't play, not a good message to our young athletes.

With that said, here's to wishing them the best in the upcoming playoffs and I wouldn't mind a Reds/Twins series at all!

RC

That's what irked me more than anything. The day before he's going on about they aren't going to let up so they can try and lock up home field in the first round and the next day he gives the entire starting lineup the day off because "they didn't get too much sleep and the way they were partying , there's probably a few headaches". The players are grown ups and shouldn't need to be babysat 24/7 , but his "boys will be boys" reaction to the whole thing doesn't send the best message. Like I said, I would imagine Bobby Cox or Tony LaRussa would be so ticked they couldn't see straight if their entire team showed up the next day too wasted to play, especially whey they still had something to play for. As a fan, I hope they can win the whole thing, but that situation just reflects poorly on a team that's done a lot of good things this year.