2006-07-01 16:42:53 · 16 answers · asked by billyc1972 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Assuming you are talking about the World Series, yes they can win it, because they have a legit shot at the playoffs. Once you get to the playoffs anything can happen. The Reds are a flawed team, but so is everyone else in the NL except maybe the Mets. St. Louis IS NOT going to run away with the Central, anyone who says they are has not watched them play this year, and there are a lot of mediocre teams vying for the Wild Card.
The Reds need help in their bullpen, and another starting pitcher would be nice too, but they can't give away the farm to get it either. Bullpen help should be their #1 priority.
If you look at the Reds versus the other teams in the NL, they stack up pretty well. You can do a lot worse than Dunn, Griffey, and Kearns in your outfield. The infiled of Aurila, Encarnacion, Lopez, Freel, Hattiberg, Phillps is pretty solid, especailly because aside from Hattiberg, any one of them could play any infield position, and the Reds can change them in and out to maximize favorable matchups. The Reds can afford to carry three catchers because of this versilitilty and it allows them more options at the end of the games. The catchers of Ross, Valentin, and LaRue, again not great, but very competitive, especially if Ross stays hot.
The starting rotation of Harang, Arroyo, Milton, and Ramirez is pretty good, Mays/Claussen is brutal, but so are a lot of teams' #5's and it's not like they would have to start in the postseason.
Their bullpen, aside from Coffey, is terrible. They need help in this area. They should call the Cubs and see if they are interested in moving Howry or Eyre, who are being wasted there because the Cubs never win. They will need 2 guys to help their bullpen if they want to have a good chance, but its possible.
Anyway its been a lot more fun to watch the Reds this year than it has been in some time.
2006-07-01 17:32:10 · answer #1 · answered by teddybgame12 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Reds did manage to take 2 out of 3 from the Royals last week.....Did you mean the World Series? I guess anything is possible, do you think the Reds will play the Royals in the World Series? ..LOL.
2006-07-02 01:03:11 · answer #2 · answered by jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutley not everyone knows its gonna be a mets/tigers series and the mets are going to sweep with pedro throwing a perfect game in number 4 =) oh yeah and beltran, wright and delgado will all have 20 homeruns in that game
2006-07-02 01:25:16 · answer #3 · answered by taylorcp10 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Absolutely not. The Reds' record is inflated and will deflate once that horrific pitching staff falls back down to earth.
2006-07-02 00:06:53 · answer #4 · answered by bucksbeat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes because they had some great players, Bronson Arroyo , Ken Griffey jr to name a few
2006-07-01 23:57:06 · answer #5 · answered by mick987g 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the next 100 years? Sure.
2006-07-01 23:46:18 · answer #6 · answered by Spike Spiegel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They might cause the NL is such a crappy division this year. The AL Central is the dominate ones this year.
2006-07-02 00:08:54 · answer #7 · answered by Child'sPlay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not if they play The Tigers.
The Tigers owe them for beating us in 1940.
2006-07-02 07:55:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its for the Blues.. Forza Azzuri*
2006-07-01 23:46:06 · answer #9 · answered by ☆Princess NonO☆ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO!!!!
My Indians will destroy you just like Pronk did in the 5th inning today!!!
GO TRIBE!!!!!!
2006-07-01 23:45:56 · answer #10 · answered by radchad25 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋