How many wins will the 2012 Reds get?

recently said:
90-95 seems realistic, which will easily be enough to win the division IMO.
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hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaah--hofffy is falling off of his chair recently--hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah stick to eriting plays hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahaha --REDS= 81 wins tops ....mark it down from hof
 
hof said:
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaah--hofffy is falling off of his chair recently--hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah stick to eriting plays hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahaha --REDS= 81 wins tops ....mark it down from hof
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So, you predict the Reds to finish 5th in the NL Central with 81 wins, which means the Cards, Brewers, Cubs and Pirates all have to win more than 81 games. That is almost statistically impossible :laugh:
 
Sig Hansen said:
Every coach, manger, player etc. in any sport should always be judged on how they play in the Playoffs. To think otherwise would be ridiculous IMO. That'd be great if the Reds won 105 games this year and had the best record in baseball, but if they fail to advance in the playoffs it would make the entire season a failure. I definitely don't want to be swept out of the first round again by the Phillies, and I don't know how anyone could be satisfied with that if it happens again this year. That feeling sucks.
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Baseball is vastly different than football and basketball. You don't have game planning. You scout the opposition but you don't make up new plays or make a lot of offensive or defensive adjustments. The biggest determining factor in baseball is pitching. Get good pitching you win. Don't get it you struggle. The Phillies beat the Reds in the playoffs two years ago because they got great pitching. Remember Holladay's no-hitter? How did Charlie Manuel or Dusty Baker cause that to happen?

Last year the Cardinals were the second best team in their own division and the only managerial decision that stood out was when LaRussa brought in the wrong reliever. The manager screwed up and his team won anyone because they got hot at the right time.

In baseball the manager has very little effect on any individual game. Where the manager really makes any difference is keeping the team together through the peaks an valley's of the long season and making sure he doesn't burn out his position players or his bullpen.

Like Jack McKeon said, "This isnt football where we make up new plays."
 
Zezzo! said:
So fire Dusty Baker the best manager the Reds have had this millenium and bring in.....???? Lose Dusty, others will go and your starting over again.
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Exactly, that makes zero sense to begin with. Then to make a snap judgement after a long and successful season because a few games don't go your way in a series is ludicrous.

Dusty has averaged two fewer wins per season than LaRussa. So over 162 games that is such a small margin. LaRussa may have had better timing but that's about it.

The first team Dusty Baker managed won over 100 games and didn't even make the playoffs. While one of LaRussa's teams won 84 games during the regular season and won the World Series.

IMO that is what makes baseball a great sport. On any given day, any team can win.
 
Reds are one win above my predicted range. Happy to see them over-perform to what I thought they would be at. Also, :laugh: at hof's predictions.
 
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I'd say it fits.
 
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