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CT Wolverine · 11-19-2012, 02:39 PM

Metaphysical League Baseball (MLB)
Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds have been MLBs most successful franchise in the league’s first 10 seasons, with an overall 832-666-.555 record. The Reds are the only franchise to win their league 3 times (2002, 2006, 2008). The Reds won the World Series in 2008. They have never finished worse than 4th, nor worse than .500. The Reds finished 3rd in 1910.

The Reds 2011 lineup is expected to be (1910 #s):
C: Mike Gonzalez 1-50-.264
1B: Dick Hoblitzell 0-1-.353 and Lyle Overbay 4-47-.240
2B: Troy Glaus 6-70-.242
SS: Bob W Johnson 4-48-.295
3B: Roy Sievers (1910 R#1 pick) backed up by Enos Cabell 1-55-.270-53 SB
LF: John Kruk (1909 R#1 pick) 4-54-.266-28
CF: Grady Sizemore 5-77-.249-31
RF: Mickey Rivers 1-45-.288-43

The staff (career #s):
SP: Harry Salisbury (1903 R#1) 164-103-1.80, 20-game winner in each of 7 seasons
SP: Roy Patterson (1904 R#1) 91-80-2.28
SP: Vic Aldridge 144-111-2.48, 24-game winner in 1910
SP: Tex Shirley 26-24-2.47
SP: Oswaldo Peraza 127-125-2.20
CL: Tom Henke (1907 R#1) 10-11-17-2.07

The Reds were content to largely stand pat in the offseason. The addition of 21-year-old Roy Sievers at 3B is expected to add some power to a lineup that already finished 2nd in the NL in HRs in 1910. The OF of Kruk, Sizemore, and Rivers, all of whom are between 23 and 25 years old, is expected to continue to mature and improve in all aspects of the game. The Reds do still miss Pete Browning who was the face of the franchise for years. Browning, with career 16-494-.308-423 #s, averaged only .196 in 1910. He is still on the roster but has not looked much better in Spring Training.

The Reds bread and butter, however, has always been its pitching staff. That staff slumped in 1910, when the SP ERA was 5th in the league. The 1911 season will see Tex Shirley replace Ike Delock (10-14-2.97) in the rotation. With the career track records of the other starters, and a bullpen that finished 1st in the NL with a 1.81 ERA, the Reds expect again to ride their pitching staff back to into the NL pennant race.

11-19-2012, 02:39 PM	#27
CT Wolverine Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 93	Cincinnati Reds Summary Metaphysical League Baseball (MLB) Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds have been MLBs most successful franchise in the league’s first 10 seasons, with an overall 832-666-.555 record. The Reds are the only franchise to win their league 3 times (2002, 2006, 2008). The Reds won the World Series in 2008. They have never finished worse than 4th, nor worse than .500. The Reds finished 3rd in 1910. The Reds 2011 lineup is expected to be (1910 #s): C: Mike Gonzalez 1-50-.264 1B: Dick Hoblitzell 0-1-.353 and Lyle Overbay 4-47-.240 2B: Troy Glaus 6-70-.242 SS: Bob W Johnson 4-48-.295 3B: Roy Sievers (1910 R#1 pick) backed up by Enos Cabell 1-55-.270-53 SB LF: John Kruk (1909 R#1 pick) 4-54-.266-28 CF: Grady Sizemore 5-77-.249-31 RF: Mickey Rivers 1-45-.288-43 The staff (career #s): SP: Harry Salisbury (1903 R#1) 164-103-1.80, 20-game winner in each of 7 seasons SP: Roy Patterson (1904 R#1) 91-80-2.28 SP: Vic Aldridge 144-111-2.48, 24-game winner in 1910 SP: Tex Shirley 26-24-2.47 SP: Oswaldo Peraza 127-125-2.20 CL: Tom Henke (1907 R#1) 10-11-17-2.07 The Reds were content to largely stand pat in the offseason. The addition of 21-year-old Roy Sievers at 3B is expected to add some power to a lineup that already finished 2nd in the NL in HRs in 1910. The OF of Kruk, Sizemore, and Rivers, all of whom are between 23 and 25 years old, is expected to continue to mature and improve in all aspects of the game. The Reds do still miss Pete Browning who was the face of the franchise for years. Browning, with career 16-494-.308-423 #s, averaged only .196 in 1910. He is still on the roster but has not looked much better in Spring Training. The Reds bread and butter, however, has always been its pitching staff. That staff slumped in 1910, when the SP ERA was 5th in the league. The 1911 season will see Tex Shirley replace Ike Delock (10-14-2.97) in the rotation. With the career track records of the other starters, and a bullpen that finished 1st in the NL with a 1.81 ERA, the Reds expect again to ride their pitching staff back to into the NL pennant race.