South Ohio

Ok, southern Ohio has to represent on this blog. I just read that Dave Miley from the Reds has been fired. This is the last straw when it comes to my dislike of the way the Reds have treated their team the past few years. Does the Reds management really feel that a new skipper can steer this sinking ship to a better record? Hell, I could I go and manage the team and would probably have the same record that Miley had. If you spend no money on the team, you won't get a good team. Plan and simple. Perhaps they should just bring in some cute girl to manage the team that flashes the audience during the seventh inning stretch so at least you have eye candy during the games and raise your male audience attendance. The first professional baseball team has sunk lower and lower in the ranks of really crappy teams. Carl Lindner (the Reds owner) doesn't care about the history of baseball in Cincinnati and the pride that Cincinnatians once had for their team. He is more focused on being a "Ranger" in Dubya's long line of corporate campaigners.

This might seem really non-PC, but I think that Marge Schott was actually a far better owner than Lindner for the Reds. Although she had a few unkind things to say about all of the world except WASPs, she was a decent owner and actually cared about the fans and the history of the game. The new owner has done nothing for the fans or the city of Cincinnati. I say bring back Pete Rose (after reinstating him), Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, George Foster, Tony Perez, Dave Concepcion, Ken Griffey (SR!!) or Cesar Geronimo to manage this team with Tom Browning or Jose Rijo as the pitching coach. Someone needs to give Cincinnati back the pride that it showed with the Big Red Machine and the world champions of 1990. Carl Lindner is not the answer to gaining back that pride.