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Backwards year
Ok, so I slept on it, and I'm not so ranting and raving this morning. But I do maintain that people need to start thinking positive. There is so much good about the team, so much to look forward to, but a booing stadium in April is not going to make the team start winning. I call this backwards year. For the past several years, the Reds have had good Aprils and ended poorly. They've also had ...
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The sky isn’t falling
Redleg Nation — ... Daedalus says that people need to start thinking positively, and I’m inclined to agree. There’s a lot of season left to play. ...

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