Out Of The Red in Cincy

Some time ago, the Cincinnati Reds were the worst team in Major League Baseball, the essential "in the cellar" ballclub. Hoping to find change in an revolving-door organization where General Managers entered & then left as quickly as team managers, the Reds higher-ups canned Jerry Narron & Pete Mackanin took over as the interim manager.

Well, what has changed back in Cincy? The Reds may have lost to Florida 10-2 yesterday, but don't doubt that they've made progress since the last time I wrote about 'em (at which point they were 31-51). They've gone 10-5 since then, & for a team who has been a bit overdependent on home runs, a oh-so-much-crap pitching corps & bullpen, as well as a longsuffering fanbase which despaired at the state of affairs which their favorite ballclub was in, that's saying something. Question is, can they keep improving, can they keep working more wonders with each passing game? Of course. That's the thing. At this point of the season, they should keep improving, knowing that they still have a lot to prove to their hometown.

Then again, at season's end, where to next? Only the Reds management knows that & if they can keep Mackanin at the helm, who knows what the future for the Reds might hold? So far, Cincy's showing signs of life which were if not absent, barely there 15 games ago & there are still games to be played. Yes, even in a weak division like the NL Central, anything could happen between now & the regular season finale.