The Losing Team is My Fault, There I Said It

by Reynard on Oct 20, 2008 11:10 PM EDT

I figured I could just live in denial over this forever, but I can`t possibly do it anymore, Through scientific proof and writings of Nostradamus, I have found the Reds being a miserable franchise is all my fault.

They have not been relevant in my short and uneventful lifetime, sure they won the World Series when I was four......but I was four. My favorite football team in the Browns, and I was born the year of the drive. Since then, the Browns are no better than the bowel movements they represent in name.....

Favorite basketball player, Reggie Miller, championships 0. Favorite football player ever, Barry Sanders, Superbowls 0. I have been to 12 Reds games, and they have lost every game I have ever been to. This year I watched the Cubs give me two of the most boring and miserable losses ever....I almost went to the Sunday game but instead I listened to the game on the radio on my way home (we shelled the Cubs that day).

I began rooting for the Yankees out of my hatred for the Red Sox in the AL, we have seen how this has panned out. Even better, I decided to root for the Cubs in the post-season, swept by the Dodgers......who then did I root for? The Dodgers, they lost. Just so you know I want the Rays to win the World Series only because Cliff Floyd is cool, so there you have it, your new World Series champions.....The Philadelphia Phillies.

I can`t remember the last time one of my teams has been relevant or even talked about on ESPN without being made fun of. The teams I root for because mine are out of contention always lose. In fact I can`t remember the last time I have been satisfied with the winner of any big sporting event.......I`m not even a racing fan, but I decided I like Dale Earnhardt Jr the year his dad died (geesh).

I thought the Cavs were going to beat the Spurs and I wanted them to. I swear to you I told my step dad in Griffey`s final contract year in Seattle that he would go to the Reds......oh he did, to have his career thrown off a bridge.

I have never bet on a horse and won, I lost 100 dollars when Mayweather beat De La Hoya, and lets not even talk about Ricky Hatten.

If there is one thing to associate me with it is failure, I failed out of college, the first 3 girls I had crushes on would`nt date me (grades 2-5) and I have never been able to dunka basketball, though I have been trying my whole life and broke two toes in the barage of attempts.

When the Reds win the World Series you will know that either I am dead, or that I decided to stop rooting for the team I grew up loving.

Then again maybe it is because of Marge Schott, she was kind of a racist explicative.

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somebody needs a hug

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 20, 2008 11:28 PM EDT reply actions

This is more depressing than MY life, Reynard

You gotta turn that frown upside down!

Politickin' in God's Country

by chesirecat on Oct 21, 2008 1:35 AM EDT reply actions

there's only one ricky hatton

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Oct 21, 2008 2:39 AM EDT reply actions

Walking in a Hatton wonderland!

"Yes, and it's so important in this sport that the athletes be able to train in the same location." -Cynthia Potter, NBC Synchronized Diving Analyst

by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Oct 21, 2008 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions

Reynard....

who are you pulling for in the election???

by jacob brumfield on Oct 21, 2008 8:58 AM EDT reply actions

well, ya know whoever he is voting for it will be the other person! LOL

"It ain't braggin' if you can back it up."
-Dizzy Dean

by thegashousegang on Oct 21, 2008 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions

He's a Cardinal fan... That post belongs on myspace or something...

People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.

by crolfer on Oct 21, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions

feel free to give him a burning couch, crolfer

by jacob brumfield on Oct 21, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions

yup, a cards fan....

If I offended anyone with my joke, my apologies.

Unlike most fans I like to listen to many different teams in baseball. So, please know I don’t come here looking for trouble or to stir the pot. I listened to probably 30 reds games this year (when they weren’t playing the Cards) and I think the Reds have a lot of good young talent. I also listened to the Pirates, Cubs (yeah, even though I am a Cards fan), Dodgers and Washington also. I like baseball, like making friends with the fans of other teams and like to learn about the teams from their fans. Who better to ask about a team than its fans?

I feel for Reynard, even when joking about the election, so please don’t take my joking personally. One of my good friends is a Tigers/Lions fan. He has suffered for years, remember 119 losses? While I really celebrated the Cards winning the series against the Tigers, I felt bad for my friend.

So, Reynard, hang in there the Reds will come back and will win it all sooner than you think. When they do, I ill be the first one here saying Congrats to the Reds and their fans. Enjoy the young talent and watch it grow and when the Reds win it all you will savor every moment of it for you stuck with them through the lean years.

"It ain't braggin' if you can back it up."
-Dizzy Dean

by thegashousegang on Oct 22, 2008 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions

good to have you here gashouse

i dont think crolfer meant any malice in his comment. we are an open and welcoming community here at RR and enjoy input from all walks of life (even sub-humans who root for the Cardinals).

so hi hello and welcome to Red Reporter. if you are making a late push for the “best interloper” award, its probably too late. but dont let that stop you from trying.

"If you don't get the President of the United States on that phone, you know what's gonna happen to you? You're gonna have to answer to the Coca-Cola company."

by Charlie Scrabbles on Oct 22, 2008 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions

thanks for the welcome! :)

LOL…. well someone has to be a subhuman! :) Not sure about going for the “best interloper award” but I sure would like to have some Reds fans as friends.

I’m glad to be welcomed here for you all seem like a fun loving bunch of good baseball and Reds fans. I like to make new friends and learn about other teams from the ppl who root for them because they can teach you a lot about their team, its strengths and weaknesses and history.

The Reds played in the greatest world series I ever saw, the 1975 series against the Red Sox. I’ve admired the Reds since then and I truly hope the rebuilding brings success to the fans soon.

I look forward to reading more here and I hope you all don’t mind me asking a lot of questions for I want to learn more about the Reds. Again, thanks for the welcome Charlie! :)

"It ain't braggin' if you can back it up."
-Dizzy Dean

by thegashousegang on Oct 22, 2008 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions

We call him Chuck

Since it rhymes with his favorite word. :)

Oh, and Hi, Hello, & Welcome.

"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."

by jch24 on Oct 22, 2008 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions

since when does "Chuck" rhyme with "spaghetti"?

"If you don't get the President of the United States on that phone, you know what's gonna happen to you? You're gonna have to answer to the Coca-Cola company."

by Charlie Scrabbles on Oct 22, 2008 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions

thats what ppl call me too!

and thats one of my favorite words also! evil grin Of course I usually use that word a lot when the redbirds play the cubs… not used at the cards either!

"It ain't braggin' if you can back it up."
-Dizzy Dean

by thegashousegang on Oct 22, 2008 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions

You misspelled "Cubs"

‘round these here parts they’s called the CUNS! And thank you for the reassurance that Cards fans (generally referred to by blithering announcers as “the greatest baseball fans in the world”) are capable of being nice folks. Welcome.

Vote Pops in '08. I promise nothing and I'll do it!

by Pops Daniels on Oct 22, 2008 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions

"'round these parts"?

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 22, 2008 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions

between the balls and the anus.

Vote Pops in '08. I promise nothing and I'll do it!

by Pops Daniels on Oct 22, 2008 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I'm a sucker for the dirty jokes

Politickin' in God's Country

by chesirecat on Oct 22, 2008 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions

So I hear.

"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."

by jch24 on Oct 23, 2008 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions

You're a sucker for something dirty, hehe.

…what? It’s a sea lamprey joke.

Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.

by andromache on Oct 23, 2008 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions

So here are a couple awful ones:

1) What is the difference between a priest and acne? A: Acne usually waits to burst onto a little boy’s face until he’s about 12 or 13.

2) What is the difference between Michael Jackson and Neil Armstrong? A: Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon, and Jackson is a formerly black man that fucks little boys.

Vote Pops in '08. I promise nothing and I'll do it!

by Pops Daniels on Oct 23, 2008 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions

cuns?!!! LMAO

I’ve heard them called lots of things, but that is a new one! :) Announcers, most of them for the national networks anyways, are blithering idiots.

I always wondered how they figure out who are the “greatest baseball fans in the world” anyways. To me, the greatest baseball fans in the world are those who love the game and their team through thick and thin. There are always obnoxious idiots from every team and those are the fans I really don’t like, ranked behind the fans who are just there when the team wins it all.

I’ve sat next to many fans from other teams at ballgames and enjoyed learning from them about their team, their favorite memories, ect. While fans do differ in each ballpark (the differences are interesting) I find it sort of strange that anyone could rank any fans as “best.”

Thank you for the welcome and I have several questions I may post in a fan post about the Reds and their future. Thats if it is cool with everyone here.

"It ain't braggin' if you can back it up."
-Dizzy Dean

by thegashousegang on Oct 22, 2008 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions

You've come to the wrong place

Yes, this is nominally a Reds site, but most of us work very hard around here to talk about anything but the Reds.

(Ask away.)

by Brendanukkah on Oct 22, 2008 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Also

I claim credit for the Cuns bit… Sorta sad, one solid year posting and all I contribute to the lexicon is a spelling fuck up.

Politickin' in God's Country

by chesirecat on Oct 22, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm glad that finally got cleared up

That should probably end up in the new and improved wiki. I assumed it came about in a game thread I didn’t read.

I don’t go for these Asstros, Deadbirds, Cuns things. Reminds me too much of this. Or the worst aspect of ESPN’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback.

by Red Menace on Oct 22, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions

I used to feel the same way

It’s all a bit too trite, but I make an exception for the Chicago team.

Vote Pops in '08. I promise nothing and I'll do it!

by Pops Daniels on Oct 23, 2008 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions

i am the word for a spelling fuck up

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 22, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions

You aren't by any chance interested in placing a wager with me, are ya'?

It can be on anything…. anything at all.. football, baseball… you name it!

By the way… I rec’d your post. Its the least I could do!

The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!

by TheC on Oct 21, 2008 9:47 AM EDT reply actions

Is life really worth living...

maybe it could be for the rest of us RRs, that is if you’d be willing to:
1. Step in front of a speeding bus
2. Move to a Monastery in Sri Lanka
3. Get partial frontal lobotomy
4. Begin to ardently root for whicheve team the Reds are playing
5. Stop being a Browns fan.

Any or all of these could make our lives more meaningful…which ultimately would make your life worthwhile…

Or not.

Sgt. McCAin and Sarah The Impaler don't scare me none.

by Madville on Oct 21, 2008 11:06 AM EDT reply actions

Take heart Reynard....

While I was a wee little kid in the early to mid-60’s The Yankees, Cardinals, Packers, Notre Dame, Browns were all powerhouses. I remember just pieces of these years. But, by the time I was old enough to really be a true fan (about the age of 8) they all sucked. I became a fan of these teams because ppl around me loved them and two of my biggest memories of the 60’s are of Mickey Mantle hitting a long home run and Vince Lombardi having a fit on the sidelines.

However, the Yanks returned to glory in the mid 70’s, the Cardinals in the 80’s, the Irish in the late 80’s, the Packers in the 90’s and the Browns… well… lets not go there. The point is this. Every team, unless they are the Detroit Lions, rise and fall… some quicker than others. But, they all cycle up and down. Some are down more than others.

The Pittsburgh Steelers were for 40 years the laughing stock of the NFL, then the 1970’s came and things changed. The Reds were in rough shape for most of the 40’s, 50’s, early to mid-60’s, then the Big Red Machine happened. Right now the Reds have a lot of young, raw talent that will mature and develop. The future will get better, much better. Hang in there. :) The Reds time will come. Hang in there… :)

Now, lets talk about your rooting for the Yankees and the Browns and how we stop this for my sake!!! LOL… just kidding. Just one more thought… be glad your not a Lions fan, a Tigers fan or a Cubs fan. These fans have it really bad for almost no one remembers the Cubs winning it all, anyone under 30 does not remember the Tigers winning it all and well you have to be around 60 to remember a champion Lions team. It could be worse……

"It ain't braggin' if you can back it up."
-Dizzy Dean

by thegashousegang on Oct 21, 2008 8:10 PM EDT reply actions

You forgot the Bengals

They walk around town showing off their sucktitude every year too.

"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."

by jch24 on Oct 22, 2008 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions

now that is a team...

that has had a lot of tough problems. Bad seasons are one thing, but those players acting up has to be hard for the Bengals fans. What happened to players being role models for kids?

The fans who pay to see these players play deserve their best efforts on and off the field. I would give anything to be able to play a professional sport, not just for the money, but to be able to do something I really loved for a living. Its a shame some players can’t figure out how lucky they are and make the most of these opportunities.

While some people laugh about it, because the Bengals aren’t their team, I don’t laugh for its a shame for the sport, for the team and for the fans. No fan deserves years of loosing and bad role models for their kids to boot. I truly hope the Bengls turn that situation around.

"It ain't braggin' if you can back it up."
-Dizzy Dean

by thegashousegang on Oct 22, 2008 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm well past the point of being upset about the players getting in trouble

I’m sick and tired of paying $75 a seat to go see a god-awful team, be gouged on concessions, and treated like a criminal by stadium employees. They could recruit a team from the Hamilton County Justice Center at this point for all I care, just go 11-5 and make the playoffs consistently.

As far as turning it around, don’t hold your breath. The Bengals’ demise coincides directly with Mike Brown taking over football operations. They won’t be worth a shit until he is no longer in charge. If I were Marvin Lewis I would have quit by now.

At least Bob Castellini seems to genuinely want to win. He just needs to hire some smart people and get out of the way.

"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."

by jch24 on Oct 22, 2008 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions

keep praying for changes....

and remember nothing lasts forever, even if it can sometimes seem like it does! Hopefully the changes will come quickly.

"It ain't braggin' if you can back it up."
-Dizzy Dean

by thegashousegang on Oct 22, 2008 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Its ok

Im not going to kill myself, and Im not even depressed, I just had to come to terms with the fact that I blame myself.

As for the election, I cant say because I dont want to change the change I want to happen. If the person I want to wins the election I will get rid of my jinx, and if not, I will just move to Canada and buy a lot of guns.

by Reynard on Oct 21, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply actions

you can buy guns in Canada?

are you planning to annex Canada?

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 21, 2008 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Palin can help you out.

People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.

by crolfer on Oct 21, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions

I know you are only 16, but are you planning on voting

i know you can’t vote for yourself, but if you know of anyone who recently died or anything like that, you could vote for them. I am sure their spirit is pulling for Obama. You really would be doing their work. Missouris is a swing state, make it happen. As you do it remember Mayor Daley.

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 21, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions

I know you`re not a math genuis but I am voting

Since I was 4 when the Reds won the world series, and tell you above I was born in 86, I made it pretty clear two times that I am 22.

22 is the new 16, and a degree in Comparative Politics is the new driver`s license. Having said that the Hisotry minor would be my auto insurance. Since Im only 16 I wont vote though, because my boss told me to and Im in a rebelious stage……AHHHH TEEN ANGST!!!

by Reynard on Oct 21, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions

and History is how you spell that...

Anyone know what disease causes brain damage and hair loss?

by Reynard on Oct 21, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Pretty sure that justin was replying to crolfer

And I’m pretty sure crolfer is 17 now.

by Brendanukkah on Oct 21, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah

Damn I`m pretty sure he was too. Im thinking another indent would help me a little more? Its the simple things you know

by Reynard on Oct 21, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions

I think it's called marriage

"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."

by jch24 on Oct 22, 2008 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

cough no shit cough

Vote Pops in '08. I promise nothing and I'll do it!

by Pops Daniels on Oct 22, 2008 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions

rec'd

Ohhh Yeahh. -Koolaide Man

"Patterson, Keppinger, Bako.... Cream of the Suck" -Slyde

by snohio on Oct 22, 2008 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions

also remember

Listen to me; don’t make the same mistakes I made when I was young. Fuck a lotta women Dwayne, not just one woman, a lotta women. That young stuff is the best stuff in the whole world. See, right now you’re jail bait, they’re jail bait. It’s perfect. I mean, you get eighteen, bam! You’re talking about free to fuck.

If you don’t you will be a sexual deviant like Red Menance.

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 21, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions