What would you give to see the Reds in the playoffs?

by Cy Schourek on Jul 27, 2009 1:12 PM EDT

OK, so I've been having trouble getting to sleep this past week or so, and in order to amuse myself while tossing around in bed, I've been thinking of mind games to play. Last night at around 2:30, I thought of a Reds related one: Let's say you can guarantee the Reds will make the playoffs in 2010. Once they're there, they have the same 12.5% chance of winning the WS as the other 7 teams, it's not JUST the playoffs. But what elements of your sports fandom would you trade in order to guarantee this occuring?

For example, I would be willing to have ALL of the following occur.

Baseball:
- I'd accept Homer Bailey becoming a bust. He's the Red I'm rooting the hardest for right now, but I'd be willing to accept his failure to pan out.
- I'd accept a 2-year extension to Dusty's contract.
- I'd accept Harang having a 20-win season somewhere else. Even Saint Louis.
- I'd accept a Reds regular having a 50-game substance abuse suspension.
- I'd accept Lincecum having an HOF-worthy career, irregardless of what happens to Stubbs.
Football:
- I'd accept Ohio State having a Michigan c. 2008 season in 2010. (Note: not 2009, though, I need something to pull me out of this summer stupor).
- I'd accept becoming an NFL eunuch. That is, I would stop rooting for the Bengals in any way, shape or form, or any other NFL team. By 2012, I'll be the guy watching the 49ers asking if Steve Young still plays for them.
Other sports:
- I'd accept Turkey not making it to the World Cup in 2010.
- I'd accept the US crashing and burning when they do make it to WC2010.
- I'd start playing lacrosse again and becoming one of those mouth-breathing lax dudes who watches professional lacrosse (until 2012).

What would you all give up? And try to keep this sports only, just because I would probably be ok with a Nuclear Iran if it meant Reds baseball in October, and I don't like what that says about me as a person.

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I'd give up just lurking on Red Reporter and start commenting again

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Jul 27, 2009 1:32 PM EDT reply actions

Playoffs, here we come!

(I’d been wondering where you were. What’s the good word?)

by Brendanukkah on Jul 27, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey Goat!

Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,

by 'tHan on Jul 27, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Life since March

has been rediculous. Between the huge conference on Art and Revolution, travelling to Colombia over Easter, breaking up with significant other of many years, falling in love with someone new, travelling back to Colombia, home in Cincy just a couple of weeks ago, a trip to Toronto for a weekend, on to Copenhagen for a 10 year camp reunion, and now staffing a camp in Sweden, life has been hectic and wonderful and overwhelming.

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Jul 27, 2009 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Chesirecat was giving you a run for your money in the "Adventures of Expatriate Reds Fans" category

But I think you may be back ahead now.

by Brendanukkah on Jul 27, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Cat's done been lapped

Verka is cruisin’

by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 27, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions

has it occured to you that you live in an Indie Film?

by Cy Schourek on Jul 28, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions

i was thinking Dave Eggers novel

but that works too.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Reds put the "Loss" in "You Shall Know Our Velocity"

by Brendanukkah on Jul 28, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Here are 10 things that I would give to see the Reds in the play-offs

1. I’d be willing to give a lot of money toward’s Dusty’s plane ticket
2.I’d Mark Berry a job directing traffic in Time’s Square
3. I’d give Pick Pole his own Prince Fielder diet franchise in Ashtabula, Ohio
3.I would be willing to sacrifice my dream of runnning away to Tahiti with Hope Solo
4. I’d be willling to trade 80% of the 2009 Red’s 40 man roster
5. I would give up on intuitive baseball and enroll in the Slyde- SidNancy School of Sabremetrics
6. I would relinquish my dream of becoming an astronaut
7. I would embrace your Danica over my Danica
8. I would go to Fat Burger with obc and jch24 and eat a double King burger w/everything
9. I would give up reading mysteries involving pedophiles who are hooked on narcolepsy
10. I would give up LSD. Hashish, Weed, Maker’s Mark, Tangeruey and tonics as well as TV for a complete week.

I wouldn’t give up RRing…

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin

by Madville on Jul 27, 2009 3:48 PM EDT reply actions

Thank god, Mads.

I’d miss your crazy ass.

Wear something sexy to my funeral.

by Pops Daniels on Jul 27, 2009 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Crazy.....

Eccentric, myopic, obstinate, creative, melancholy, perpetually distracted b women of all shapes, sizes and ages, and semi-literate but not crazy…..

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin

by Madville on Jul 27, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions

pickin' nits

Wear something sexy to my funeral.

by Pops Daniels on Jul 28, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions

I'd give up the word irregardless

Gray/d

Wear something sexy to my funeral.

by Pops Daniels on Jul 27, 2009 6:42 PM EDT reply actions

I'd give up on giving up things for other things to give up on

If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis.

by btcoop71 on Jul 28, 2009 9:38 AM EDT reply actions

i'd give up my right testical

the left one can still work independently can’t it?

Bloop

by justin007000 on Jul 29, 2009 11:01 AM EDT reply actions

A Klondike Bar

Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans

by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 29, 2009 11:22 AM EDT reply actions