George George George of the Fumble
Tuesday August 22, 2006 at 8:03am
Can the Cincinnati Reds Win The Wild Card Spot?
I'm a Reds fan, but I think this will happen only if the National League is so weak that a 19 and 19 finish will hold up. I wish the Reds were better than that, but I just don't see them being able to do much better than that from here on out. Somebody's going to get hot and take it away from the Reds, I just know it. I think there are two key matchups left to determine the wildcard for the NL. One is Cincinnati versus San Diego - they haven't played each other yet and have several games remaining. The same holds true for Philadelphia versus Houston, and even though Houston keeps losing, they have too much talent to not make one more stab at the playoffs. I think one of those 4 teams ends up taking the wildcard, and if I had to bet, I'd guess San Diego.
