Let's go Reds! (Really)

The problem with great ideas is sometimes the people involved just don't want to cooperate.

Sneaked a peek at the NL Central standings this a.m., and it was some depressing. My awful Pirates are still three games above .500 and hanging in there, although they're now in third place, half-a-game back of the Cardinals and Brewers. They've lost three in a row, so at least they're trying to return to their ancestral home in the depths of the division, just like the Blob had it all worked out before the season began.

The problem is, the Reds are beyond awful. They are, in fact, shaping up to be historically awful. Which means the Blob's splendid idea for this summer -- a riveting Battle for the Cellar between the Reds and my Bucs -- might not happen. It might wind up being no Battle at all.

And so the Blob says this, un-ironically and with complete sincerity: Let's go, Reds!

Surely they can do better than 3-17, which is what they are right now. That's a whole 8 1/2 games behind the Pirates. They've lost four in a row, which means the Pirates can't even make up any reverse ground by losing three in a row.

This will not stand. The Reds need to win a few games. Not a bunch, because they're not good enough to do that. But a couple, here and there. Just enough to narrow the gap and ensure the Battle for the Cellar will at last be joined.

At least that would make the summer interesting for this Pirates fan. If not -- if the Reds truly do turn out to be historically awful -- then it's just gonna be another summer of crappy baseball with no drama involved whatsoever.

Come on, Reds. Do it for baseball.