Baseball is here!!!!

I know not everyone is excited that the long season of baseball is here, but I for one am pumped! Especially after watching the whole Reds game Thursday that they never should have won. They played terrible but just like so many times last season, they had a come from behind win. They were 2nd in the MLB last year with 45 come from behind wins and 22 of those 45 coming in their last at bat. Wins like this mean a lot when the Reds only won the NL Central by 5 games over the threatening St. Louis Cardinals. I’m really excited about this baseball season for some reason because I have a feeling it’s going to be really exciting as a Reds fan.

With a 4-2 win over the Brewers, the Reds are now off to a good start sitting at 2-0. Since the beginning of the 2010 season, the Reds are 9-1 against the Brew Crew at home. Dominance like this doesn’t happen often. The Blue Jays have a similar record at 9-0 at home over the Orioles and the Astros have beat the Pirates in 9 straight at home.

PREDICTIONS

AL East winner: Yankees

AL Central winner: Twins

AL West winner: Rangers

NL East winner: Phillies

NL Central winner: Reds

NL West winner: Padres

World Series Winner: Twins in 7 over the Phillies

NL MVP: Joey Votto

AL MVP: Robinson Cano

“Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone!”

While it didn’t exactly happen like the picture indicates, the biggest news during this years spring training for me was not only that Mr. Reds Killer himself was out for the season because of Tommy John Surgery, but just all the drama that came with it in general. Just like before this basketball season with Robbie Hummel going down. As a Hoosier I felt really bad for the guy but at the same time I was happy because I knew our chances of having a good game or perhaps beating them Purdueschbags were significantly higher. As a Reds fan it’s kind of the same thing. I’m stoked to see Wainwright go down because I believe he was 4-1 on us last year. That’s 4 more wins we’re going to get right there if all goes well. We’ve been pretty good against the other Cardinals pitchers over the past season and a half. I like the Reds chances to at least get to the NLCS this year if not further. We’re not doing so hot in spring training at 3-2 with a bad loss to the Indians but does anybody ever have a good record in spring training?

Secondly, did you all hear about all that drama that came with Wainwright going out with Tommy John Surgery? Reds outfielder Jonny Gomes was singing a song about Wainwright being gone (Hints the title), and it just blown up into something it shouldn’t have been. Hal McCoy of the Daily Dayton News heard Gomes singing this tune in the dugout and originally posted the story as a humorous thing. Gomes was getting all this heat when it really wasn’t anything that bad. McCoy has since apologized to Gomes. If you haven’t seen the article check it out. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/23/reds-outfielder-jonny-gomes-celebrated-news-of-adam-wainwrights-elbow-injury/

When media does stuff like this is when I hate media in sports. I hate how the media blows almost everything up. It gets really annoying sometimes. Celebrities should be able to live their own lives. Who cares if Jonny Gomes is singing about Wainwright’s injury? I practically was myself. There has to be a better story out there to cover than Jonny Gomes singing about a fallen foe. I’m certain that every team in the league loves seeing a competitor go down to some extent. It gives them an advantage and they realize that. You can never be happy to see somebody get hurt but you can be happy to see your chances of winning against that team go up. Point is, this Jonny Gomes thing should’ve never been brought up. Let the athletes live their lives. Prayers do go out to Wainwright though in all seriousness. Tommy John’s can’t be fun.