Wow, those Reds are good!

The Nationals just completed a three-game series against a very good Reds team and, not surprisingly, lost two out of three games. The Reds employed what every good team employs: a combination of good pitching and timely hitting. In fact, although the Reds lost game two, they put up a valiant fight to make it close in the ninth inning. That's the "never say die" spirit that distinguishes good teams like the Reds from teams like the Nationals, right?

What? You say the Reds aren't good? No, that can't be--they manhandled the Nationals! Let me check the record. I'll be right back.


My God, you're right! The Reds stink! They're only 59-68. They're in fourth place in the mediocre Central Division, and they're even worse than Milwaukee. Jeez, what does that say about the Nationals?

I guess it says that the Nationals are pretty mediocre, too. After all, they did make Luke Hudson and Brandon Claussen, who pretty much define the term "mediocre," look like All Stars. And they could barely put together any offense in games one and three.

Huh, maybe my expectations were too high. Maybe we are a .500 team. Maybe we're the Eastern Division equivalent of the Reds.

Well, if that's true, the news isn't all bad. If we're the equivalent of the Reds, we must have hitters like Adam Dunn and Ken Griffey, Jr., right?