The Cincinnati Enquirer Jack McKeon has gone six weeks between speeches. If the Cincinnati Reds don't understand what's at stake by now, there's no sense in more meetings. I just want them to continue the way they're playing. Football is the game of fiery oratory and adrenal overload.
Baseball is about unemotional execution under excruciating pressure.
With their season running short and their odds running long, the Reds went about their business Friday more focused on their routine than their place in the standings. Pokey Reese was looking for a new cup. Dmitri Young was pulling on the same old shredded T-shirt. Someone was singing a song that would have made Howard Stern blush. This was a crock, of course.