At the risk of sounding like Jerry Seinfeld, what’s the deal with Midwest red teams having scary mascots? Is it a rule that we all missed out on, with the exception of the Reds and the Cardinals? Mr. Redlegs looks like he was actually designed in 1890 when the team was founded and stayed the same ever since. I don’t want to fall down some Wikipedia hole of mascot history, so that’s what it’s staying as in my mind.
2020 Cincinnati Reds: 31-29 (third in NL Central)
Cincinnati was one of those teams where the weird 2020 season worked out in its favor for a little bit.