A Way Too Early Check-In on the Reds Youngsters

Four pitchers and an outfielder walk into a bar. The outfielder orders drinks for all of them, setting the table so to speak. The first pitcher knocks his drink over while the second spills his all over his front. The third, seeing his friends’ mishaps, takes his nice and slow, making sure to hit his spots (his mouth) and keep his seat at the table. And the fourth, before he can even try to take his drink, finds his seat has been yanked out from under him and that he must go to the bar and mop-up any unfinished drinks from the other patrons.

Sound familiar? The kids have finally found their way into the bar, and — just like when the kids find the bar in the non-metaphorical sense — it’s been…