The Cincinnati Reds have had a mid-season renaissance, eschewing the dismal three-and-whateverbillion start to their 2022 campaign that had us all questioning whether we’d ever actively choose to watch the game of baseball ever again. Their season is still sunk, of course, and their obnoxious owners should still sell the team to someone who a) cares and b) is capable, but at least we’ve had the chance recently to see some slightly above-average play, finally.
That play has finally, mercifully dug the Reds out of the bottom of the MLB standings. They’re still last in their division, mind you, but Monday’s off-day saw the Kansas City Royals match their 2022 futility and equal the Reds overall 16-31 record.