Breathe in, hold for five seconds, and…release. Woosah.
What a wild first half for the Reds. After starting the year 3-18 (kind of hard to believe, right?) they battled back and finished the first half 43-53. The Reds saw a manager get fired, the Opening Day starter get injured, the offense turn from joke to juggernaut, and the arrival of “Da Wink”. We saw the Reds’ best starting pitching come from a guy that wasn’t even on the roster to start the year (because he’s the hero Cincinnati deserves, but not the one it needs right now), and we saw Scooter Gennett continue to prove that he’s good.