Cincinnati Reds

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

• Mon, May 18L 4-5@ PHI98
• Tue, May 19W 4-1@ PHI50
• Wed, May 20W 9-4@ PHI9
• Sat, May 23L 1-8vs STL88
• Sat, May 23W 7-6vs STL63

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

What fans said

• “I was optimistic at first, but damn. No amount of good defense can make up for that. He’s hurting the team every time he steps up to the plate.”

  u/FileHot6525▲ 146frustration

• “Legitimately, I'm not entirely convinced that we wouldn't be better off just not sending him to the plate and letting 3 strikes be called for pitch clock violations.”

  u/stimpsonj5▲ 89frustration

• “I’m over it. I’m so tired of this franchise. Every year is like watching a terrible movie again and again.”

  u/slideaway97▲ 77despair

• “Santillan has been objectively bad this season.”

  u/Scrolling_ninja▲ 57frustration

• “Watching the Rangers cough up the 2011 World Series to them was absolutely brutal.”

  u/Great-Scotch121▲ 35despair

• “Not to be dramatic but I think the seasons over guys.”

  u/Fysh_taco▲ 32despair

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