MLB · Week of Jun 29–Jul 5

Cincinnati Reds

2-5 this week · 41-48 overall · @ MIL, vs BAL

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Misery Index · Despair · ▲ from 58

The week, game by game

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

  • Mon, Jun 29L 3-5@ MIL99 ●
  • Tue, Jun 30L 2-7@ MIL96
  • Wed, Jul 1L 2-4@ MIL98 ●
  • Thu, Jul 2W 7-2@ MIL45
  • Fri, Jul 3L 0-3vs BAL92
  • Sat, Jul 4L 5-8vs BAL70
  • Sun, Jul 5W 3-2vs BAL—

The emotional rollercoaster

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

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What fans said

  • “Pro sports is big business, not a mom and pop shop anymore. You guys don’t have the capital to build a successful team.”

    u/BB-68▲ 99frustration

  • “Rest now, will benson. We have the watch, and we’ll see you in Valhalla.”

    u/conantheimpaler▲ 89despair

  • “Reds ownership has gradually squeezed the life out of my Fandom over the past 25 years.”

    u/BeerInTheRear▲ 80despair

  • “Reds ownership is forcing us to answer this question.”

    u/jsguag0902▲ 66frustration

  • “I remember him walking off the Dodgers and thinking we were all the way back. RIP.”

    u/HavelTheRock67▲ 52despair

  • “To see 30 years of not even coming remotely close and us slip to being irrelevant and forgettable is heart breaking.”

    u/Mastodon9▲ 42despair

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