Will Benson's Ill-fitting Helmet

[Will Benson's Ill-fitting Helmet @BensonHelmet]

When the Reds are on the verge of making the playoffs, this guy will be questioning other Reds fans negative attitudes.

[LanceMcAlister @LanceMcAlister]

I don’t know about you, but I needed this #Reds off day.

I’m tired of watching this team and saying “what was that?” I’m flat worn out by this organization.

With the exception of late inning heroics on Tuesday night, the Reds appeared a combination of dazed, tired, disinterested and lacking energy vs a woeful Kansas City team.

The slivers of moments offered like Tuesday night simply aren’t enough. Hell, the slivers of moments offered since 1995 aren’t enough.

This is a franchise that has not won more than 83 games in a season since winning 90 in 2013. Butler math makes that 13 years ago. This franchise not only hasn’t won a single home playoff game in the existence of GABP, it hasn’t won a playoff series since 1995.

This organization is broken. It’s been broken. And I have zero confidence in anyone being capable of fixing it, Not ownership. Not the President of Baseball Operations. And I didn’t figure to say this, but not the Hall-of-Fame manager to be.

This organization continues to spin the wheel of transactions. Cycling guys up and down, onto the roster, off the roster, into the lineup, out of the lineup. They DFA’d three pitchers inside of 24 hours this week.

Exactly what kind of organization building is Nick Krall doing when the answer is Yunior Marte? Stop it. Yesterday, Triple-A Louisville pitchers walked 14 batters and allowed 18 runs. Low-A Daytona is 19-34 and has been outscored by 90 runs. Please, stop it.

Meanwhile, Terry Francona continues trying to force square pegs into round holes, and appears unwilling to uproot the flag of loyalty he’s planted for too many players.

But this truly is a ‘team’ effort. While this roster no doubt lacks enough MLB talent. There is no question multiple players are simply not holding up their end of this.

As for injuries, the Reds can get in line. Every team in MLB is hurt. The week started with 255 MLB players on the IL, and 13 teams had more IL players than the Reds.

What’s most galling is that all of this appears to be acceptable to the organization. I continue to wait for someone, from the front office up, to come out and publicly declare what is happening as 'unacceptable'....and that the fans deserve better.

Last week, Brewers manager Pat Murphy said of a poor outing by rookie pitcher Brandon Sproat: "We're not going to tolerate too many duds like this, that's for sure. If he's not going to step up — we're trying to win. We're not rebuilding."

So refreshing.

Guardians GM Mike Chernoff recently told MLB Radio that he won’t use the MLB economic system as an excuse: “Whatever the system is, we have to find a way around it. We have to do things differently. We have to find a way to win. We’ve made the playoffs 7 of the last 10 years, with a World Series appearance, and an ALCS.

What a concept.

People often asked me, ‘How do the Rays and Brewers find ways to win?’ Survey says: Because they know what they are doing.

The model for the Reds is driven by hope. Hope to stay healthy. Hope to eliminate the peaks and valley’s. Hope to get to the .500 range. Hope to grab the sixth and final playoff spot each season.

I need a nap.

Wake me up when the Reds decide to get serious about winning.

[Will Benson's Ill-fitting Helmet @BensonHelmet]

Spencer Steer continuing to bat 6th, 4 spots away from JJ Bleday while Elly is out, is a bizarre move by Terry Francona. His "lineup bingo" bs is so silly.

[Will Benson's Ill-fitting Helmet @BensonHelmet]

Why are the @Reds benching Edwin Arroyo against a righty? Terry Francona made this same mistake with Noelvi Marte earlier in the season. He hits righties better. Play him against righties. You can bench him when we play against lefties. It makes no sense to not play him against the side he hits better. We gotta get Tito out of here.

[Will Benson's Ill-fitting Helmet @BensonHelmet]

@Ky1eLong Wait are we talking about the Madden cover? They put a legitimately terrible quarterback on the Madden cover?

[Will Benson's Ill-fitting Helmet @BensonHelmet]

@ Nick Krall

[Will Benson's Ill-fitting Helmet @BensonHelmet]

Now we just trade Cam Collier for some bullpen arms and we're cookin

[Cincinnati Reds @Reds]

The #Reds today recalled from Triple-A Louisville OF Noelvi Marte and optioned to Louisville OF TJ Friedl (post-game 6/2).

[Cincinnati Reds @Reds]

The #Reds today recalled from Triple-A Louisville OF Noelvi Marte and optioned to Louisville OF TJ Friedl (post-game 6/2).

[Will Benson's Ill-fitting Helmet @BensonHelmet]

TYLER STEPHENSON, WHAT IN THE FUCK ARE WE DOING?

[Will Benson's Ill-fitting Helmet @BensonHelmet]

@LanceMcAlister Nope

[Will Benson's Ill-fitting Helmet @BensonHelmet]

@LanceMcAlister Wow. The crying is aggressive tonight.

[Will Benson's Ill-fitting Helmet @BensonHelmet]

If you are a Reds fan who was saying anything negative relating to Edwin Arroyo already, you are the absolute worst.

[Will Benson's Ill-fitting Helmet @BensonHelmet]

Brandon Leibrandt, Lyon Richardson, and Zach Maxwell are all currently on the @Reds MLB roster. No trade necessary? Meanwhile Noelvi Marte sits in AAA Louisville almost hitting .400.

[Will Benson's Ill-fitting Helmet @BensonHelmet]

@LanceMcAlister And they would have lost tonight if Burns was pitching.

[Will Benson's Ill-fitting Helmet @BensonHelmet]

@LanceMcAlister

[Will Benson's Ill-fitting Helmet @BensonHelmet]

@Reds And to be clear what they are doing with him makes no sense at all but the reasons behind what they are doing with him would make no sense if that disagreement doesn't exist.

[Will Benson's Ill-fitting Helmet @BensonHelmet]

The @Reds have punted on 3 games in the last week before they were even out of reach. You can't keep punting games at even anywhere near that rate. You have to do something. Cam Collier seems to make a lot of sense to trade. But here's another thing, something has to give with the Noelvi Marte situation. What sense does it make to keep him in AAA especially when you are in the situation you are in? Either bring the guy up and stop playing Benson or Friedl or trade him for relievers that you desperately need. What is Noelvi Marte doing for the Reds in AAA? Makes me think there is complete disagreement within the organization when it comes to him. Seems like Terry Francona must not want him and Nick Krall does. Otherwise what they are doing literally makes no sense at all.

[Will Benson's Ill-fitting Helmet @BensonHelmet]

@LanceMcAlister And they would have lost tonight if Burns was pitching.

[Will Benson's Ill-fitting Helmet @BensonHelmet]

Hey dummy, they still haven't won or been to a World Series since they started spending like that. And it doesn't necessarily mean the same results but the fact that they haven't had that success may very well mean that it isn't a good model to follow. Your brain legitimately does not work does it?