Putting losing in perspective....
The #Reds have not finished better than 3rd place in the NL Central for 13 consecutive seasons:
3rd-4th-3rd-4th-3rd-3rd-4th-5th-5th-5th-5th-4th-3rd.
They have finished better than 3rd place just three times over the last 26 seasons: 1st 2012, 1st 2010, 2nd 2000.
NL Central division finishes since 2000:
1st place: 2 (2010, 2012)
2nd place: 1 (2000)
3rd place: 8
4th place: 8
5th place: 7
They have gone 12 consecutive seasons without winning more than 83 games.
They have just eight winning seasons over the last 26 years.
Forget winning a World Series, forget winning a playoff series, forget a winning season, forget making the playoffs....the Reds can't even compete in their own division. A division with markets like Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Milwaukee.
Didn't lose a regular season game. Should have never had to play a game in Dayton.
Took advantage anyway in an awesome environment and beat a power-conference team by double digits. Lifetime memory for that fan base.
Miami is legitimized, tonight and forever.
Being a Reds fan breaks your heart, but I truly didn't realize how bad it is. The Reds haven't advanced in the postseason in 30 years. That is officially the longest drought of any franchise in MLB, NHL, NBA or NFL. Any fans born after 1995 have never seen it. That makes me sad.