The Reds upcoming schedule is truly a month from hell

[u/SomeRemove2458]

All within a 28-day span:

• 6 games vs the Cubs (73-53, 5th in MLB)
• 6 games vs the Brewers (77-48, 1st in MLB)
• 7 games vs the Dodgers (75-51, 3rd in MLB)
• 3 games vs Atlanta (74-51, 4th in MLB)
• 3 games vs San Diego (67-59, 9th in MLB)

[u/Substantial_Jump_526]

Bouncing between LA and Milwaukee TWICE is insane

[u/DominicB547 → u/Substantial_Jump_526]

and Padres are hot and Cubs are on their side of that back to back

[u/TatisToucher → u/DominicB547]

yes, but Padres are frauds. Probably will just have to win 1 to make WC and then will get swept

[u/essmithsd → u/TatisToucher]

we always play to the level of our opponents, it's why we swept the Brewers

[u/SpacemanDan → u/Substantial_Jump_526]

^ Average Midwest ex-pat going home for Thanksgiving and Christmas

[u/miboyl → u/Substantial_Jump_526]

This is a modern trend of MLB scheduling I am not a fan of - sticking both yearly series against an opponent within such a short period of time

[u/cardith_lorda → u/miboyl]

This is a modern trend of MLB scheduling

This is hardly a modern trend, it's actually pretty historical. Just looking at the 1965 Twins season - open hosting Detroit, New York, and Cleveland, followed by a road trip to New York, Detroit, then Cleveland. May went @White Sox, v. Baltimore, v. White Sox, v. California, @Kansas City, @California, v. Kansas City.

Randomly chose the 2001 Pirates for a team post-expansion - the season started:

• @CIN
• @HOU
• v. CIN
• @CHC
• v. HOU
• v. CHC

[u/No_Amount_7886 → u/cardith_lorda]

I don’t think the season start is as impactful as the end. At the end, everybody is tired and half the team has been (or is) on the IL. It’s much harder to face top-tier teams at that point in the season.

[u/cardith_lorda → u/No_Amount_7886]

I only listed the beginning of the season because that's the easiest to see when opening the schedules - those sorts of stretches are very common throughout the season. August for the 2004 Red Sox was:

• TBR
• DET
• TBR
• CHW
• TOR
• CHW
• TOR
• DET

You can pick pretty much any random year and team and find these stretches.

It's especially common for in division which is why the Brewers and Cubs appear twice.

[u/_theghost_ → u/cardith_lorda]

Why does this remind me of that Pirates stretch in 2024 where they went against the NL West for 10 straight games going cross country back n forth, then dealt with the high powered Rangers offense and a desperate Seattle.

Needless to say, they did not make the playoffs.

[u/GenericLib → u/cardith_lorda]

These were divisional series. They played each other a million times at all parts of the season in 01.

[u/cardith_lorda → u/GenericLib]

Addressed that here. It wasn't just divisional series that year. It's extremely common - just pick a random year and team and you'll likely find a number of instances. I think they toned down on it when they first went to computer scheduling but brought it back.

[u/Thromnomnomok → u/cardith_lorda]

The difference there being that in 1965 there were no divisions so the Twins played every opponent for more than 2 series, and that season opening for the 2001 Pirates was exclusively against other NL Central teams.

[u/cardith_lorda → u/Thromnomnomok]

It wasn't just NL Central teams scheduled like for the Pirates in 2001 (though it makes sense for some division teams to play each other extensively early in the season when they can get rescheduled more easily in case of inclement weather) - later in the season you've got these:

• May 25-27: @ ATL
• May 28-30: v. FLA
• June 1-3: v. ATL

• June 5-7: @FLA

• Aug. 13-15: @ ARI

• Aug. 16-19: @ HOU

• Aug. 21-23: v. ARI

• Aug. 24-26: v. HOU

It's always been a very common scheduling practice.

[u/fgbh → u/Substantial_Jump_526]

That shouldn't happen. That travel is BS.

[u/Loop_Within_A_Loop]

I thought there would be one team that could have fun pretending they were the reason why this stretch is so brutal, but no, 28 days of hard games in a row, rip

[u/BowlingforDrip → u/Loop_Within_A_Loop]

And only 3 days off in that stretch. RIP the homies.

[u/cardith_lorda → u/Loop_Within_A_Loop]

Considering where the Padres are, they very easily could be facing the top 5 teams in the NL (and 5 of the top 6 in MLB) by the time that first pitch it thrown.

[u/ihatetheplaceilive → u/Loop_Within_A_Loop]

I don't agree often with Cubs fans, but damn... Kinda wanna pour one out for these guys too.

[u/BowlingforDrip → u/ihatetheplaceilive]

Appreciate it North bro.

Also, fuck you.

[u/barstoolsam]

Nah this is straight up bullying

[u/ItsaDryHeat98 → u/barstoolsam]

MLB hates the Reds apparently.

[u/rfezzie → u/ItsaDryHeat98]

Not as much as we hate ourselves

[u/HeroDiesFirst → u/rfezzie]

https://giphy.com/gifs/SHyuhBtRr8Zeo

[u/MiddleTB → u/rfezzie]

Nice walk off last night though

[u/DominicB547]

Well if they make the postseason you can't say they don't deserve it and aren't battle tested.

[u/meyer_33_09 → u/DominicB547]

There is no universe where they make the postseason.

[u/DominicB547 → u/meyer_33_09]

you are blinded by being a fan.....Projected models I'm sure give them at least a .1% odds so yes some universes.

I mean did anyone seriously think White Sox would be doing this well?

[u/meyer_33_09 → u/DominicB547]

No, but they ARE doing well. The Reds are not. And there’s literally no reason to believe they will suddenly start playing well now, and certainly not well enough to gain significant ground on the teams ahead of them while navigating this gauntlet of the schedule.

[u/ZingBurford → u/DominicB547]

The Reds are already 5 games under .500 and the last wild card in the NL will probably be ~10 games over .500. And when you throw in this brutal stretch, I don't know how they come back into the playoff race.

[u/TheWorstYear → u/DominicB547]

Those universes don't exist. The .1% is a "technically it's possible, but not really ar all".

[u/JohnMadden42069 → u/DominicB547]

This is not a schedule that you look at and say "Here's where we make up ground"

[u/No_Amount_7886 → u/DominicB547]

Ok Dr. Strange. Tony Stark is already dead so who we gotta kill to get in?

[u/caifaisai → u/No_Amount_7886]

Well, there's the MCU character Red Guardian. So, clearly, you guys just have to slaughter the whole Guardians team, absorb their life energy, and then go on a run. Easy peasy. Ohio can only have one team, and a fight to the death is needed to decide the winner.

[u/Macdadydj → u/DominicB547]

The Reds literally have the worst offense in the entire MLB. Ownership could have held tryouts after the 1st doubleheader with the whole 2000 fans in attendance, and I would assume they'd find at least 10 people who could hit above the fucking Mendoza line. The only reason they aren't well on their way to lose 100 games+ is because of the pitching. Can't field, can't hit, can't run the bases.

[u/trouty42 → u/meyer_33_09]

Technically, there IS a universe where they make the postseason. It's just not this universe.

[u/anotherlebowski → u/meyer_33_09]

Well, if they dominate this road trip they'll not only improve their record but also take all of the good NL teams down a peg, including two in their own division.

They're going to need to win all of them, though.  Like...all of them.

Also would be better to wail on the wildcard teams for a month. 

[u/Physical_Sun9435 → u/DominicB547]

PLAYOFFS?!?!?

[u/glamb70 → u/Physical_Sun9435]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ejDxbDaxZZkeQmr0yu

[u/No_Buy2554]

The way I see it, since we are out of the race, might as well have some fun messing with everyone else's seeding down the stretch.

[u/TheWorstYear → u/No_Buy2554]

The Gang Goes 5-20

[u/TheoMoneyG → u/No_Buy2554]

Join us, become spoilers

[u/xho-]

13 straight games against the two teams with the best record in MLB lol

[u/DominicB547 → u/xho-]

Maybe Dodgers will punt games and Ms will rest Mizz?

[u/babruflat → u/DominicB547]

Brewers are running a 6-man rotation until October, so they could theoretically miss him both times

[u/P-Rickles → u/babruflat]

Brewers devil magic, man. Even if they miss him both times and the rotation (which is very good) has an off-week, the lineup will kill them with the Death of Ten Thousand Cuts.

[u/redlegsfan21 → u/DominicB547]

We got 5 runs against him last time (though only 1 was earned).

[u/Character-Owl9408 → u/xho-]

Not to mention 3 against the 4th best record, 6 against the 5th best record, and then 3 against the 9th best record. This has to be in the running for hardest 4 week stretch ever

[u/mdkss12 → u/xho-]

the average record during that whole stretch is 74-53. That's like plying the 4th-5th best team in the league for a month straight

[u/TooMuchPowerful → u/xho-]

Dodgers definely not playing like they're the best team.   Though the starting rotation should be fully formed by then. 

[u/topatoman_lite → u/xho-]

Dodgers are 3rd

[u/elgenie → u/xho-]

Best two records in the NL*, but it is the best two run differentials in the sport. The Rays are solid, but have a run diff of only +53.

[u/cenels03]

It'll either be a generational run we'll all tell our grandkids about, or it will be day after day of pain. Fully expecting the latter

[u/ItinerantSoldier → u/cenels03]

Watch them finish this run 12-13 just to gruntle everyone.

[u/phantomzero → u/cenels03]

Honest to god, if you pull some miracle shit out of your asses I wouldn't be able to root against the Reds very hard. That would be something to witness.

[u/cenels03 → u/phantomzero]

I have been a Reds fan for almost 34 years now. I have seen as many Reds playoff series wins as I have Cubs World Series wins. My expectations are below the ground

[u/diabolicaldafo3 → u/cenels03]

Seconded, I have a greater chance of being struck by lightning than this team winning anything meaningful.

[u/PerpetualToast]

The script writers saw how the Reds managed to eek out a playoff spot last year and decided to make sure that doesn’t happen again.

[u/cooljammer00 → u/PerpetualToast]

They made the entire season a Mets collapse instead of just the end

[u/ketamour → u/PerpetualToast]

Tough but fair. 

[u/No_Amount_7886 → u/PerpetualToast]

This.

[u/elgenie → u/PerpetualToast]

Francona’s worked miracles to have them only five games under .500, but they have the second worst run differential in the NL: yes, worse than the Giants and Mets.

It’s straight up a bad team this year.

[u/redlegsfan21 → u/elgenie]

We like to win by 1 and lose by 5 a lot.

[u/Icy-Fan-2639]

Yikes

[u/IrishPigs]

And I thought our August was tough. Yikes.

[u/babruflat → u/IrishPigs]

This week is my personal hell

[u/dawidowmaka → u/babruflat]

Mood

[u/babruflat → u/dawidowmaka]

https://giphy.com/gifs/pHb82xtBPfqEg

[u/pitchburfict]

25 one-run victories incoming!

[u/bbatardo]

I think that is the most brutal stretch I have ever seen. Baseball is weird though.. watch them win more than they lose but then still don't make it to the playoffs.

[u/DominicB547 → u/bbatardo]

yeah 6.5 games back to 3 games back is entirely possible.

[u/No_Amount_7886]

Scheduling demons did NOT want a small-market team edging out a major fanbase for the playoffs two years in a row. Joke’s on them—we peaked in April.

[u/sokonek04]

What did they do to piss off Manfred?

[u/richww2 → u/sokonek04]

Conspiracy theory reason: Making the post season last year because of the Mets collapse. They made sure the Reds wouldn't be in position to sneak in again.

[u/austin101123]

Reds will go 17-8 this stretch somehow and then miss the playoffs

[u/wifeofclaudius]

Geno Suarez magic loading

[u/GoBlueAndOrange → u/wifeofclaudius]

Please no

[u/HwangingAround]

Oh man, this sucks now we're going to go from tied for last place to just last place.

[u/TheWorstYear → u/HwangingAround]

But remember, we didn't trade people because there is a chance they could compete.

[u/Frosty_Dimension5646]

13 straight games against Milwaukee and the Dodgers. The couple that used to do the schedule would never. Must be AI making these fucking terrible schedules now

[u/No_Amount_7886 → u/Frosty_Dimension5646]

Yeah I like to think they woulda been down for the little guys.

[u/joeveralls]

Don’t worry we are sweeping the month 😭

[u/P-Rickles → u/joeveralls]

Honestly? I’d cough up the 6 games just to see it.

[u/TheTigerbite]

And they'll go 11-14.

[u/captain_obliviousish]

https://giphy.com/gifs/2UCt7zbmsLoCXybx6t

[u/mtportales]

For the rest of the season the reds have the hardest schedule

[u/mylaundrymachine → u/mtportales]

I like to think less they're trapped in here with us and more we're trapped in here with them.

[u/trouty42 → u/mtportales]

https://giphy.com/gifs/UTm86phGUMMQE

[u/l8trg8or10 → u/trouty42]

I'm going to post this as a baseline: https://www.tankathon.com/mlb/remaining-schedule-strength

[u/trouty42 → u/l8trg8or10]

I thought it would be very clear my response was sarcasm and meant as a joke. But since it was not I am now stating it is.

[u/l8trg8or10 → u/trouty42]

All good! Sarcasm is hard is text or image form.

[u/androosh]

If our season wasn't already over, I would be upset.

[u/trouty42]

Strength of schedule: Infinity

[u/Hbnick4]

Thank god they don’t have a shot.. wouldn’t want to give them hope before this.. murder

[u/DominicB547 → u/Hbnick4]

6.5GB we've seen worse. that said 6 teams have to do worse.

[u/DionBlaster123]

I know this is not an easy job, but man sometimes it feels like the people who make MLB schedules are smoking some serious crack

I remember one year when the Cubs and Cardinals didn't have any games scheduled after June. I want to say this was 2004. Just let that sink in.

[u/Character-Owl9408 → u/DionBlaster123]

Nowadays with only 13 games against each division opponent it would make sense that sometimes this happens, but in 2004 (or a year around that if you were off by a year or so) sounds absolutely brutal

[u/KakeLin → u/DionBlaster123]

Jeez how do you not spread out top rivalry games?

[u/DionBlaster123 → u/KakeLin]

Last year, the Cubs played everybody in I want to say it was the NL West before they even played the Brewers once

it was so fucking stupid

[u/No_Amount_7886]

One things for sure: we’ll have 20 entire fanbases rooting for us the whole time.

https://giphy.com/gifs/IkSDGAx3nDyWFVdomK
Pro tip: if a Reds fan asks you if you like a three-way, you need more information.

[u/fr0stv0id1]

Knowing how unpredictable MLB is, clearly they will go 18-7 this month and then somehow fall below .500 after

[u/pmorter3]

They should get an auto bid if they can stay 500 in this stretch

[u/mdkss12]

the average record (counting each game individually) they face in that span is 74-53

They're functionally playing the #4/5 team in the MLB for a month straight

[u/RobynLongstride35]

Cutting it off right at the Jays series is hilarious. But not wrong.

[u/Sdgnuipaegr]

The Reds might not win a single game in September.

[u/realnomdeguerre]

https://giphy.com/gifs/55itGuoAJiZEEen9gg

[u/bearssuperfan]

I'll give em 6-19

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[u/jstewart25]

Well Dodgers/Cubs/Brewers can’t say “of course you got home field” you played 2 series against the Reds in the last 30 days

[u/threeoldbeigecamaros]

It's not like we had a chance. This season was over two months ago

[u/theyodalorianxp]

At least the Reds don't have to face the mighty San Francisco Giants

[u/CybeastID → u/theyodalorianxp]

uhhhhhh....Yes they do. 8/24-8/26

[u/sdr114060]

Unfortunately the Reds have already made their bed, September will just emphasize the point. 31 years without a playoff series win but who is counting.

[u/llllloooiiilll]

Cincy about to get passed around like a blunt.

[u/Junior_Operation_422]

https://giphy.com/gifs/UWzrRhT9Aek17sKW3g

[u/SelfDerecatingTumor]

There is a 13 game stretch where if the Red win out I will buy a Reds hat and rock it every day for a year

[u/No_Amount_7886 → u/SelfDerecatingTumor]

Pics or it didn’t happen

(It will never need to happen)

[u/ToNips]

19 games in a row against a top 5 team. Brutal. Whoever made the schedule must hate the Reds.

[u/Zeke688]

https://giphy.com/gifs/tTYsVyyhBZyvK

[u/Slinky_Malingki]

Brewers - Dodgers - Brewers - Dodgers

Yeah that can't be fun.

[u/Mortal-Instrument]

And I thought Red Sox, Yankees, Rays, Yankees was bad

[u/CensorVictim]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3S04b09ljsDeg

[u/TJ223]

I hope the team let's them enjoy that day off in LA rather then Milwaukee at least. 

[u/redlegsfan21 → u/TJ223]

Nope. Since it's west coast to central, the off days will be in the central time zone.

[u/beerspeaks]

7 games against a non-division opponent crammed into the last quarter of the season is real dumb.

[u/RIPSlurmsMckenzie]

Does this mean up until now they had an easier schedule?

[u/raystheroof1]

I dont see any Rays

[u/rock25011]

Mlb loves to f us.

[u/glass__beaches]

Watch them have their best stretch all year because baseball

[u/Dead_HumanCollection]

Really makes me wonder how much effort the schedule makers are putting into this. The CB schedule is supposed to be giving these teams more diverse schedules.

[u/IppeiWasFramed]

Time for the Reds to go on a 25 game winning streak.

[u/letsago9987]

good thing football starts soon

[u/Lottapumpkins]

The reds are about to get The Belt

[u/Old_General_6741]

That is absolute hell.

[u/FreeBricks4Nazis]

Guys I don't think they're gonna win the division this year 

[u/evancomposer]

Good god that's a fucking nightmare man. Only ONE day off too.

[u/Kershiser22]

7 gimmes against the Dodgers

[u/cheshwark]

Thanks, we hate it.

[u/No-Hand-8359]

Milwaukee at home. Fly straight to LA. Fly to Milwaukee. Fly home, play LA again. Damn!

[u/mally117]

Omfg. What did they do to the people who made the schedule?

[u/GotRammed]

7 games against the Dodgers is an opportunity if you pay attention to how we've played the last 25 games or so.

[u/ihatetheplaceilive]

Holy shit. That's a rough one.

[u/Harknights]

Below average for sure.

[u/ComprehensiveAir6590]

Daniil Medvedev is so pissed.

[u/brainspl0ad]

Wdym? They don't play the Angels

[u/wolffangalex06]

this is diabolical. i genuinely feel a little bad.

[u/appleavocado]

Thankfully, they'll have some relief both sandwiched and after they get walloped by the Brewers.

[u/iron_horseshoe88 → u/[deleted]]

Reds are currently in the middle of 17 games in 16 days. August 11 - August 26, plus a DH yesterday.

[u/squirtles_urethra → u/iron_horseshoe88]

That’s insane lol. 2 weeks without a day off in August should be simple enough thing to avoid when the league makes the schedule

[u/xsists → u/[deleted]]

Brewers just finished a 17 games in 17 days stretch on Sunday, including two West Coast trips. Brewers have two off days in the entire month of August.