Filed under: Reds, NL CentralSAN DIEGO -- For folks in Flyover Land, the moonshine jar remains half full, even if their Cincinnati Reds haven't yet grabbed the playoff berth that seemed a fait accompli several days ago.
What's a little more waiting to a franchise that's gone 15 years since its last postseason?
"I don't care as long as it gets done," Reds pitcher Homer Bailey told West Coast Bias, the only non-cliche I heard from him.
Bailey and the Reds did their part Sunday, beating the Padres 12-2 in San Diego, but like Chicagoans every summer, the Reds were let down by the Cubs, whose loss to the second-place Cardinals denied the National League Central leaders a clinch party hereabouts.
Too bad, said Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips from San Diego's ballpark, because he and his teammates wanted to "tear this clubhouse up."
Phillips has never tasted champagne but said he'll make an exception for Cincinnati's first playoff berth since 1995.
"I was trying to get my drink on for the first time," he said. "It would have been a great headache. It would have been a beautiful thing, but, obviously, I've got to wait for that."
All it'll take is one Cardinals defeat or one Reds victory to reintroduce the majors' oldest franchise to the playoffs.
With six games left, the Reds shouldn't have to wait long. The not-so-mighty Central could be theirs before they play again on Tuesday against the visiting Houston Astros. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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