."It’s just about over.I type these words simultaneously relieved and disappointed.The Reds are bad. They’ve been bad for large swathes of this season Ryne Sandberg Jersey , especially both at the very beginning and the very end of this season. The three weeks to begin the season cost Bryan Price his job. It’s likely the last three weeks of this season will cost Jim Riggleman any chance he may’ve had to keep his after this one (or, at least, it should... among other reasons). There have been multiple times that included multiple week stretches where not only has the team bad, but they’ve been boring in doing so.But it’s still baseball. Or, at least something resembling it for about six months this season. And generally, baseball is better than no baseball. And we’re going to get a post-season that looks like it’s going to be very compelling, so that helps. But still, it’s not Reds baseball, and that stinks. It stinks a lot. We won’t be able to watch our favorite team again for six months. While we probably need a break from this iteration of the Reds Billy Williams Jersey , we don’t need one that last six months. Especially when those six months will feature cold and snow and grayness and nights that begin at 4 PM and all of the other awful things that winter brings.So that sucks. I’m guilty of using this space to complain about how not-compelling these Reds are. But damnit, I’m going to miss them when they’re gone. And that clock expires tomorrow evening.Jameson Taillon will go for the Pirates today. He’s likely to finish the season with something like 190ish IP and a 3.10 ERA, which is incredible. For a long time when they were both in the minor leagues, Taillon was the pitcher that most closely aligned with Robert Stephenson. I don’t really know if had anything to do with comparables or stuff, but they were very constantly ranked next to one another on the prospect lists. Taillon has finally made good in the Major Leagues.Wouldn’t it be pretty cool if Robert Stephenson, somehow someway, was able to do something like that in 2019?Michael Lorenzen will make his third and, obviously, final start of the season. As good as he was in his first start against Milwaukee Jon Lester Jersey , he was not good against the Marlins, allowing 9 hits and 4 runs on 2 walks and 0 K in 4 innings. That’s gross as hell, really, considering the opponent.The rational thinker in me believes that another bad outing today will put to bed the idea of Lorenzen being a starter on this team. But, I’m sure we’ll still be talking about this very thing as a storyline going into 2019 regardless of what happens this afternoon.CIN LineupPIT Lineup Some words to start your morning"Dodgers news...ESPN finds that the Dodgers, if they were to make no trades, no free-agent signings or draft picks, would be able to win the National League West for three more seasons (through 2021).The mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-david-ross-jersey , calls on Spectrum and the Dodgers to figure out a way to let the people of LA watch their boys in blue.The Dodgers are really making their way into the history books this year. Check out this tweet with some sweet home run stats.Talk about Belli-bombs.The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation broke ground on a new Dodgers Dreamfield in Fontana, Calif. This is their 51st Dodgers Dreamfield and their second field specially designed for children with special needs and disabilities.Around the league...Twins’ Jorge Polanco hit for the cycle on Friday night. The Athletic’s Dan Hayes (subscription required) writes about Polanco’s achievement while also acknowledging the way the rest of the Indians played.The Red Sox, reigning World Series champions, are not getting off to a good start. Their rough season continued with a 15-8 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Someone isn’t too fond of how the game went.MLB.com ranked the top 10 minor league teams. The Tulsa Drillers notched the No. 2 spot on the list.MLB’s Cut 4 writes about two MLB players who used the popular song, “Old Town Road” as their walk-up songs. Our old friend, Yasmani Grandal, got in on the home run party for the Brewers.Lastly, please take a minute to enjoy these home runs. You deserve it.