- Jun 12, 2001
- 8,757
- 43
- 91
Opening day and they are mathmatically eliminated from post-season play.
Some Big Red [on life support] Machine notes:
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Some Big Red [on life support] Machine notes:
- The Reds are 0-2 in season openers at Great American Ball Park.
- Owner Carl Linder was booed when he walked onto the field before the game April 5, a measure of the lingering discontent. Lindner slashed $15 million off last year's payroll -- it's now around $42 million -- leaving little hope of a quick turnaround for the Reds.
- SS Barry Larkin, who expects to retire after the season, went 0-for-4 on April 5 with a walk in his 17th Cincinnati opener, matching Pete Rose and Bid McPhee for most in franchise history.
- CF Ken Griffey Jr. (calf) was out of the Reds' starting lineup for the season opener April 5, starting another season on the bench because of injury.
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