Maybe Next Year

Every year Cincinnati sports fans say maybe this year.
Maybe this team.
Maybe this time.

Every year we think the ball will bounce our way.
The clock will keep ticking.
The innings will keep coming.

Every year we think there's no way the worst can happen.
No way we'll miss the extra point.
No way we'll get no-hit.

But every year, we end up saying maybe next year.

Forgive me for showing the pessimism that comes as a side with being a Cincinnati sports fan. But as we sit at the All Star break, even with the Reds sitting at 45-47, just four games out of first place in a very competitive NL Central, I have very little faith that there will be a second straight postseason appearance for the Redlegs. They show too many signs of being a typical Queen City quack.

They beat themselves.

They make silly mistakes.

They can't close out games.

Management makes questionable decisions.

Does this sound like another Cincinnati franchise to you? Maybe it's best that we don't have a basketball team in this town. Because it would just end up with the same scenario as the Bengals in November and the Reds in August:

Fans saying maybe next year.