> Well, they let us down again. The Reds, that is. They let the Mets thrash them this evening and now we aren't going to the playoffs for at least another year. I am a die-hard Reds fan, but it gets harder and harder to root for a team that does so well and then still falls to thier knees at the end.

Hey, don't feel too bad. The Cubs won about six games this season, and aren't going to the playoffs until it snows in a particular very hot place. We Cubs fans are very good at rooting for a team that always loses in the end. ;-}