A Lost Generation of Reds Fans | Chad Dotson

I’ve been concerned for a while that the Reds, while in the midst of a 17th losing season in 22 years, have lost an entire generation of fans. I tried to put that into words in my latest column for Cincinnati Magazine:

You have to go back five full years since the Reds last played meaningful baseball in September. It’s hard to remember now, since it’s been so long ago, but at this point in 2013 Cincinnati was 80-62 and 2 games back. They ended up flaming out in the Wild Card game, but, hey, they were in the mix. That’s all I ask.

But: Five. Full. Years.

I have spent five full years of my life watching a team that’s been nowhere in the vicinity of competitive baseball. Five years of writing…