The Reds have not finished better than 3rd place in the NL Central for 13 consecutive seasons:
3rd-4th-3rd-4th-3rd-3rd-4th-5th-5th-5th-5th-4th-3rd.
They have finished better than 3rd place just three times over the last 26 seasons: 1st 2012, 1st 2010, 2nd 2000.
NL Central division finishes since 2000:
1st place: 2 (2010, 2012)
2nd place: 1 (2000)
3rd place: 8
4th place: 8
5th place: 7
They have gone 12 consecutive seasons without winning more than 83 games.
They have just 8 winning seasons over the last 26 years.
Forget winning a World Series, forget winning a playoff series, forget a winning season, forget making the playoffs....the Reds can't even compete in their own division. A division with markets like Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Milwaukee.
Latest TV market size:
24 St. Louis
28 Pittsburgh
38 Cincinnati
39 Milwaukee