The Cincinnati Reds are the worst team in baseball, and on most days, they hardly look like a big-league club. Thursday was not one of those days. The Reds actually looked great!
But even in a 20-5 win over the Cubs, the Reds still managed to have themselves an embarrassing moment — albeit brief.
With the game already out of hand in the eighth inning, the Cubs put in shortstop Andrelton Simmons to pitch that final half inning. Now, Simmons is one of the best defensive shortstops in baseball history with a cannon for an arm. He’s been clocked throwing 94 mph from shortstop, which could have translated to some serious heat on the mound.
