Kyle Lohse

Mr. Inconsistency is still in the rotation, complete with his 4-10 record and 4.77 ERA. I guess I'm a fair-weather Kyle Lohse fan because it's hard to be anything else. I like him when he's effective, but mostly, he's not.

What I don't get is how so many people are afraid of how much Kyle Lohse will cost next season. In a year and a half with the Reds, he's only shown flashes of brilliance amid several mediocre starts and absolute shellings.

What I also don't get is how the Reds can keep running Lohse and Belisle to the mound when Bobby Livingston is flat out getting it done in AAA. Phil Dumatrait is no slouch either, and can't be any worse than Belisle has been lately.

Narron replaced with "random lineup generator" machine to no noticeable difference.

One of these organizations has been run really well and one hasn't. Let's see if you can guess which one is which.

Cincinnati Reds managers, 1991-present: Lou Piniella*, Tony Perez, Davey Johnson*, Ray Knight, Jack McKeon*, Bob Boone, Ray Knight (redux), Dave Miley, Jerry Narron, Pete Mackanin

Atlanta Braves managers, 1991-present: Bobby Cox


(* = won "Manager of the Year" with a different club)