Updated: Jul 28, 2003, 12:03 PM

Vote: What should the Reds do now?


It wasn't supposed to be this way. Ken Griffey Jr. came home in 2000 to much fanfare. Three years later, The Great American Ball Park opened on the riverfront. If the Big Red Machine wasn't coming back, at least a little of the past Redleg glory would be restored.

But now the Reds are mired in 5th place, and today they've fired manager Bob Boone and general manager Jim Bowden, while Griffey is out for the season, again.

We want SportsNation's views of the Red plague. Vote below.
  • 1) The Cincinnati Reds are 46-58, in 5th place in the NL Central. How would you describe their season so far?
  • 2) Bob Boone has now managed parts of six seasons with the Royals and Reds, finishing below .500 every season. Should another team hire him as manager?
  • 3) Jim Bowden took over as general manager of the Reds in 1993, and the team won two division titles and finished in the top three of its division seven times. Should another team hire him as general manager?
  • 4) How would your describe Jim Bowden's acquisition of Ken Griffey Jr.?
  • 5) What should the Reds do to turn things around?

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