Pirates! Mets! Cardinals! Cubs twice! The Cincinnati Reds have faced some of the top teams in the National League already and they haven't done well. Special guest JD Hafron from Cincinnati's 96 ROCK joins John Fay and the Fifth Mascot crew to discuss the Reds bullpen, the troubles on defense, and a catcher controversy.

Cincinnati Reds have had a tough schedule so far - 4/28/16

Fifth Mascot podcast features Cincinnati Reds beat reporter John Fay and host Scott Kyser talking all things Reds baseball.

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On this week's Fifth Mascot, Scott Kyser and John Fay discuss the season that was.

The Reds struggled for the most part, but there were some highlights among the lows. 

Cincinnati’s pitching remains a giant question mark heading into 2018. Can they find help internally or will it take some creative moves from the front office to look outside the organization? 

And will the Reds contend in 2018 or is another 90-loss season on the horizon?

Recapping the few highs and many lows of the Reds' 2017 season

On this week's Fifth Mascot, Scott Kyser and John Fay discuss the recent call-ups. 

Tyler Mahle makes his long-awaited debut in Cincinnati. 

Will Mahle, Louis Castillo, and Sal Romano make the Reds and their fans forget about the starting rotation woes of 2017 in 2018? 

And 2017 second overall draft pick Tyler Greene makes his professional debut on the mound. 

All this and more in this week’s episode of the Fifth Mascot with Kyser and Fay.

Are call-ups the light at the end of the tunnel?

Scott Kyser and John Fay talk Reds Hall of Fame Nominees

Adam Dunn overrated? Underrated? Properly rated?

Homer Bailey comes up lame again and Scott Feldman is done for the year, is he done as a Red?

And interviews with Ryan Gennett and Jesse Winker.

More injuries, Reds Hall of Fame nominees, hear from Winker and Gennett

On this week's Fifth Mascot, Scott Kyser and John Fay dwell on the positives that can be found for the Reds over the last two weeks.

Ryan Gennett. What can’t he do?!

Joey Votto continues to be one of the best hitters in baseball, but does the rest of the country, or even Reds Country, appreciate him as much as they should?

Louis Castillo continues to impress on the mound, will anyone else in the farm system make the jump and be a highlight the rest of the way?

And are Devin Mesoraco’s days in Cincinnati numbered?

All this and more in this week’s episode of the Fifth Mascot with Kyser and Fay.

Dwelling on the positives: Castillo, Gennett & Votto

We look at the Reds now that the trading deadline is in the rearview mirror.

A minor leaguer sets a record on a hitting streak.

Things were relatively quiet in Cincinnati on July 31, but will Cozart, Storen, and Feldman still be on the team when September ends?

Cingrani on the move out west.

Trial by fire? Is it time to move on from the Reds recent past and throw the kids into the mix?

All this and more in this week’s episode of the Fifth Mascot with Kyser and Fay.

Cincinnati Reds have had a tough schedule so far - 4/28/16

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