The gang welcome Joe Pieper on, a long-time friend of the podcast, for his opinions on the NL Central and his personal take on the new-and-improved Reds this year. As a fan of the Reds, we get to hear a personal vision of what he hopes for from his team this year. We also take an in-depth look at the rest of the teams in the division.

Also, Manfred has another crazy idea. This time: changing the playoff format.