Great American Ballpark
The Reds have a great history. They say they were the First Professional Baseball team dating from 1869. They have won 5 world series in total. The "Big Red Machine" as they were called in the 70's won 2 world series. Reds greats Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Tony Perez and manager Sparky Anderson were the foundations of the 70's powerhouse.
Great American Ballpark was opened in 2003 replacing the multi purpose Riverfront Stadium which housed the Reds and Cincinnati Bengals from 1970 to 2002. The original address of Great American Ball Park was 100 Main Street. However, after the death of former pitcher and longtime broadcaster Joe Nuxhall in 2007, the address was changed to 100 Joe Nuxhall Way. A sign bearing Nuxhall's traditional signoff phrase “rounding third and heading for home” is located on the third base side exterior of the park.
The game was fun. Our seats were 8 rows behind the middle of the Mets dugout and we were on the jumbo-tron before each right handed batter. It was so cool. Randy's friend Dan even caught us on SNY back home cheering for Ike Davis' home run.
The Mets finally showed up to play in Cincinnati on the last day they'll see the Reds in 2012. Ike and Jason Bay (shocking) each had home runs.
Matt Harvey looked great pitching into the 7th inning.
Francisco was awful letting 3 runs in the 9th inning and giving us mild heart attacks but luckily Rauch come in and got the last out. Put it in the books. Mets 8 Reds 4.
Gary and Ron
Our hotel was across the river in Newport, Kentucky and they have a shuttle that goes right into Cincinnati. For only $1 we got dropped off at the ballpark gate. So nice and easy.
As we end our ballpark tour we have had such an amazing journey. 4000+ miles and 69 hours of driving! 9 ballparks and the DCI Championships at Lucas Oil Stadium in 2 weeks. What a trip!
A- Home
B - Pittsburgh
C - Canton, OH
D - Detroit
E - Battle Creek, MI (hotel)
F - Milwaukee
G - Minneapolis
H - Indianapolis
I - Chicago White Sox
J - Chicago Cubs
K - Kansas City
L - St. Louis
M - Cincinnati
N - Huber Heights (home of our friends the Douglass')
O - Home
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