And this one belongs to the Reds
May 19, 2008
I attended my first Cincinnati Reds game of the year. They were riding a 4 game win streak after sweeping the Marlins and now taking on the Cleveland Indians in the Battle of Ohio. As I stood among the 42,022 fans (11th largest at Great American Ballpark) with Mr. Brandon Phillips (30/30) bobblehead in hand, I watched Adam Dunn foul off 2 bunt attempts. “What is he doing?!?” I exclaimed. (The Reds had a man on first and second and I later discovered Dunn is actually an excellent bunter)
Dunn finally took a mighty cut and blasted the ball 449 feet! It nearly went out of the ballpark landing in the last row of seats in right field. The 3 run walk-off home-run lifted the Reds over the Indians in dramatic fashion. The fans went crazy!
Dunn also made a nifty catch on a foul ball earlier in the game.
Below are a few pictures I took at the game.
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- Great American Ballpark
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- Cincinnati Reds EST. 1869
