Adam Bender

Adam Bender, 8, from Lexington, Kentucky plays catcher in Southeastern’s rookie league at Veterans Park.  At the age of 1, Adam had his left leg amputated because of cancer.   He does not wear a prosthesis and only uses crutches after he reaches base.  He threw out the first pitch at Great American Ballpark on Sunday to his favorite player, Adam Dunn.  This kid is simply phenomenal.

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And this one belongs to the Reds

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.

Cincinnati Enquirer Article

Below are a few pictures I took at the game.

Great American Ballpark

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