Reds Win 10-3
This park is set in a very busy location along the Ohio River. Inside is great, as are all of the recently built parks. However, the sightlines are not always good. We had field level seats just past third base. The angle of the seats and number of rows, made plays along the foul line in left field invisible. The smokestacks in the outfield which launch fireworks after home runs and wins are very cool. They tie in a part of the city to the game.
The game was much better than the 10-3 score would have you believe. Ryan Freel was on fire. This was the game where he made an ESPY-worthy catch in right field. He was going back on the ball and dove flat out, away from the plate, to make an incredible grab! Later in the game he turned a bonehead running mistake into a sac rundown. A ball was hit sharply to first, Freel broke from third toward home. Pujols threw to the plate. Freel knowing he was caught, stopped and waved the other runners to move up. So even though he was out, both the runner on second and the batter got to second and third and would eventually score. It was a great game to witness live from the stands.
