Behind The Scenes Of A Postseason Run

It was a long season that paid off for the Red Legs as they won their division and are now heading into the postseason. I only worked 79 games…but it FELT like 162. And it’s always sad when a season ends…especially after the season that we’ve had! Here is a behind-the-scenes look at Great American Ball Park and the motley crew of people that I get to hang with most of my summer…

Beautiful day at the ball park!

Our truck. Exciting stuff…huh?

Before the gates open

Early lineups…before Dusty changes them…again.

Media Row

And now…some of my cohorts in crime…

The Director: Uncle Roy

The Tape AD: Siggy

The On-Air Guy: Pic

The Opponent: Houston’s Wave
(I told him I was gonna put him in here. He actually READS my blog! Gotta give the man credit…)

The Coord: SuperFan
(Seriously…she really IS a Reds fanatic!)

The BFF: Janice

The Statistician: Daddy Wags (In Memory Of…)
(A great man who, I’m sure,  is watching the Reds postseason run from heaven and lovin’ every second of it!)

These guys make the call…and then they signed my ball. Marty Brennaman, Thom Brennaman and Jeff “The Cowboy” Brantley. Class acts all the way!

So there are no pictures of players or anything on here. Due to certain privacy policies, I’m really not supposed to take pictures or ask for autographs…and I’m cool with that. This year’s group of players all are very cool and I can say that throughout the season I had limited conversations with Paul Janish, Orlando Cabrera, Jordan Smith, Mike Leake and a few others and they all seem very personable and easy-going. Hope they can make it all the way! That would be really cool…but from here on out, I’ll be watching on my television at home.

Good luck Red Legs! And thanks for a great season!!! Win this one for Wags!!!

Top 10 Reasons Baseball Season Should End In August

And now playing for YOUR favorite team…THIS guy!?!?

The dog days of baseball. Most teams are out of the playoff race (or “The Hunt For October” as it is usually creatively described) and now the gloves and cleats are being put away for the winter. But Major League Baseball continues to torture most of us with another month of useless games and wasted hopes. Why? Here are my Top 10 reasons why baseball should pull the plug earlier…

10. Injuries – Once you get around to this time of the year, most teams are decimated with injuries. Players are dropping like flies and no one knows why. Wanna know why? Because they’ve been playing baseball almost every day since April…that’s why!

9. All The Numbers Give Me A Headache – 27.5 games out of first place. .199 batting avg. .332 OBP%. 6.23 ERA. Who cares? Are they winning or not!?! ‘Cause if not…then it don’t matter.

8. No Team Is Really All That Interesting To Watch – Looking at the divisions, 14 teams out of 30 are under .500. The team with the best record in baseball? Tampa Bay??? Fascinating…NOT.

7. The Cost Of Running A Stadium – Seriously, I have to imagine that teams with losing records are losing money this time of year with most of their attendance being the people who work at the stadiums! When the number of ushers outnumbers the number of fans there is something wrong.

6. The Cost Of A Ticket – Your team is 30 games out of first place in their division and you are STILL charging $40 a ticket??? Uh…no.

5. Pitching – By this time of the season, most arms are worn out. Most teams are recruiting from the minors to get them through the rest of the season. I’m not paying $40 to see some guy named “Juan” throw 3 innings and give up 8 runs. No thanks.

4. The Yankees and Red Sox – Yeah…I’m just sick & tired of hearing about them. Please let it end…

3. Weather – Rain delays, cold temperatures and snow?!?! Why? It’s a SUMMER game. When it’s October and the leaves are changing, it’s time for reason #2…

2. Football – The college football schedule began this past weekend. The NFL kicks off it’s first regular season game this coming weekend. Most markets have lost interest in baseball and are tuning up for America’s favorite past time!!!

1. Lack Of Interest – As an American male, I have an attention span for baseball of about 3 months. After that, if my team isn’t making a serious run, I’ve lost interest. So I pretty much lost interest around the All-Star break this year.