
Wow. Just wow. Best shirt ever? Perhaps.
Tweet earlier from @Corky_Miller:
Check out new shirt a buddy made. twitpic.com/9k00g6
Followed by a Tweet from our old friend @D_Train35 (Dontrelle):
I gotta get one of those

Wow. Just wow. Best shirt ever? Perhaps.
Tweet earlier from @Corky_Miller:
Check out new shirt a buddy made. twitpic.com/9k00g6
Followed by a Tweet from our old friend @D_Train35 (Dontrelle):
I gotta get one of those
Since the start of this blog, we’ve tried to keep you informed about Reds and baseball-related events around Cincinnati. Nothing frustrated us more than hearing about something that already happened. What? Dave Parker was signing autographs at the SupeRx in Kenwood? Damn, we would have been there! Exactly.
With that, we announce a new addition to OMGreds.com: The OMGreds Events calendar!
Instead of doing even round-up posts and having them get buried after a few updates, we’ve created a dedicated page to list events like meet & greets, player appearances, autograph signings and more. We do our best to stay on top of things, but if you know about an event that is not listed that you think should be, drop us a line at ballsout at omgreds dot com.
Awesomeness
You’ll also notice that our Events Calendar is sponsored by Sports Gallery. We are proud to have them as the first-ever sponsor on OMGreds. Located in West Chester, Ohio, Sports Gallery has a phenomenal selection of Reds and baseball collectables, memorabilia, sports cards and more. They also have quality signing events with current and former Reds and other Cincinnati sports icons. We encourage you to support their business. You can find them online at www.asportsgallery.com.
So, check out the darn Events calendar already! Information about several great autograph signings this week with Mat Latos, Zack Cozart, Jay Bruce and Johnny Cueto are listed!
Ah, #RedsTweetUp is upon us once again! Join OMGreds and other blogger/celebrity/media Tweeter-types for a night of Reds revelry and ridiculousness. Deats:
It’s time for our first #RedsTweetUp of 2012, presented by Cincinnati.com! Join us Friday, May 11th as the Reds take on the Washington Nationals. It’s also the first Fireworks Friday of the season. The $25 TweetUp package includes:
- One mezzanine level ticket in the special #RedsTweetUp section, alongside other Reds fans, media, bloggers and celebrity tweeters
- A $10 concession credit to be used at that night’s game
- An exclusive, limited edition Reds TweetUp t-shirt
Black is the new red.
It’s a $59 value for just $25. The special #RedsTweetUp package is on sale exclusively at reds.com/tweetup
Between the ticket, t-shirt, concession stand credit and the company, that’s an amazing deal. Make sure you jump on this one.
Oh! We’ll make sure to have some of our world famous OMGreds button packs with us too. They’re limited edition and going fast!

1977 NL MVP
The Reds Hall of Fame and Museum continues their Hall of Famer series this month as the Host George Foster at the Tap House Grill on Wednesday, May 16 at 6:00pm. This is your chance to meet the 1977 NL MVP and Big Red Machine star in-person! Included in your ticket is a meet & greet with George (cameras welcome!), Q&A session, an autographed George Foster bobblehead, a drink ticket and a dinner buffet. Sounds like a good night to us!
For more information, check out www.redsmuseum.org or download this nifty .pdf flyer.
For more information on upcoming events and autograph signings, head to the OMGreds events calendar.

Wrigley South. Really?

Page 15 in last week's Steam-Punk inspired CityBeat Magazine
Brand spanking new Banks tenant and neighbor of the Cincinnati Reds and Great American Ball Park, Christian Moerlein Lager House, place an ill-designed and worded advertisement on page 15 in the April 25 issue of Cincinnati CityBeat. Advertising a special aimed at baseball fans attending this week’s series with the Cubs, the phrase “Wrigley South” was placed in a graphic inspired by the famous marquee at Wrigley Field. As a Reds fan and a proud Cincinnatian, this is a utter punch to the gut.
While “Wrigley South” is a term that GABP earned a few years ago describing how Cubs fans would out number Reds fans during their match-ups in Cincinnati, using that as a concept to advertise your restaurant is utterly ridiculous. Is pulling a little business your way from visiting fans (mostly from Indiana?) for a couple of days while slapping the fanbase that supports you 12 months out of the year across the face worth it? Like you need to advertise IN CINCINNATI to Cubs fans. Or, was that even a consideration… Did you actually think that “Wrigley South” was a general phrase that Reds fans embrace and celebrate? Either way, the Lager House is absolutely SLAMMED before and after Reds games right now. I walked by after Saturday’s win against the Astros (4/28) and the line to just get on the waiting list was wrapping around the building outside. You hardly need gimmicks to get people in door right now.
Not to mention that Christian Moerlein is CINCINNATI’S beer! With a tradition of brewing in Cincinnati going back to 1853, you’d think that Cincinnati pride would be at the top of their priorities. Apparently not.
What shall we do? Boycott? Picket? Tar and feather? Go to Johnny Rockets instead? Whatever, I don’t have time for that crap. It’s our hope at OMGreds that enough Reds fans (and the Cincinnati Reds themselves) put enough heat on the Lager House’s marketing and advertising folks and let them know we’re not going to stand for it. Be a good neighbor. Your neighbors have been outstanding to you since you’ve opened your doors. You have a business to run and investors and/or ownership or whoever to perform for – we get it. You also have a responsibility to be good to your neighbors and to your community.
Bottom line? Don’t alienate your neighbors to speak directly to a bunch of people that were likely already coming to your restaurant to be begin with. Your neighbors and your community won’t stand for it.
Oh, and if we hear that Old Style is on tap at the Lager House bar, we’re going to go bananas. Absolutely bananas. Count on it.
UPDATE 4/30/12 9:32 PM: Christian Moerlein Lager House issued an appology on their Facebook page earlier today in response to the uproar their ad in CityBeat caused:
Fans:
We admit the upcoming promotion for the next Reds series was unfortunately misguided with respect to message, and we are truly sorry and apologize if we’ve offended any fans.
Our intention was to help cheer on our Reds and give visiting Cubs fans a taste of what makes Cincinnati so special, showcasing our great new riverfront and our city and to bring positive exposure to it. It was not intended to root for the away team, and we apologize if it was taken that way. We are Reds fans through and through. We are going to call this promotional event what it was truly intended to be “a rally for our Reds.”
We personally missed it, but we heard Lager House CEO Greg Hardman went on air this afternoon with Bill Cunningham and apologized to Reds fans.
We’re happy to hear that their intention was not to undermine the pride we all share for our Reds. Given their rich history in Cincinnati, it’s hard to believe they’re anything short of Rabid Redleg Rooters like the rest of us.
Their intended message certainly missed the mark and Reds fans let them know they felt. It’s time to forgive, forget and continue supporting the Lager House and Christian Moerlein beers as well as all our local businesses.