Walks Will Haunt

One of my favorite old lines from the days of the Riverfront Stadium scoreboard. It's only second to the 8bit Mr. Red Race.

I'm glad "Walks Will Haunt" has made the transition over to GABP. It makes me feel like a kid again every-time I see it - and I got to see it Saturday night when the Nationals intentionally walked Griffey late in the game.

So, these folks have available a t-shirt with those immortal words emblazoned on the front. They also have some other 'Nati themed shirts available. "Two Live Carew" - LOL!

Full disclosure - I have no clue who these folks are that are making the shirts. Just wanted to give them some props. Holla!

Junior night

I have to say, the Griffey banner at GABP is pretty nice. It's DAMN big. It's also great to have a Reds player bring portrayed bigger than life at the stadium. You can see the damn thing all the way across downtown! Say what you will about his career here in Cincinnati, but he has been a great asset to the game from day one.

Congrats to Griffey... he deserves it.

More photos from Griffey night are up on the photo blog.

Click on the photo to the left for a larger view. Food from that nights game is up on OMG Helmet Sundae for all you ballpark foodies out there.

Total Awesome

Griff blasts no. 600.

Go 'Clones!

We have to take a quick break from normal programming around here to give it up for the Cincinnati Cyclones, The 2007-08 Kelly Cup Champions! The 'Clones clinched the ECHL's top honor tonight with a 3-1 win over the Las Vegas Wranglers. It's Cincinnati's first Pro Championship since 1990, when the Reds went all ballistic on the A's in the World Series.

Go Cyclones!!!

BOOMSHAKALAKA!

Our favorite (and biggest) donkey is trying to bring that winning spirit on the road. Though it didn't exactly work last night, Dunn lugged his Sega Genesis - complete with NBA Jam cartridge - on the road to lighten the mood in the clubhouse. We here at OMGreds.com fully endorse this idea. If things don't start picking up on the road, we might suggest busting out NHL '94 and see if that generates some dubs.

Homer Returns

The Reds are calling up Homer Bailey for this week's road trip to Philly and Florida. The Bats pulled him in the third inning of his start today to give him the news and the rest. He'll take the mound on Thursday against the Phils, replacing Fogg Hat as the 5th starter in the rotation. Reds are looking to call up the rest of the Bats over the next month or so, replacing all the dipsticks they picked up in the off season.

Let's hope Homer's stuff gets cranked up a notch Thursday... he hasn't exactly been lights out in Louisville during his past few starts. He'll be facing a Phillies team that can absolutely rake... in a ballpark made just for rakers.

N'est-il pas mignon?

OMGreds.com west coast correspondent mike_r whipped up this bad-boy after Marty and Thom discussed how good Mr. Brantley must look in a beret. I missed that action on the radio... but I can only imagine it was some good stuff.

mike_r is also single-handedly the Reds' west coast Reds Killer. He has personally attended... I think... 9 Reds losses to teams on the other side of the country. Zero wins. He even got to take in 14 of 18 innings of that last game in San Diego. Ouch. Regardless, he's got some photos and commentary for your enjoyment. Sorry we didn't post sooner. I guess it was tonight's loss to the Buc-Ohs and Mr. Dumatrait that inspired us.

Repeat after me...

Edwin Encarnacion is not a clutch player.
Edwin Encarnacion is not a clutch player.
Edwin Encarnacion is not a clutch player.
Edwin Encarnacion is not a clutch player.
Edwin Encarnacion is not a clutch player.

OMG.

GABP Goes 'Green'

The Reds posted an article today highlighting the many improvements and new features you'll see while attending game at GABP this season. Among them are the Toyota Tundra in center field waiting for a dent to be put in it, the new stuff-yer-face section and the super-expanded pro-shop thing-a-ma-jigger just off the third base seats. Oh, and there are bunch of new flat-screen TVs with all the other games on them live. That way, all the Cubs fans that got dragged to the game by a client can go catch what's happin' on good ol' 'GN.

But, what I think tops the list of new features this year is the recycling program. FINALLY! I can't imagine the amount of waste that leaves GABP after every game and how much of that can be recycled. I'm sure this has to be a trend at ballparks this season since every corporation in America has tired to appear "green" over the past year. But, better late than never. They are also taking all the cooking oils used in the kitchens and concession stands and reusing it as bio-diesel fuel. Cool.

Kudos to the Reds, Hamilton County and Rumpke for figuring it out.

Now, lets expand this to other venues... US Bank Arena, Riverbend, Cintas Center, Shoemaker, etc. Maybe some of those places already have programs in place... I'm not sure... but, I was really happy to read this today. Even happier than hearing about the newly-remolded Machine Room.