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#REDS FEATURED IN ESPN’S BISTRO CAFE

From my colleague Michael “Mando” Anderson

Today at ESPN’s Headquarters, the Reds were the featured team in the ESPN Bistro Cafe.

As part of ESPN Ballpark Bistro Thursdays, an MLB team lunch is offered to ESPN employees and visitors in their café each week for the baseball season.

All teams are recognized alphabetically from April 12 (Arizona) through October 11 (Washington).

Cincinnati chili and Cincinnati-style pork ribs were some of the menu items available.

They asked for Reds logo’d items to help decorate the café….so I sent them some banners, stickers, a jersey, a few hats, etc.

On the lunchroom TV’s was the July 7, 2010 Reds vs. Mets game.

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LAST NIGHT’S RECAP: MIKE LEAKE FACE-PLANT, FRAZIER FUNKBLAST (2X)

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#VOTEREDS LUNCH: WEEK THREE ROLL CALL

Congratulations to Josh Tucker (@JMT5887) for winning a Better Off Red t-shirt!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THURSDAY’S #REDS GAMENOTES AND FARM REPORT

GAMENOTES PDF

FARM REPORT PDF

THURSDAY’S #REDS LINEUP AT METS: WHO’S YOUR ‘RED TO ROCK?’

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My Red to Rock? How can I not go with this guy…

WEDNESDAY’S #REDS LINEUP: WHO’S YOUR ‘RED TO ROCK?’

My Red to Rock is…

REDLEGS RUN – JUNE 2

Register Now for the Subway® Redlegs Run
Saturday, June 2 – Great American Ball Park

CINCINNATI (May 16, 2012) – Sign up now for the 11th annual Subway® Redlegs Run on Saturday, June 2, 2012. Runners, walkers and families have many options to participate:
• 5K: Chip-timed 3.1-mile course starts at Great American Ball Park, winds along the riverfront and finishes inside the ballpark near home plate.
• 10K: Chip-timed 6.2-mile course starts at Great American Ball Park, winds along the riverfront, crosses over the Ohio River on the Taylor Southgate Bridge into Newport and across the Purple People Bridge and finishes inside the ballpark near home plate.
• One Mile Family Run/Walk: 1-mile course starts at Great American Ball Park and finishes inside the ballpark near home plate. (not chip timed)
• Gapper’s Kids Fun Run: This course is along the warning track of the ballpark.

All participants receive a race t-shirt (technical shirt for 10K participants), post-race party and awards ceremony in the Fan Zone and one View Level ticket voucher for the June 7 (7:10pm) Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates game.

Register online by May 21 and receive discounts:
• 10K: $42 ($50 after May 21)
• 5K: $32 ($40 after May 21)
• One Mile Family Run: $21 ($25 after May 21)
• Gapper’s Kids Fun Run for kids 10 and under: $16

For more information and to register online visit reds.com/run. (Online registration closes May 21at 11:59 pm)

An optional fundraising initiative has been added for 2012. Raise dollars for the Reds Community Fund and earn great incentives such as autographed Reds memorabilia, game tickets and unique experiences. Full details at reds.com/run.

Race start times:
• 8:00 am: Runners and walkers for 10K and 5K (round 1) — first 2,000 5K to register, all 10K participants and elite runners
• 8:10 am:  Runners and walkers for 5K (round 2) — remainder of 5K runners/walkers
• 9:30 am: One Mile Family Run/Walk
• 10:15 am: Gapper’s Kids Fun Run

Packet pick-up and walk-up registration dates:
• Saturday, May 26: 10 am to 4 pm at Fleet Feet Sports — Corner of Kenwood and Cooper roads in Blue Ash (513-793-8383)
• Thursday, May 31: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.  at Great American Ball Park — Outside the Reds Hall of Fame & Museum
• Friday, June 1: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.  at Great American Ball Park — Outside the Reds Hall of Fame & Museum
• Saturday, June 2 (race morning): 6 a.m.  at Great American Ball Park — Gate 3, Pete Rose Way

Recommended parking for the Redlegs Run:
• The Banks Garage: $1/ half hour; max. $8/day
• East Garage (east of US Bank Arena): $5
• Lots B & D (east of Paul Brown Stadium): $5
• Lot E (south of Paul Brown Stadium): $2.50

Race sponsors include Subway®, Cintas, United Healthcare, 700WLW, WCPO-TV Channel 9, Trophy Awards, Fleet Feet Sports, LaRosa’s, UDF, Coca-Cola, Vitamin Water, Queen City Sausage, Kroger Co., Nike and Castellini Group of Companies.

Over 4,300 runners and walkers participated in 2011 generating over $150,000 for the baseball-themed outreach programs of the Reds Community Fund.

WEDNESDAY’S #REDS GAMENOTES AND FARM REPORT; EARLY PHOTO OF MARTY

GAMENOTES PDF

FARM REPORT PDF

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I was going through the Reds archives and discovered this photo of Marty when he first started broadcasting Reds games…

#VOTEREDS LUNCH #3 – TODAY!!

TODAY at 12:00 noon ET, I’ll be hosting on Twitter the third VOTE REDS LUNCH of 2012.

For those of you not familiar with the Vote Reds Lunches, here’s the deal:

1. Follow me on Twitter at @Jamieblog
2. When the lunch bell rings (12pm ET), Tweet me using the hashtag #VOTEREDS and tell me what you’re having for lunch (photos are encouraged) and tell me how many times you voted your favorite Cincinnati Reds for the NL All-Star team.
3. For those of you not able to participate or if you’re not dining during the typical Cincinnati lunch hour, Tweet me when you do get around to meal time. I’ll accept Tweets all day.
4. I’ll post results (and photos) Thursday right here on Better Off Red.
5. Vote Reds HERE.

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TUESDAY’S #REDS LINEUP: WHO’S YOUR ‘RED TO ROCK?’

My ‘Red to Rock’…

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