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 After years of sprucing up Riverfront Stadium with winning baseball, the Reds have yet to play up to the snazzy standards of their new home. Photo by David Bergman/SI |
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More than three percent of seating is wheelchair-accessible; the Fan Zone features pitching machines, batting cages, picnic areas and karaoke; limited number of bathrooms (15 women's, 14 men's, six family); twenty-eight permanent concession stands, not including portable vendors. |
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| GABP is a vast improvement over the sterile, hospital-like vibe of Cinergy Field (aka Riverfront). The Power Stacks in right field blow smoke and fireworks after a Reds player hits a home run. Otherwise, GABP doesn't have any of the carnival-like aspects of some of the other new parks. You can even get your fill of Cincinnati nostalgia at the Reds Hall of Fame, which is located in the western corner of the stadium. -- Cory McCartney
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Postgame, you can't go wrong with The Montgomery Inn, the self-proclaimed "Home of the World's Greatest Ribs." Newport at the Levy (located across the river in Kentucky) also offers a wide array of bars and restaurants, and cheap parking, too -- if you don't mind taking a stroll over one of three bridges to get to GABP and back. -- Cory McCartney
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2005 Record: 62-68 (all statistics through Aug. 29)
Players worth the price of admission: Adam Dunn (.250 average, 35 HRs, 86 RBIs), Sean Casey (.319, 9 HRs, 52 RBIs), Ken Griffey Jr. (.302, 33 HRs, 90 RBIs).
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The only thing missing from this picture is the clue the club doesn't have about how to assemble a pitching staff. The park is new without being too gimmicky (save the Power Stacks) and there's plenty to do before and after the game. Cincinnati has always been a great baseball town. Reds fans deserve better than what they're getting on the field.
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