Game 5: Stl @ Cin

Game 6 of our trip was at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati. The game featured King Albert and the St. Louis Cardinals and Joey Votto and the Cincinnati Reds.

Pregame

Pregame was pretty uneventful. For some reason nobody was taking Batting Practice except for a small group of Cardinals. The thing was, that they were the really good Cardinals. Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday, Ryan Ludwick, and the biggest bat of them all, Adam Wainwright. Pujols, Holliday, and TRL (The Ryan Ludwick) did not hit one ball out of the park with their swings. The show belonged to the only pitcher of the group, Adam Wainwright.

He hit a bunch of homeruns and even hit a ball off the facing of the second deck. Let me remind all of you HE IS A PITCHER!

Since there was no batting practice, the only other thing to do with our pregame time was to eat. We went to something native to Ohio, Skyline. Skyline is a one of a kind place. The three of us, by suggestion of our a "Threeway". Now, I know that sounds phallic, but it is really delicious. If you do not know, a threeway is Ohio chili with spaghetti and cheese. If anyone is ever in Ohio, go to a Skyline (they are everwhere).

Unfortunately there was nothing else exciting. We did not get any baseballs or communicate with any of the players. So instead of talking about other players now, I will just say one thing:

FRANK CATALANATTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Game

The game featured Bronson Arroyo of the Reds and ex Red Sox Brad Penny. In the first inning, Scott Rolen hit a line drive homerun over the right field fence to make it 2-0. He was not done though. In the third inning he drove in another run on a single to make it 3-0 and give him his 3rd RBI of the game. Johnny Gomes made it 4-0 later in the inning. Then, later in the game with the score 4-1, starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo came up with runners on and drove a single into right driving in 2 more runs, helping his own cause. The only real drive by the Cardinals was hit by back up catcher Jason LaRue hit a drive into the left field seats. Brad Penny was attrocious. He gave up 7 runs in 5 innings while giving up 13 hits. He was just being slapped around the whole game. Arroyo on the other hand, was brilliant. He pitched a complete game and was never really hit hard despite giving up two runs. Final Score: 7-2

Win- Bronson Arroyo
CG, 7H, 3BB, 2ER, 4K

Loss- Brad Penny
5IP, 13H, 7ER, 7K

Great American Ballpark
Fans: 7
Food: 5
Seats: 8
Overall Experience: 6

The food was certainly interesting, but it was never really all that good. The fans were very passionate and there were many of them in the park when we arrived. The issue was that we hit some bad weather. Some rain in the 5th inning, combined with some general cold weather, was a bit of a turn off. The game was still alright.

Other Notes
The fans behind us were idiots. Best quote: "why would you bunt with a runner on third?"