Know Your Enemy: Cincinnati Reds

Ah,Ah, Cincinnati, the Queen City, The Nati, The “513,” The Paris of America.

Wait, what? The Paris of America? Seems like a stretch to me. I’ve been to Cincinnati, and I enjoyed my brief time visiting this quaint town along the southern edge of Ohio a decade or so ago. Sitting on the banks of the Ohio River, with its rolling hills, picturesque views, and 19th century architecture, what’s not to like?

The current Cincinnati Reds, named for America’s first professional baseball team (the Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869), aren’t the first Cincinnati baseball club named the Reds.