Redleg Nation · Jul 5, 2015
Where Were You During the 2015 All Star Game?
In the last few steps before one of the entrances of Great American Ball Park, the five logos, engraved in slabs, spread out in a star shape– one for each All Star Game played in Cincinnati. They were added last month. They will stay. In an era of up-to-the-second updates from across baseball flashing from each visible corner of the stadium, and as-it-happens pitch velocity lighting up each smartphone in the park, they are quiet, they are unchangeable, and they are perfect for honoring the presence of the Midsummer Classic.
I watched the installation. It was a surprise. I arrived for work one morning to work at the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum to find