The Baseball Trip 2015 Day 5

Friday, July 31, 2015

We head east out of Louisville to Cincinnati. More country roads, more deep forest. There is nothing really different along these roads than anything we've already traveled.

We did spy another woman on a riding mower, however.

Random observation from Randy: "Organometallix, Inc. There's a business model. Let's make something that doesn't exist."

Breakfast was good; we stopped at Goose Creek Restaurant for bacon and eggs and biscuits and gravy. Here's a photo; sorry but it's so popular there were too many cars in the way.

Our next stop was Belterra Race Course and Casino outside of Cinci. Unfortunately, I gave back a small portion of my previous winnings. Ok, no problem. Playing with house money. Here's a look at this racing emporium:

Clubhouse.

Infield and tote board

The casino didn't interest us because there were no gaming tables...all slots. I can't figure slots - here's my money, oh - you lost.

So here we are in Cincinnati,The Great American Ballpark:

Entrance gate.

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Statue of Joe Nuxhall, youngest player ever in the Major Leagues,

Due to the shortage of major league players during WWII, Nuxhall was called up to the majors just under 16 years of age. That's right, he was 15!

Home plate. We were up high.

Center field "riverboat."

Left field.

Right field.

From center field.

Boaters on the Ohio from back of field.

Favorite sign:

Apparently, some church group decided to proselytize about the sin of mankind at the Reds' game. Evidently, we are the richest nation on Earth, yet we are depressed. We are a bad people because everyone in this nation is on anti-depressants and we are all fornicators. This guy can't be twenty years old! What did his parents do to him?

Anyway, the Pirates lost to the Reds.

Favorite Town Name: Bright, OH

Random observation from Randy: "We are depressed because we are not rich. We are mostly poor."