Top 3 reasons to root for the Cincinnati Reds

Some people may look to big city franchises like the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox as America’s Team.  But most people in the grand old U.S. of A. live in smaller towns, like Cincinnati Reds fans.  You won’t see Jay-Z or Billy Crystal in the seat next to you when you watch the Reds play, but you might meet a nice family that drove from Indiana to take in the game.  And if you decide to visit Cincinnati and go to a Reds game, there will be good tickets available that you can purchase without taking out a small loan.  The Cincinnati Reds are a small market team with big hearted all-American fans.With some teams you wonder if they are really in it to win it, or just doing the best they can for their dollar.  This is not the case with the Cincinnati Reds.  General Manager Walt Jocketty has his sights set on the ultimate prize of winning the World Series, and every year makes moves to climb closer to that goal.  Whether they are signing All-Star first baseman Joey Votto to a multi-year deal, securing pitching phenom Aroldis Chapman, or bringing power to the line-up in outfielder Shin-Soo Choo; the Cincinnati Reds invest in success.The Cincinnati Reds are major league baseball’s first professional team.  The Reds timeline begins in 1869 when they went by the name of Cincinnati Red Stockings and never looked back.  From Ted Kluszewski to The Big Red Machine to the Reds last World Series Championship in 1990, Cincinnati Reds history is chocked full of the greatest players and stories of the game.View the list »
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Whether you are a longtime fan of baseball frustrated with another team that has let you down, or new to the sport and looking for a major league franchise to follow, you can’t go wrong if you pledge your allegiance to the Cincinnati Reds.

Nestled in the heart of the Midwest on the Ohio River, just a stone's toss from northern Kentucky, Cincinnati has always been a baseball city. Sure, the Cincinnati Bengals have potential and a strong fan base, and college basketball is often the talk of the town whenever March rolls in with the University of Cincinnati Bearcats and Xavier University Musketeers shooting for high seeds, but in Cincinnati, baseball is and always has been king.

So if you are in the market for a new baseball cap and can’t decide which team logo you would like to have on it, here are three reasons to make the Cincinnati Reds your team . . .

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  • The Cincinnati Reds are major league baseball’s first professional team.  The Reds timeline begins in 1869 when they went by the name of Cincinnati Red Stockings and never looked back.  From Ted Kluszewski to The Big Red Machine to the Reds last World Series Championship in 1990, Cincinnati Reds history is chocked full of the greatest players and stories of the game.
  • With some teams you wonder if they are really in it to win it, or just doing the best they can for their dollar.  This is not the case with the Cincinnati Reds.  General Manager Walt Jocketty has his sights set on the ultimate prize of winning the World Series, and every year makes moves to climb closer to that goal.  Whether they are signing All-Star first baseman Joey Votto to a multi-year deal, securing pitching phenom Aroldis Chapman, or bringing power to the line-up in outfielder Shin-Soo Choo; the Cincinnati Reds invest in success.
  • Some people may look to big city franchises like the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox as America’s Team.  But most people in the grand old U.S. of A. live in smaller towns, like Cincinnati Reds fans.  You won’t see Jay-Z or Billy Crystal in the seat next to you when you watch the Reds play, but you might meet a nice family that drove from Indiana to take in the game.  And if you decide to visit Cincinnati and go to a Reds game, there will be good tickets available that you can purchase without taking out a small loan.  The Cincinnati Reds are a small market team with big hearted all-American fans.
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Lisa Stewart is a married mother of two living in the suburbs of Cincinnati. She is a die-hard Cincinnati sports fan and openly fantasizes of some day seeing her beloved Bengals win their first Super Bowl. Lisa is also a Reds fans but was away at college when they last won the World Series in...

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