We left Toledo Tuesday morning after Monday evening’s game in Detroit and headed for Cincinnati with a multi-hour detour through New Castle Indiana where my Mother lives.  The detour saved Ryan and Logan from a trip down memory lane from both my Mother who grew up in Cincy and me who lived and went to school there for five years.

We arrived in time for batting practice but due to threatening weather, there was none.  So we had 90 minutes to watch the storm that surrounded us.  But the first thing we learned is that Great American Ball Park has itself confused with Yankee Stadium as it does have the second highest concession prices of any venue we have visited.  A bottle of water in Detroit was $3.75, $5.50 at GABP and $6 at Yankee on our last visit.

The mystery of the evening was how does a team throw 17 strikeouts, allow but 4 hits and manage to lose 4 to zip?  The Reds accomplished just that.  Ryan and Logan managed to leave with a ball each giving them each three for the trip.  A far cry from their 11 in 2011 but more than satisfying.  And we do have two games remaining.

After spending the night in lovely Oxford Ohio we visited their other maternal grandmother who will turn 85 soon.  With my Mother turning 88 soon, they are very fortunate to have had the opportunity to know that generation of their family.

Off to St. Louis on Thursday for the Cardinal Cub rivalry.  Can we have our fifth day of perfect baseball weather?