Thank you Mr. President

Opening day is always special in Cincinnati. We were the first professional baseball team, then known as the Cincinnati Redlegs. It has been the tradition that the first major league game of the year is played in Cincinnati. On top of that, President Bush threw out the first pitch. No one hopper either, all the way from the pitchers mound to home plate. It was good to see the president back in the tri-state, not for political reasons but just to participate in our opening day. The fans were polite and there were only a few protesters, all in all it went very smoothly. George was just another fan today, albeit a very important fan. Appearing in the announcer booth and talking with long time Reds announcer Marty Brennaman on the radio and just generally being his charming homespun self. The Cubbys beat the stuffing out of us, but that's okay. Opening day is more about the tradition, the Findlay Market parade and the opening of the season than it is about winning.