This is another post that very over due … Events in this blog post happened on May 15, 2015.

I don’t think emphasized in my post about the Flying Pig Marathon how much the Cincinnati community supports the Flying Pig Marathon, not only at marathon time but year around. The first, Cincinnati’s Reds Friday home game after the marathon was Flying Pig Night at the Ball Park.  Finishers were offered discount tickets to the game and we got wear our medals and walk on the field during the pre-game activities!

This was my first time on a MLB field! It was certainly and experience I will not forget. I don’t think you truly appreciate the size of the Great American Ballpark until you are on the field. It was cool getting to see my favorite Reds players warming up.

The winners of the Flying Pig Marathon were invited to throw the ceremonial first pitch of the game.

This was also our first Reds game for the 2015 season.   Since I had the offer for discount tickets through the Flying Pig Marathon, I splurged and got us lower level seats, right behind the dugout. This was our first time sitting on the lower level, while the view was good I think I like the first row upper level tickets where we normally sit, just because we don’t have deal with people in front of us during the game … I know it’s the little things.

In addition to being Flying Pig Night, it was also Star War night at the ballpark. I am not sure what that officially means besides that Star War characters were all over the place, the Reds’ mascots were playing with light sabers. The fireworks were also themed to music from the Star Wars soundtrack.

Everything aside some pretty neat commemorative t-shirts were created for the games!

The Reds played the San Francisco Gaints.

During the game the Powerstacks that reminiscent of the steamboats that were common on the Ohio River, caught fire. The Powerstacks emit flames and launch firework to incite or responds to the Reds efforts. During the 6^th inning Reds pitcher Michael Lorenzen was pitching and after only 2 strikes the flames and smoke began. Then flames started coming out. Finally the fire department came, two section of seating near the powerstacks were evacuated and the fire was taken care of.   And the game went on and play was never interrupted.

 

Just a little side note … on of the firefighters was related to the family sitting behind us. It was kind of neat to listen to their surprise when their father / husband / son, showed up to put out the fire.

In the end the Reds lost.

The fireworks after game did not disappoint.