Cincinnati Reds – Great American Ball Park

Hello Baseball Fans and Ballpark Road Trippers! Thanks for visiting my Cincinnati Reds ballpark page, full of great pro tips for visiting Great American Ball Park!

Lots of useful information below for your next Reds game. (Be sure to check out my Fan Resources page too!)

5 GABP Tips For Newbies: First ever Cincinnati Reds game? Here’s some useful tips to get you started.

Scoring Cheap Reds Tickets: Here’s a few tips for finding great deals on Reds tickets.

Great American Ball Park Parking Guide: Cincinnati’s ballpark is one of the best as far as parking options for every taste…and here’s everything you need to know.

Great American Ball Park Seating: Great American offers some great seating options for every taste and budget level. Choose from the cheap seats, look into options based on your budget, and see what makes the Gap special.

Taking The Family: Great American offers a wonderful family-friendly experience. Here’s a few things to know.

My Story of Tightwad Fandom To The Extreme: It was a few years ago, but I got a ticket, parking, a non-alcoholic brew, a T-shirt, and a LaRosa’s pizza for just $14! Read the story here.

Great American Is A Great Ballpark! When someone asks me what the most underrated ballpark is, Great American is my first answer. Read about why here.

The Forgotten 1919 World Champs: Much has been made of just how much better the White Sox were than the Reds in 1919. The Reds Hall of Fame has an exhibit about it, and I talk about that in this post.

How Could There Only Be One Team? I always wondered how the Cincinnati Red Stockings could be the first professional baseball team. Who did they play against? This post answers the question.

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Great American Ball Park Parking Guide | Cincinnati Reds

Greetings Baseball Fans and Ballpark Aficionados! I’m here with your complete, info-rich Great American Ball Park parking guide! Below I’ve listed a bunch of great tips for finding your ideal parking spot at the home of the Cincinnati Reds. Whether you want to go cheap, be near pre- or post-game entertainment, or have an easy [...]

5 Great American Ball Park Food Items | Cincinnati Reds

The Great American Ball Park food menu isn’t overly complicated. The Reds don’t have the ridiculous amount of options that, say, the Mets do. I didn’t see a sushi or lobster roll stand there. But there is a decent variety, and you should be able to find something that fits your taste, especially if you’re [...]

Cheap Seats at Great American Ball Park

By baseball standards, none of the seats at the Reds’ home are terribly expensive, at least not compared to ballparks in Chicago or New York. But if you’re looking for the cheap seats at Great American Ball Park, here’s a few sections and my opinion about them. But first a valuable piece of advice from [...]

3 Tips For Great American Ball Park Seating | Cincinnati Reds

Great American Ball Park seating chart has something for everyone, and each seating section has its advantages for every taste, even for tightwads. Here’s a bit of my opinion on just three noteworthy sections…but first, a quick word from our friendly sponsors at Gametime: Gametime has your cheap Reds tickets…with a lowest price guarantee, panoramic [...]

3 Ways To Score Cheap Reds Tickets

The Reds are pretty good about making the majority of seats at Great American Ball Park affordable for fans. But it also helps to save money by planning ahead…so here are three tips for scoring cheap Reds tickets: Gametime has your cheap Reds tickets…with a lowest price guarantee, panoramic seat view photos, and great last [...]

3 Tips For Great American Ball Park With Kids – Cincinnati Reds

You could come up with worse family outing ideas than visiting Great American Ball Park with kids. Great American is one of the most kid-friendly (and wallet-friendly) ballparks in MLB, and the Reds offer lots of cool deals for fans. Here are three great reasons to take the children to a Reds game, after this [...]

5 Great American Ball Park Tips For Newbies | Cincinnati Reds

For you first time visitors to the superb Reds ballpark in Cincinnati, I’m offering some Great American Ball Park tips for newbies that I hope you’ll find helpful. Great American is a terrific, and underrated ballpark experience, so make sure you get the most out of it! Gametime has your cheap Reds tickets…with a lowest [...]

Great American Ball Park Seating – The Gap

The Great American Ball Park seating bowl features a pretty neat idea that some newer ballparks have quietly adopted – the Gap. When Great American was built, budget constraints kept the designers from putting in big riverboats or exploding scoreboards, so they came up with a clever way to introduce a quirk to the ballpark. [...]

Best Ballparks – Why Great American Is Underrated

I often get asked my opinion on what the best ballparks are, and usually names like Fenway and Camden and PNC pop into my head. Great American in Cincinnati doesn’t make my top five, or maybe even my top ten. It doesn’t quite stand out among the greats visually, the food selection isn’t as varied, [...]

A Cheap Day At The Cincinnati Ballpark

Finding a cheap Reds ticket and other deals in my trip to Cincinnati wasn’t difficult. Because of what I do, I’ve learned a few tricks to get the most for my dollar at the ballpark…taking advantage of special offers, giveaway nights, etc. On my second day in Cincinnati, I hit the trifecta of bang for [...]

The First Professional Baseball Team

I’ve always known that Cincinnati was the home of the first professional baseball team, but until I visited the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum, it always puzzled me how the Red Stockings could be the first baseball team…because how could there be just one team? Wouldn’t they need someone to play against? Did they [...]

The Black Sox Scandal and Forgotten Team of 1919

The 1919 World Series and Black Sox scandal, even today, may have been baseball’s darkest hour. The revelation that eight players from one of the game’s historically best teams had thrown the Series was an earthshaking shock to fans across the country, it resulted in tough new rules that in turn resulted in the permanent [...]