"The growth of the Reds radio network since the Reds brought it back n-house four years ago was clearly in evidence Saturday afternoon at a Reds caravan stop.

On the southwestern edge of Reds Country, 220 miles from Great American Ball Park, more than 2,500 people turned out to hear, see and talk to Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips, announcers Marty Brennaman and Chris Welsh, Reds Hall of Famer Lee May, Reds assistant general manager Bob Miller and minor league catcher Tucker Barnhart.

The line curled around the corner of the atrium of the Greenwood Mall, past storefront after storefront at a distance equivalent from home plate to the smokestacks at GABP."