It's a combination of nostalgia and anticipation for the upcoming season. This day belongs to the 30 guys in uniform. We like our players. They're young and enthusiastic. It's Opening Day.
Fans seem curious.
Tradition starts and rules the day, with the 79th Findlay Market Opening Day Parade at 11 a.m. Although Mrs. Schott is suspended from running the Reds day to day, she is allowed to host today's festivities, which include a moment of silence for local police officers and firefighters killed since last season. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in the mid-70s and thunderstorms developing in the afternoon. The Cincinnati Enquirer , a Gannett Co. Inc. newspaper.