The Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds book cover — TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 12 14 16 20 24 2 6 28 CHAPTER MEET THE REDS GLORY DAYS HOME TURF DRESSED FOR SUCCESS WE WON Go To GUYS CALLING THE SHOTS ONE GREAT DAY LEGEND HAS IT IT REALLY HAPPENED TEAM SPIRIT TIMELINE FUN FACTS TALKING BASEBALL GREAT DEBATES FOR THE RECORD PINPOINTS GLOSSARY EXTRA INNINGS 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 47 48 INDEX ABOUT OUR GLOSSARY In this book there may be several words that you are reading for the first time Some are sports words some are new vocabulary words and some are familiar words that are used in an unusual way All of these words are defined on page 46 Throughout the book sports words appear in bold type Regular vocabulary words appear in bold italic type

The Cincinnati Reds — page 1 — t RES 1A

The Cincinnati Reds — page 2 — MEET THE REDS nce upon a time every town in the country was a baseball town Over the years other sports and teams competed with baseball for the attention of fans But in Cincinnati Ohio baseball is still king Every spring the city buzzes with excitement as the Reds prepare for Opening Day Every summer the fans stream into the ballpark hoping their team will be playing for a championship that fall Players on the Reds are always excited to put on the team's uniform They know that they will hear cheers for all their hard work That s especially true when the Reds do the little things that fans in other cities might not even notice This book tells the story of the Reds They look for players with modern skills who make an old fashioned effort The Reds are proud of their history but they keep an eye on the future In other words the Reds make sure that baseball will always be Cincinnati's favorite game Brandon Phillips gets a warm welcome from teammates after scoring the winning run in a 2011

1

PAGE 1 OF 45

The only kids' eBook subscription service that offers thousands of high-quality books from well known publishers like HarperCollins, National Geographic and others.

JavaScript Required

Whoops! We're sorry but Epic doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. Check your web browser's settings to make sure it's enabled.