Cincinnati Reds Tickets

Cincinnati Reds tickets are on sale to watch as Dusty Baker's club takes the field at Great American Ball Park in 2012. This baseball team is in a fierce competition for first place in the National League Central with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals. TheSeats has the Cincinnati Red tickets to enjoy this pennant race in person.

Cincinnati Reds Tickets on Sale

The offense ranks in the middle of the pack in the MLB with the 17th-ranked run production and a terrific pitching staff ranking fourth in ERA. The two primary offensive forces in the batting order are first baseman Joey Votto and right fielder Jay Bruce. Votto has been the best hitter in the MLB for at least two seasons. In 2012, he is hitting .350 with a .469 OBP and 14 homeruns. Even more impressive is the 34 doubles he has hit. Bruce cannot claim to make as good as contact or to have as much patience. He does hit homeruns though. Bruce has 17 so far this regular season.

Cincinnati's starters are a solid crew. Johnny Cueto is a worthy staff ace. He has started 17 games and has 14 quality starts. He boasts a 2.35 ERA and 1.13 WHIP. The rotation is filled out with Mike Leake, Bronson Arroyo, Homer Bailey, and Mat Latos. The ERA range for this four goes from 4.01 to 4.42 and they have 36 quality starts in 64 starts. These starters are not strikeout guys. They win with control. The bullpen is perhaps even more impressive. Aroldis Chapman has grown into the closer role. He is the high strikeout-low walk reliever that is perfect for the position. Jose Arrendondo, Sean Marshall, and Logan Ondrusek have been terrific setup men. The future looks bright here at the Great American Ball Park.

Cincinnati Reds History

The Cincinnati Reds have been a part of the National League since 1890. The team became the first all professional franchise in 1866 and famously won 130 straight games as the Red Stockings from 1869 to 1870. Unfortunately, baseball's early dominant team peaked before the NL took formation. For the first two decades the team habitually finished out of first by double digit games. They finally won the 1919 World Series, but only after the White Sox threw the series. The first true World Series came in 1940, when the Reds beat the Tigers in seven games thanks to the incredible hitting of Frank McCormick.

The next great era in Cincinnati Reds history came in the 1970s. The Big Red Machine won two World Series, played in four, and won the NL West five times. The loaded roster included Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Ken Griffey and George Foster. All great dynasties fade away, and this dynasty was dismantled after 1977.

Fast forward to the 1990s and the Cincinnati Reds had put together another impressive roster. Lou Piniella managed a lineup that included Barry Larkin at shortstop, Paul O'Neill in right field, and Eric Davis in left field. Rob Dibble, Norm Charlton, and Randy Myers dominated on the mound and the Reds led the NL West from the first game to the last of the regular season. They took care of the Pirates in six games in the NLCS and provided Red tickets for a quick sweep of the Oakland Athletics in the World Series. The team has been trying to recreate that magic and TheSeats has the Cincinnati Reds tickets to the Great American Ballpark for the new season schedule.