SHOT AT THE BIG LEAGUES.KATIE:
THE CINCINNATI REDS WILL BE IN
TOWN FOR THE FUTURES GAME AT
FIFTH THIRD FIELD. 2 NEWS
REPORTER ETHAN FITZGERALD IS
THERE LIVE... WITH THE
EXCITMENT AHEAD OF SATURDAY'S
GAME.
ETHAN: TOMORROW, THE REDS
BEST PROSPECTS WILL PLAY THE
PROS... AND THE BIGGEST PRO
FOR BUSINESSES DOWN HERE --
ALL THE FANS COMING TO WATCH.
BRIXX ICE COMPANY HAS A GREAT
VIEW OF FIFTH THIRD FIELD IN
DOWNTOWN DAYTON... AND MANAGER
CHRIS BHAI CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
SATURDAY'S FIRST PITCH.CHRIS
BHAI: "OBVIOUSLY WITH THE GAME
ACROSS THE STREET IT'S OUR
TIME TO SHINE! WE LOVE THE
BOYS OF SUMMER AND IT'S ALMOST
HERE." IT'S ONE OF SEVERAL
BUSINESS NEAR THE PARK,
ANXIOUS FOR BASEBALL SEASON TO
GET UNDERWAY. AND THAT
STARTS SATURDAY, WHEN FOR THE
SECOND TIME, DAYTON WILL HOST
THE FUTURES GAME.TOM
NICHOLS:"THE DRAGONS AND THE
REDS INTRODUCED REALLY THE
FIRST FUTURES GAME IN MINOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL. IT DREW IN A
LOT OF NATIONAL ATTENTION.
IT'S A UNIQUE EVENT THAT HAS
NOT HAPPENED MANY TIMES
THROUGHOUT MINOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL." THE TOP
PROSPECTS IN THE REDS
ORGANIZATION WILL BE TAKING ON
THE PROS; MANY OF WHOM STARTED
THEIR CAREERS RIGHT HERE IN
THE GEM CITY WITH THE DRAGONS,
THE CLASS-A FARM LEAGUE FOR
THE CINCINNATI REDS.TOM
NICHOLS:"FORMER NATIONAL
LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR JOEY
VOTTO OR BASE STEALER BILLY
HAMILTON WHO PLAYED HERE IN
2011 AND ALL THE STARS WITH
THE REDS WILL BE HERE
TOMORROW."WHEN THE BOYS OF
SUMMER RETURN, SO DOES THE
REVENUE FOR BUSINESSES THAT
HUG THE OUTFIELD.CHRIS
BHAI:"COMPARED TO THE WINTER
TIME, WE DO ABOUT A 50 PERCENT
MORE INCREASE IN BUSINESS
DURING GAME DAYS." BHAI
SAYS BASEBALL USED TO BE THE
MAIN DRAW FOR BUSINESS, BUT
THIS AREA OF DOWNTOWN DAYTON
HAS SEEN BIG GROWTH WITHIN THE
LAST COUPLE YEARS WITH MORE
HOUSING AND DINING OPTIONS.
CHRIS BHAI:"IT'S SUCH A GREAT
DESTINATION NOW. THANKS TO THE
CITY AND ALL THE GREAT
PROGRESS THAT THEY HAVE MADE
WITH THE BALLPARK. OF COURSE
IN THE SUMMERTIME WE SEE A
GOOD INCREASE IN BUSINESS, BUT
YEAR ROUND WE LOVE BEING
HERE.' THE DRAGON'S HOME
OPENER IS THURSDAY, APRIL 6,
BUT FIRST, THE SOLD-OUT
FUTURES GAME WHICH PROMISES TO
BE A HOMERUN FOR DOWNTOWN
DAYTON.
ETHAN: I CHECKED TONIGHT AND
YOU CAN STILL GET
STANDING-ROOM ONLY ADMISSION
TICKETS -- THEY'RE 10-DOLLARS
EACH. FIRST PITCH IS AT 1-35
P.M. REPORTING LIVE FROM
FIRST THIRD FIELD, ETHAN
FITZGERALD, 2 NEWS WORKING FOR
YOU.
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