You Know You’re A Reds Fan If…

It’s tough to be a Reds fan these days. Here’s a little something to remind you why you love our boys in red!

- Rally Caps are a way of life.

- If you became the Commissioner of Baseball, your first act would be to induct Pete Rose in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

- Your second act would be to declare Opening Day a national holiday.

- The All-Star team would consist of our entire infield.

- You’ve always wanted to be featured on the Reds on Radio Bananaphone.

- You hate Gapper.

- You get through winter by planning your trip to follow the Reds caravan.

- You complain about having to pay $8 a beer at the ballpark, but you buy it anyway.

- You’ve skipped an important life event to do something Reds-related.

- You plan your lunch schedule around day games.

- You’ll never forget the number 4192.

- Your wardrobe is 75% red.

- You named your pet after a Reds player.

- You start your Opening Day countdown on January 1st. You start your Spring Training countdown at the end of October.

- In the winter, you record the Reds Rewind on FSN Ohio and watch it multiple times.

- You have (or have contemplated) a Reds tattoo.

- You buy your tickets for the games with the best promotional giveaways months in advance.

- The backgrounds on your phone and computer are shots of GABP or your favorite players.

- You would rather be tortured than root for the St. Louis Cardinals.

- You resent that our state bird is a Cardinal.

- The Bengals are nothing more than something to keep you occupied during the offseason.

- You can’t hear Viva La Vida by Coldplay without imagining Scott Rolen going yard.

- You wish that the outfield could have four players so you can watch Chris Heisey everyday without having to sacrifice any other outfielders.

- You have an iPod playlist of the Reds’ at-bat songs and listen to it regularly even though you hate country, rap, or metal.

- You resent the “Brian Wilson’s Beard” ad campaign because you know that if the folks behind it had brains in their heads, it would be the “Corky Miller’s Mustache” campaign.

- You know who Chuck D. is. (If not by name, then certainly by reputation.)

- You’re anxiously awaiting the day that a Red hits the Toyota Tundra sign but are pretty sure it will never happen.

- You want to win the Toyota Tundra.

- Your friends know to not make plans with you when Reds games are on.

- You get chills (an even tear up a little) every time they show the Sparky Anderson tribute on the scoreboard at GABP.

- Your number one rule is: Never leave a game early. Ever.

Come on, you know you love them!