July 7, 2025 • 15 mins
Tony and Austin discuss the Reds Community Fund Telethon and all the work the RCF is doing in it's 25th year with Charley Frank and Michael Anderson, on ESPN 1530!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Sincy three sixty is back on ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati
Sports Station.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
All right, what's going on? Welcome back Cincy three sixty
makes the Penn Station. Thanks for listening on ESPN fifteen
thirty Cincinnati Sports Station. Austin, it's a big night Tomorrow night.
It's a uh it's the Red's Community Fund telethon, and Uh.
This is something that I've been able to see and
and kind of grow over the years, and to look
(00:29):
at at the way the Community Fund has given back
and what they've provided and still running as strong as
they've ever been. It's certainly special right here in the
city of Cincinnati and the surrounding area. So Michael Anderson
stopped by today, Charlie Frank stopped by today. They are
both here and and Charlie is spreading the good word
about everything that's going on with the Reds Community Fund.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Fell us. How you guys doing doing great? Johnny, Yeah, Austin,
thanks for having us.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
This is something that's even more exciting for us because
you guys are actual legitimate listeners to since three sixty,
you don't get like the whole Hey, the show's great.
You guys actually know about the show.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
You know what, love the show and appreciate you guys
talking this up last week. Man, Yeah, that was really nice.
And appreciate just all the Red Sox Man. I mean,
you know we were talking off era when you guys
were on for an hour and then two hours and
this is you know, I mean, for what Michael and
I do and just kind of how we're wired. Man,
this show is awesome. So we appreciate you guys.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
As as someone who's normally concerned about late June early July,
we have many thanks to give the Cincinnati Reds this
year because what they've been able to do over the
first half of the season and now again you would
have hoped things would have went better the last two series,
but you come home for seven before the All Star
break with an opportunity to build on a good resume
and get some good momentum going into the break.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
Is a really cool thing. Boy, we could use it.
And you know, I think people just assume, oh, Miami
and Colorado, and Miami's been playing well, really well, so
you know, but so are the Reds. I mean, yesterday,
obviously they ran into a guy that came within one
pitch of a perfect game. And Zach Wheeler. But you
know that having avoided a sweep all year, you just
(02:05):
cannot put a value on that. I mean, it's allowed
them to stay above water and allow guys to come
back healthy. And you know, the feeling is around the
ballpark Tony and Austin is if you can keep hanging around,
you've got a manager that could potentially steer you home.
I mean, he's a guy that knows how to win,
(02:25):
knows how to win in the second half, and you
feel his presence down there every day. So I'm a
big believer.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Big addition, obviously, getting Hunter green back will go a
long way, and what Ellie's been able to build on
and the electricity out of Chase Burns, there's a lot
to like about this team right now. Tomorrow night, not
only is the game going to happen, but the thirteenth
annual REDG Community Fund Telethon is going to happen as well.
This is now twenty five years of the REDG Community Fund.
(02:52):
Any inkling of idea in its inception of the Community Fund,
what it would grow into and what it is today.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
Not really, I mean I arrived in year three, so
this is season twenty two. For me, and you know,
it really moved into warp speed when the Castelinese came
in O six because they had spent ten years as
limited partners with the Cardinals. They had owned pieces of
the Rangers and the Orioles before that, so they really
knew what they wanted to do. And fortunately it was
(03:23):
very similar to what we had begun, which is, you know,
there are so many great nonprofits in this community doing
amazing work that we should really try to focus on
our game, building and growing our game. And I can
tell you when you guys will both understand this. I mean,
back in two thousand and four when I arrived, this
was a nice to have, but it is absolutely a
(03:44):
fundamental need to have now that you have a part
of your business that's focusing on the next generation of
kids that play your game. You know, baseball and softball
are expensive, they're complicated. We've you know, had a lot
of headwind with you know, youth football, you soccer, youth lacrosse.
I mean, there's been so many changes and challenges to
our game, but in Red's country, in this region, it
(04:05):
is still so important. So we've really been armed by
the Castellini's to go out and build ball fields, build
our youth academy, support hundreds of teams each year, work
with different high schools, really get into the weeds with
all the nooks and crannies of kids four to eighteen
that are playing our game.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
How much do you look at obviously early on to
make a difference as one thing, But then as you
get into year twenty five or how long you guys
have now been at it, you get the backside of
the reward of seeing what it does for these kids,
and it probably puts even more pressure on to continue
it because now it's not just a dream of what
it could be, but you're seeing how many kids it's
(04:44):
impacting in the city. It has to be rewarding, but
it also has to continue to put the pressure on
to continue to operate at the level you guys are,
to continue to impact so many people in this city.
Speaker 3 (04:54):
Yeah, that's such a good point, Tony. It's both. It
is rewarding. I mean, our player progress well at the
Youth Academy is littered with young men and women that
are coaching with us, working for us, interning with us,
giving back to us. You know, that's that's part of
the secret sauce is you know, getting you know, and
a lot of these kids, I mean you'll and you'll
hear about them if you're watching our telethon tomorrow, which
(05:17):
will not only air on the Red Radio Network, but
will air on FanDuel Sports Network and Fox nineteen on simulcasts.
But you'll hear from kids that have been at our
Youth Academy for seven years, eight years. I mean, you
know that this has really impacted their lives. So you know,
we get to see that and every day having exposure
to that is the privilege. You know, It's hard to articulate,
(05:40):
but it also does raise the bar so's it scares
me to death every day of you know, how are
we going to keep this up? Because the nonprofit fundraising
world is a tricky space, you know, and a lot
of people think, oh, you're the Reds. You know, it
must come easy. There are a lot of advantages because
we have a generous ownership group and we have a
generous clubhouse. But they helped us, you know, double down
(06:02):
on what we do in operating our youth Academy. That's
a million dollar endeavor every year. So you know, tomorrow's telethon,
whether you are watching, whether you're listening, whether you are
at the game. It will be the first time that
it's really activated across each medium. We're really going to
try to hammer home the importance of fans being able
to participate in this because if you like you guys,
(06:22):
if you care about our team, if you care about
our game, this is a way that you can make
a difference. And you know, for one hundred and twenty
five dollars donation, you get an incredible kit of stuff
that you guys were nice enough to talk about last week.
The Francona bobblehead which we see, the water bottle, which
you know now that we live in ninety eight degree
humidity for ninety percent of our lives, we're nice to
(06:42):
have this red community fun hat, this really cool wind
break or pull over. And then for another one hundred
and twenty five you get an autograph baseball and a
display case with either Terry Francona or one of our players.
So this is a way for people that really care
about this mission and care about our team and making
sure that our game has a future by letting kids
know how it works and how to play it and
(07:03):
how to engage This is a great way for people
to get involved.
Speaker 2 (07:07):
In the last twenty five years. Just talk about some
of the things that you guys have accomplished with the
Community Fund. Obviously the Reds Youth Academy at thirty three
thousand square foot indoor facility, what you guys are able
to give back annually. You look across the city and
drive through and you see ballparks that have been renovated
and redone thanks to the Reds Community Fund. Just the
(07:30):
impact that you guys have been able to make because
of the generositi you've been given over the last twenty
five years is incredible.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
It is, and that's how it works. I mean, we
knock on a lot of doors, and we are lucky
we have more doors than you know, many nonprofits our
size do. But it does require fan support, and I
don't know that there is a single day in the
calendar year where it comes to light more than it
does on the evening of the telethon, because over the
(07:57):
years that we've hosted. That telethon started and it raised
about fifteen thousand dollars back in two thousand and eight,
and it's become something that generates over three hundred thousand
dollars because of our audience and because of you know,
Jim Day is incredibly skilled at connecting with the fan
base and letting them know why this matters. And you know,
(08:17):
fan Duel or Bally Fox before them always gave us
an extra half hour to tell our stories. So there'll
be five different vignettes that are layered throughout the pregame
show and postgame show tomorrow to let people know this
is this is why it matters. It's not just hoping
that the Reds win and it lifts the community. It's
because you know, this game can teach people something that
(08:38):
other sports can't. You don't have to be the biggest,
the fastest, or the strongest. Joe Morgan was five foot
seven and he was the greatest player arguably on the
greatest team of all time.
Speaker 2 (08:47):
I live it every single day because my my four
year old wants to go to bed watching Elie de
la Cruz highlights.
Speaker 3 (08:52):
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
I have a kid that wants to watch Reds games
with me every night, which is fantastic because I'm watching
it for what I tell my wife work purposes each
and every night to be able to talk about it
the next day. But you go to a ball game,
and there's a buzz from the kids, the kids that
are at the ballpark of wanting to see these guys.
And from what I've seen over the years is not
only what you guys have done, but you get willing
(09:13):
participants from the team as well that will take an
off day and come out and be a part of
what you guys are doing. Talk a little bit about
just the not only importance of that, but what that
does as well to spark. It's a long season, one
hundred and sixty two, not a lot of off days
sprinkled in there, and for a player or players when
they're off to donate their time and to come out
(09:34):
obviously has to have a lasting impact as well well.
Speaker 3 (09:36):
I mean when you were in the NFL, I mean
you know that, you know, I think it was every
Tuesday as a community day, right, and obviously it depends
now that they play every day of the week. But
you know, so there's that built in cadence and MLB
it is a bunker from February to October and hopefully November.
I mean, and there are only a handful of days
that you're in town and not traveling, so our ability
(09:56):
to ask guys to get involved when the calendar might
suggest it makes sense, We've got to be very mindful
of it. So you know, we typically will ask guys
to get involved late mornings, early afternoons on days that
we play at home, and the turnout from our team,
whether it's children's hospital visits, whether it's our Friday make
a Wish visits, whether it's the countless visits that our
players have made over the years, and none bigger than
(10:19):
Joey Vado out to our Reds Youth Academy. I mean,
our academy is one of the four you know spots
that he made in that enormous tattoo. So thank you, Joey.
I mean, it's tremendous in baseball too. Man, It's this
game breeds humility, right, I mean how many? I mean,
Mike Leak is the only guy in my tenure here
that went straight from you know, college to the big leagues.
(10:40):
It just doesn't happen. So you know, if you're a
Strasbourg or a Bryce Harper or a Chase Burns, it
doesn't matter. You're gonna you know, and Chase Burns only
had a couple months, but you're gonna ride buses. You're
gonna play in the minor leagues, it's gonna build in
some humility. So our guys are great and they're generous.
We got a guy like Brant Suitor who is of
(11:01):
you know, I mean like most professional athletes, you know,
went to Harvard and studied sustainable energy. I mean he is.
He is such a presence at our youth academy. We
literally have a Brent Suitter Jersey that hangs there because
we're not going to bother Rix Stow in the Reds clubhouse. Yeah,
because he's too frequent and you know what, he came
out of time when he pits for the Brewers and
(11:23):
with the Rockies, because he's local and he's just such
a great dude.
Speaker 2 (11:26):
The telethon is tomorrow night, and you mentioned different avenues
for folks being able to partake, what are those avenues?
And for listeners right now, what's the easiest way that
they or you would recommend they get involved.
Speaker 3 (11:39):
Well, we hope that folks will go to Reds dot
com slash RCF twenty five. That is our landing page
that's celebrating all the things that we're rolling out tomorrow
night with the twenty fifth anniversary. There's gonna be a
there is a huge new wall banner right in the
gap at the ballpark. So we hope that people, you know,
(12:00):
tap into this because it really is a nice milestone.
And as you said earlier, Tony, there's been so many
cool things that have happened to hopefully grow the game here.
But you can also go to reds dot com Slash
telethon if you're watching Tomorrow Night or listening Tomorrow Night,
that's another way to get to these two packages, the
one hundred and twenty five or the two hundred and
fifty dollars one. And if you go to reds dot
(12:21):
com Slash community, that'll tell you all the stories that
you need to know about what we do day in
and day out to grow the game for kids ages
four to eighteen and really focus on those that wouldn't
be playing otherwise.
Speaker 1 (12:31):
And you know, obviously the game is televised by FanDuel
Sports Network, but Tomorrow night's game is also on Fox thirteen,
so our friends are at Fox nineteen are broadcast right
just about every Tuesday game.
Speaker 3 (12:44):
Yeah, so you can.
Speaker 1 (12:45):
Tune in for an extended pregame show, watch the entire
game and they'll be hitting it during the postgame show
as well.
Speaker 2 (12:50):
Obviously with the MVP package or the Premium MVP package,
you don't have to if you're not at that point
that you can obviously still make any type of donation
of course, anytime twenty four hours a day as well.
Speaker 3 (13:02):
With the community. Absolutely, if you go to redst com
slash community, there is a donate now opportunity. And you know,
we are incredibly fortunate there are so many people in
this region. I mean, the Reds are over one hundred
and fifty five years old and playing every day for
seven months. I mean, it is you know, I know
for the four of us, it's part of the fabric
of our lives, you know, for from this area. So
(13:25):
it's amazing the way there. You know, the fan base
incorporates us into right of passage activities. So uh yeah,
find out more how how you can donate. But tomorrow
night it's a great, really fun way to donate if
you want to get a really cool package of Reds items.
Speaker 2 (13:40):
Ball Lastly, because I was asking this over the weekend,
if if you're going to the game tomorrow, is there
still a way there being Obviously with a Tuesday nights
three to one night. A lot of people going down
to the ballpark. With the weather, obviously, you never know
with how hot it is. But for those that are
going to the ballpark, is there are still a way
they can Yeah, Tony and Austin.
Speaker 3 (14:01):
For the second year in a row, we're offering fancy
opportunity to purchase these gift packages in person. It'll be
on the fan Zone stage. N went really well last year. Yeah,
so it was cool to be able to roll that
out and we'll be doing that again this year because
we don't want anyone to miss out. It used to
be was only for the TV audience, and we finally realized, well,
wait a minute, you know, and we're going to have
(14:21):
Red's Community Fund coaches and student athletes and all kinds
of our leaders out in the crowd. We're going to
have them part of the pregame, part of the in
game activities. So anyone who attends the game tomorrow is
going to get a full flavor of the Red's Community Fund.
And in advance, I want to thank people for making
this possible.
Speaker 2 (14:40):
Yeah, well, we thank you guys, obviously, both Charlie Frank
and Michael Anderson. The work you guys do on the scenes,
behind the scenes, the hard work that goes into this.
We certainly appreciate you guys and appreciate you coming on well.
Speaker 3 (14:52):
Thanks for all the good work that you do promoting
our entire sports community. But you guys couldn't be any better.
To all things read, keep up the great work.
Speaker 1 (15:00):
Lullshit it Yeah, and as loyal listeners to you guys
every day listen at my desk. A couple of weeks
ago we were coming back from Bristol, Yeah, and listening
the entire day coming back from a press conference in Bristol, Tennessee.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
You were able to verify the ConA big wave. Yes. Yes.
The other day as we were talking about it on air.
Speaker 1 (15:18):
Yes, I was in the car with mascot mister Red
and we drove three and he's a big fan as well.
Speaker 3 (15:23):
He wasn't driving Lizzie.
Speaker 2 (15:25):
He might be. You guys are awesome, man, Thank you
guys so much, and I can't wait to see how
everything goes tomorrow night.
Speaker 3 (15:32):
Well, we hope you can see you guys down there Austin.
Thanks so much, Thank you guys.
Speaker 2 (15:35):
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Speaker 2 (00:08):
All right, what's going on? Welcome back Cincy three sixty
makes the Penn Station. Thanks for listening on ESPN fifteen
thirty Cincinnati Sports Station. Austin, it's a big night Tomorrow night.
It's a uh it's the Red's Community Fund telethon, and Uh.
This is something that I've been able to see and
and kind of grow over the years, and to look
(00:29):
at at the way the Community Fund has given back
and what they've provided and still running as strong as
they've ever been. It's certainly special right here in the
city of Cincinnati and the surrounding area. So Michael Anderson
stopped by today, Charlie Frank stopped by today. They are
both here and and Charlie is spreading the good word
about everything that's going on with the Reds Community Fund.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Fell us. How you guys doing doing great? Johnny, Yeah, Austin,
thanks for having us.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
This is something that's even more exciting for us because
you guys are actual legitimate listeners to since three sixty,
you don't get like the whole Hey, the show's great.
You guys actually know about the show.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
You know what, love the show and appreciate you guys
talking this up last week. Man, Yeah, that was really nice.
And appreciate just all the Red Sox Man. I mean,
you know we were talking off era when you guys
were on for an hour and then two hours and
this is you know, I mean, for what Michael and
I do and just kind of how we're wired. Man,
this show is awesome. So we appreciate you guys.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
As as someone who's normally concerned about late June early July,
we have many thanks to give the Cincinnati Reds this
year because what they've been able to do over the
first half of the season and now again you would
have hoped things would have went better the last two series,
but you come home for seven before the All Star
break with an opportunity to build on a good resume
and get some good momentum going into the break.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
Is a really cool thing. Boy, we could use it.
And you know, I think people just assume, oh, Miami
and Colorado, and Miami's been playing well, really well, so
you know, but so are the Reds. I mean, yesterday,
obviously they ran into a guy that came within one
pitch of a perfect game. And Zach Wheeler. But you
know that having avoided a sweep all year, you just
(02:05):
cannot put a value on that. I mean, it's allowed
them to stay above water and allow guys to come
back healthy. And you know, the feeling is around the
ballpark Tony and Austin is if you can keep hanging around,
you've got a manager that could potentially steer you home.
I mean, he's a guy that knows how to win,
(02:25):
knows how to win in the second half, and you
feel his presence down there every day. So I'm a
big believer.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Big addition, obviously, getting Hunter green back will go a
long way, and what Ellie's been able to build on
and the electricity out of Chase Burns, there's a lot
to like about this team right now. Tomorrow night, not
only is the game going to happen, but the thirteenth
annual REDG Community Fund Telethon is going to happen as well.
This is now twenty five years of the REDG Community Fund.
(02:52):
Any inkling of idea in its inception of the Community Fund,
what it would grow into and what it is today.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
Not really, I mean I arrived in year three, so
this is season twenty two. For me, and you know,
it really moved into warp speed when the Castelinese came
in O six because they had spent ten years as
limited partners with the Cardinals. They had owned pieces of
the Rangers and the Orioles before that, so they really
knew what they wanted to do. And fortunately it was
(03:23):
very similar to what we had begun, which is, you know,
there are so many great nonprofits in this community doing
amazing work that we should really try to focus on
our game, building and growing our game. And I can
tell you when you guys will both understand this. I mean,
back in two thousand and four when I arrived, this
was a nice to have, but it is absolutely a
(03:44):
fundamental need to have now that you have a part
of your business that's focusing on the next generation of
kids that play your game. You know, baseball and softball
are expensive, they're complicated. We've you know, had a lot
of headwind with you know, youth football, you soccer, youth lacrosse.
I mean, there's been so many changes and challenges to
our game, but in Red's country, in this region, it
(04:05):
is still so important. So we've really been armed by
the Castellini's to go out and build ball fields, build
our youth academy, support hundreds of teams each year, work
with different high schools, really get into the weeds with
all the nooks and crannies of kids four to eighteen
that are playing our game.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
How much do you look at obviously early on to
make a difference as one thing, But then as you
get into year twenty five or how long you guys
have now been at it, you get the backside of
the reward of seeing what it does for these kids,
and it probably puts even more pressure on to continue
it because now it's not just a dream of what
it could be, but you're seeing how many kids it's
(04:44):
impacting in the city. It has to be rewarding, but
it also has to continue to put the pressure on
to continue to operate at the level you guys are,
to continue to impact so many people in this city.
Speaker 3 (04:54):
Yeah, that's such a good point, Tony. It's both. It
is rewarding. I mean, our player progress well at the
Youth Academy is littered with young men and women that
are coaching with us, working for us, interning with us,
giving back to us. You know, that's that's part of
the secret sauce is you know, getting you know, and
a lot of these kids, I mean you'll and you'll
hear about them if you're watching our telethon tomorrow, which
(05:17):
will not only air on the Red Radio Network, but
will air on FanDuel Sports Network and Fox nineteen on simulcasts.
But you'll hear from kids that have been at our
Youth Academy for seven years, eight years. I mean, you
know that this has really impacted their lives. So you know,
we get to see that and every day having exposure
to that is the privilege. You know, It's hard to articulate,
(05:40):
but it also does raise the bar so's it scares
me to death every day of you know, how are
we going to keep this up? Because the nonprofit fundraising
world is a tricky space, you know, and a lot
of people think, oh, you're the Reds. You know, it
must come easy. There are a lot of advantages because
we have a generous ownership group and we have a
generous clubhouse. But they helped us, you know, double down
(06:02):
on what we do in operating our youth Academy. That's
a million dollar endeavor every year. So you know, tomorrow's telethon,
whether you are watching, whether you're listening, whether you are
at the game. It will be the first time that
it's really activated across each medium. We're really going to
try to hammer home the importance of fans being able
to participate in this because if you like you guys,
(06:22):
if you care about our team, if you care about
our game, this is a way that you can make
a difference. And you know, for one hundred and twenty
five dollars donation, you get an incredible kit of stuff
that you guys were nice enough to talk about last week.
The Francona bobblehead which we see, the water bottle, which
you know now that we live in ninety eight degree
humidity for ninety percent of our lives, we're nice to
(06:42):
have this red community fun hat, this really cool wind
break or pull over. And then for another one hundred
and twenty five you get an autograph baseball and a
display case with either Terry Francona or one of our players.
So this is a way for people that really care
about this mission and care about our team and making
sure that our game has a future by letting kids
know how it works and how to play it and
(07:03):
how to engage This is a great way for people
to get involved.
Speaker 2 (07:07):
In the last twenty five years. Just talk about some
of the things that you guys have accomplished with the
Community Fund. Obviously the Reds Youth Academy at thirty three
thousand square foot indoor facility, what you guys are able
to give back annually. You look across the city and
drive through and you see ballparks that have been renovated
and redone thanks to the Reds Community Fund. Just the
(07:30):
impact that you guys have been able to make because
of the generositi you've been given over the last twenty
five years is incredible.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
It is, and that's how it works. I mean, we
knock on a lot of doors, and we are lucky
we have more doors than you know, many nonprofits our
size do. But it does require fan support, and I
don't know that there is a single day in the
calendar year where it comes to light more than it
does on the evening of the telethon, because over the
(07:57):
years that we've hosted. That telethon started and it raised
about fifteen thousand dollars back in two thousand and eight,
and it's become something that generates over three hundred thousand
dollars because of our audience and because of you know,
Jim Day is incredibly skilled at connecting with the fan
base and letting them know why this matters. And you know,
(08:17):
fan Duel or Bally Fox before them always gave us
an extra half hour to tell our stories. So there'll
be five different vignettes that are layered throughout the pregame
show and postgame show tomorrow to let people know this
is this is why it matters. It's not just hoping
that the Reds win and it lifts the community. It's
because you know, this game can teach people something that
(08:38):
other sports can't. You don't have to be the biggest,
the fastest, or the strongest. Joe Morgan was five foot
seven and he was the greatest player arguably on the
greatest team of all time.
Speaker 2 (08:47):
I live it every single day because my my four
year old wants to go to bed watching Elie de
la Cruz highlights.
Speaker 3 (08:52):
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
I have a kid that wants to watch Reds games
with me every night, which is fantastic because I'm watching
it for what I tell my wife work purposes each
and every night to be able to talk about it
the next day. But you go to a ball game,
and there's a buzz from the kids, the kids that
are at the ballpark of wanting to see these guys.
And from what I've seen over the years is not
only what you guys have done, but you get willing
(09:13):
participants from the team as well that will take an
off day and come out and be a part of
what you guys are doing. Talk a little bit about
just the not only importance of that, but what that
does as well to spark. It's a long season, one
hundred and sixty two, not a lot of off days
sprinkled in there, and for a player or players when
they're off to donate their time and to come out
(09:34):
obviously has to have a lasting impact as well well.
Speaker 3 (09:36):
I mean when you were in the NFL, I mean
you know that, you know, I think it was every
Tuesday as a community day, right, and obviously it depends
now that they play every day of the week. But
you know, so there's that built in cadence and MLB
it is a bunker from February to October and hopefully November.
I mean, and there are only a handful of days
that you're in town and not traveling, so our ability
(09:56):
to ask guys to get involved when the calendar might
suggest it makes sense, We've got to be very mindful
of it. So you know, we typically will ask guys
to get involved late mornings, early afternoons on days that
we play at home, and the turnout from our team,
whether it's children's hospital visits, whether it's our Friday make
a Wish visits, whether it's the countless visits that our
players have made over the years, and none bigger than
(10:19):
Joey Vado out to our Reds Youth Academy. I mean,
our academy is one of the four you know spots
that he made in that enormous tattoo. So thank you, Joey.
I mean, it's tremendous in baseball too. Man, It's this
game breeds humility, right, I mean how many? I mean,
Mike Leak is the only guy in my tenure here
that went straight from you know, college to the big leagues.
(10:40):
It just doesn't happen. So you know, if you're a
Strasbourg or a Bryce Harper or a Chase Burns, it
doesn't matter. You're gonna you know, and Chase Burns only
had a couple months, but you're gonna ride buses. You're
gonna play in the minor leagues, it's gonna build in
some humility. So our guys are great and they're generous.
We got a guy like Brant Suitor who is of
(11:01):
you know, I mean like most professional athletes, you know,
went to Harvard and studied sustainable energy. I mean he is.
He is such a presence at our youth academy. We
literally have a Brent Suitter Jersey that hangs there because
we're not going to bother Rix Stow in the Reds clubhouse. Yeah,
because he's too frequent and you know what, he came
out of time when he pits for the Brewers and
(11:23):
with the Rockies, because he's local and he's just such
a great dude.
Speaker 2 (11:26):
The telethon is tomorrow night, and you mentioned different avenues
for folks being able to partake, what are those avenues?
And for listeners right now, what's the easiest way that
they or you would recommend they get involved.
Speaker 3 (11:39):
Well, we hope that folks will go to Reds dot
com slash RCF twenty five. That is our landing page
that's celebrating all the things that we're rolling out tomorrow
night with the twenty fifth anniversary. There's gonna be a
there is a huge new wall banner right in the
gap at the ballpark. So we hope that people, you know,
(12:00):
tap into this because it really is a nice milestone.
And as you said earlier, Tony, there's been so many
cool things that have happened to hopefully grow the game here.
But you can also go to reds dot com Slash
telethon if you're watching Tomorrow Night or listening Tomorrow Night,
that's another way to get to these two packages, the
one hundred and twenty five or the two hundred and
fifty dollars one. And if you go to reds dot
(12:21):
com Slash community, that'll tell you all the stories that
you need to know about what we do day in
and day out to grow the game for kids ages
four to eighteen and really focus on those that wouldn't
be playing otherwise.
Speaker 1 (12:31):
And you know, obviously the game is televised by FanDuel
Sports Network, but Tomorrow night's game is also on Fox thirteen,
so our friends are at Fox nineteen are broadcast right
just about every Tuesday game.
Speaker 3 (12:44):
Yeah, so you can.
Speaker 1 (12:45):
Tune in for an extended pregame show, watch the entire
game and they'll be hitting it during the postgame show
as well.
Speaker 2 (12:50):
Obviously with the MVP package or the Premium MVP package,
you don't have to if you're not at that point
that you can obviously still make any type of donation
of course, anytime twenty four hours a day as well.
Speaker 3 (13:02):
With the community. Absolutely, if you go to redst com
slash community, there is a donate now opportunity. And you know,
we are incredibly fortunate there are so many people in
this region. I mean, the Reds are over one hundred
and fifty five years old and playing every day for
seven months. I mean, it is you know, I know
for the four of us, it's part of the fabric
of our lives, you know, for from this area. So
(13:25):
it's amazing the way there. You know, the fan base
incorporates us into right of passage activities. So uh yeah,
find out more how how you can donate. But tomorrow
night it's a great, really fun way to donate if
you want to get a really cool package of Reds items.
Speaker 2 (13:40):
Ball Lastly, because I was asking this over the weekend,
if if you're going to the game tomorrow, is there
still a way there being Obviously with a Tuesday nights
three to one night. A lot of people going down
to the ballpark. With the weather, obviously, you never know
with how hot it is. But for those that are
going to the ballpark, is there are still a way
they can Yeah, Tony and Austin.
Speaker 3 (14:01):
For the second year in a row, we're offering fancy
opportunity to purchase these gift packages in person. It'll be
on the fan Zone stage. N went really well last year. Yeah,
so it was cool to be able to roll that
out and we'll be doing that again this year because
we don't want anyone to miss out. It used to
be was only for the TV audience, and we finally realized, well,
wait a minute, you know, and we're going to have
(14:21):
Red's Community Fund coaches and student athletes and all kinds
of our leaders out in the crowd. We're going to
have them part of the pregame, part of the in
game activities. So anyone who attends the game tomorrow is
going to get a full flavor of the Red's Community Fund.
And in advance, I want to thank people for making
this possible.
Speaker 2 (14:40):
Yeah, well, we thank you guys, obviously, both Charlie Frank
and Michael Anderson. The work you guys do on the scenes,
behind the scenes, the hard work that goes into this.
We certainly appreciate you guys and appreciate you coming on well.
Speaker 3 (14:52):
Thanks for all the good work that you do promoting
our entire sports community. But you guys couldn't be any better.
To all things read, keep up the great work.
Speaker 1 (15:00):
Lullshit it Yeah, and as loyal listeners to you guys
every day listen at my desk. A couple of weeks
ago we were coming back from Bristol, Yeah, and listening
the entire day coming back from a press conference in Bristol, Tennessee.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
You were able to verify the ConA big wave. Yes. Yes.
The other day as we were talking about it on air.
Speaker 1 (15:18):
Yes, I was in the car with mascot mister Red
and we drove three and he's a big fan as well.
Speaker 3 (15:23):
He wasn't driving Lizzie.
Speaker 2 (15:25):
He might be. You guys are awesome, man, Thank you
guys so much, and I can't wait to see how
everything goes tomorrow night.
Speaker 3 (15:32):
Well, we hope you can see you guys down there Austin.
Thanks so much, Thank you guys.
Speaker 2 (15:35):
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