On its last day of Major League Baseball, Cinergy Field came alive before dawn and was dotted with workers until midnight. Some snapshots of what unfolded in between:

        4 a.m.: First workers report for duty. George Lipscomb, 27, of Avondale, a cleaning crew supervisor, is among them.

        11:15: Gates open. First through Gate 1 is Steve Mix, 42, of Milan, Ind., with his wife, Kim, and two nephews.

        11:16: Loge level, first beer sold from booth where Cynthia Hartley of Westwood is working.

        12:06 p.m.: Todd Cassina of the Kahn's Retros team, in 19th-century Reds uniform, said of his work: “How often do you get a chance to throw meat products at 40,000 people?”

        12:28: Marge Schott sits and chats with Johnny Bench.

        12:36: First Reds on the field, Reggie Taylor and Gookie Dawkins, stop and pose for photos.

        12:50: The PA announcement: “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Cinergy Field, home of the Cincinnati Reds.”

        1:02: Nick Lachey of the pop band 98 begins singing the national anthem.

        1:05: Ceremonial first pitch: Sparky Anderson to Johnny Bench.

        1:16: Moments after Jose Rijo's first pitch of the game, Matt Dettmer, 8, of Southgate, hits 41 mph on the radar gun in the fans' activity section.

        1:25: The last commemorative T-shirt is sold from a blue-level vending booth to Jeanne Icenogle of Deer Park.

        2:35: Jose Rijo leaves game to a standing ovation, waves his cap to the fans.

        3:23: Fans sing along to God Bless America during 7th-inning stretch.

        4:16: Todd Walker grounds out to second base, and Marty Brennaman announces, “And that is that.”

        5:24: Home plate is pulled up and transported next door to Great American Ball Park.

        5:26: The loudest of many stadium-wide chants of “We Want Pete.”

        6:32: Stadium workers usher the last fans out of Cinergy, many pausing to take final pictures.

        6:41: Stadium and security workers gather at pitchers' mound for last group photos.

        6:47: Reds groundskeeping crew begins converting Cinergy's infield from major league baseball dimensions to that of a smaller softball field for tonight's special home game for Pete Rose.

        The crew will work late into the night.

        - Tom O'Neill and Michael C. Clark

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