Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall's partner in the Reds' radio booth, on Riverfront/Cinergy:

It's the only home I've known for 29 years. Aesthetically, it's not going to knock your eyes out. It's one of the cookie-cutters. For a young announcer as I was when I came here in 1974 and gone through 29 years of great teams and great players and great moments, this place is home to me.

It's very special. And I've seen beauty in it that nobody else does because of the memories I've had here.

Pete Rose's record-breaking hit. Tom Browning's perfect game. Tom Seaver's only no-hitter. Three world championship teams. Johnny Bench hitting a home run on Johnny Bench Night, a player that had more flair for the dramatic than any player I've ever known.

If you compare the 32-year period of this stadium with any other 32-year period in the history of this franchise, this is the most prosperous period in Reds history.

I think of it as Riverfront Stadium. Home. There aren't too many guys who have been with the same franchise for 29 years like I have. This is the only place I've ever worked, so this is home to me.

I think the irony of it is, now that it's getting ready to go away, it's becoming a ballpark. I don't think of this as a stadium anymore. It's a ballpark. It's got grass. It's got character to it. It didn't have a whole lot of character before because, as I said, it was a cookie-cutter.

As nice as the other place is going to be, and I know it's going to be nice, that Great American Ball Park is going to have big shoes to fill.