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For years Cincinnati rivaled with St. Louis as the two best baseball cities in the country, mainly because Cincinnati was the home of the first professional baseball team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, which would later evolve into the present-day Cincinnati Reds, which started in 1892 and has operated ever since in the National League.But with the current success of the Reds this season, the Reds fans have not come out in full force although the Reds are clawing with the Cardinals for the National League Central crown and are leading the Wild Card as of this writing.Before last night's game even started, Rick Horton and John Rooney were commenting on the half-empty scene that they witnessed before last night's first pitch (although the GABP would be filled to capacity much later on in the game) and even the Reds players came out of their dugout with faces of disappointment because of the importance of this series for both the Cardinals and the Reds.To draw more people out to the ballpark, the Reds put out $1 hot dogs promotions for the remaining games in the series as a way to reach the 1 million or so missing Reds fans in the Cincinnati area.But the one thing that no one has noticed is why would attendance be such a problem when you have to (at some ballparks) spend 15 minutes looking for a parking spot near the ballpark. Some instances of this (see Dodger Stadium for proof) is because most people spend almost an hour looking for a parking spot and paying in upwards of $10 or $15 to park their vehicles.Then they have to deal with the heavy car and pedestrian traffic after leaving their respective garages and then long lines at the entry gates.That's pretty much pretzel logic right there.