The Banks to host Reds playoff watch parties for first two games of Wild Card series vs. Dodgers
WHO’S WAITED? WHO’S SO EXCITED? CHARLIE. THANK YOU SO WELL, TONIGHT’S GAME OF COURSE OUT IN LA FANS VERY MUCH EXCITED. VERY MUCH TO WATCH THINGS UNFOLD HERE AT HOME. YES WLWT NEWS FIVE GIACOMO LUCA LIVE FOR US FROM GREAT AMERICAN BALLPARK AND GIACOMO YOU SPOKE WITH SOME SUPERFANS? YES, I DID, MEG. AND LOOK, IT’S BEEN FIVE YEARS SINCE THE REDS MADE THE PLAYOFFS, BUT 2020 WAS A PANDEMIC SHORTENED SEASON THAT HAD AN EXPANDED PLAYOFF FIELD. SO THE LAST TIME BEFORE THAT 2013 IS WHEN WE MADE THE PLAYOFFS. SO IT REALLY FEELS LIKE A LONG TIME COMING TO CLINCH THAT WILD WILD CARD SPOT FOR REDS FANS HERE. WE KNOW HERE IN THE QUEEN CITY, IT’S GOING TO BE PACKED TONIGHT DOWN AT THE BANKS AS FOLKS TURN OUT TO REDS NATION TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE TEAM. WE EXPECT ALL SCREENS LIT AND EYES LASER FOCUSED AS THE TEAM SUITS UP FOR THE BIG GAME. LIFELONG REDS FAN AND A SEASON TICKET HOLDER, BARB SMITH I SPOKE WITH SAYS THAT SHE CAN’T WAIT TO CHEER ON THE TEAM FROM THE QUEEN CITY. JUST THE EPITOME OF EXCITEMENT. I MEAN, IT STARTED WITH, YOU KNOW, WHEN NOEL MARTIN MADE THAT CATCH THE LAST HOME GAME, I KNEW THE MOMENTUM WAS GOING TO TAKE US ALL THE WAY TO THE WORLD SERIES. I ALWAYS SAY WIRE TO WIRE. WE BLEW THAT THIS YEAR, BUT WE’RE GOING ALL THE WAY. I MEAN, THE EXCITEMENT, THE THE KIDS, THE YOUNG BOYS, YOU KNOW, THEY NEVER STOP. IF YOU DON’T WATCH REDS BASEBALL, YOU NEED TO WATCH IT. THE RECORD NEVER PROVES WHAT THEY DO. THEY NEVER QUIT. IT IS EXCITEMENT FROM START TO FINISH. SO MANY READY FOR EXCITEMENT FROM START TO FINISH. THAT FIRST GAME OF THAT THREE GAME SERIES KICKS OFF TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES AT 9:08 P.M. WE’RE LIVE AT GRE
The Banks to host Reds playoff watch parties for first two games of Wild Card series vs. Dodgers
Updated: 12:21 PM EDT Sep 30, 2025
Looking to be in the middle of a playoff atmosphere despite the Reds playing 3,000 miles away?The Banks will be hosting playoff watch parties this week, beginning with Tuesday night’s series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers at 9:08 p.m.Fans can watch Tuesday and Wednesday’s game on giant video board at The Banks, and inside all bars at the Banks, beginning at 9 p.m.All bars will be open to those aged 21 and over, though the Plaza is open to all ages, with heightened security patrols.The Banks’ 9 p.m. curfew remains in effect.The Reds, in the playoffs for the first time since the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, will look to knock off the defending World Series champion Dodgers in the Wild Card round.If Cincinnati can shock the baseball world, they’ll advance to the National League Division Series to take on the Philadelphia Phillies.
CINCINNATI —
Looking to be in the middle of a playoff atmosphere despite the Reds playing 3,000 miles away?
The Banks will be hosting playoff watch parties this week, beginning with Tuesday night’s series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers at 9:08 p.m.
Fans can watch Tuesday and Wednesday’s game on giant video board at The Banks, and inside all bars at the Banks, beginning at 9 p.m.
All bars will be open to those aged 21 and over, though the Plaza is open to all ages, with heightened security patrols.
The Banks’ 9 p.m. curfew remains in effect.
The Reds, in the playoffs for the first time since the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, will look to knock off the defending World Series champion Dodgers in the Wild Card round.
If Cincinnati can shock the baseball world, they’ll advance to the National League Division Series to take on the Philadelphia Phillies.