Dear Castellini’s…

To the Castellini Family,

From the bottom of my heart, I would just like to give you one big whopping…FUCK YOU.

As a lifetime Reds fan, someone who grew up watching Larkin, Casey, Pokey, Griffey, and Reggie Sanders, I’d personally like to tell you that I will no longer support this organization. You’ve taken one of my first loves and broken my heart. 

I’ve always been a Reds fan, even in the Pete Harnisch days. I’ve supported the Reds for as long as I could support a team. This was the first sports team I watched with my dad on Fox Sports almost every night through the summer. Spending time at Riverfront, then Great American with my Grandparents. Those moments molded me into the baseball fan, nay, Reds fan I am today. But, Phil and Bob, you’ve taken that away from me.

I can’t stand by and support something that doesn’t have the financial and professional guidance it needs to thrive. I won’t stand for the lies and redirection. I can’t. I was taught better than that. I won’t stand for a group of people promising Championships to their fan-base, then turn around and threaten us. 

This city won’t support the Castellini family much longer. That bridge has been burned. A public apology with no heart doesn’t undo what’s been done. 

Resign. Quit. Hell, spontaneously combust. Get out of MY city. 

Signed,

A really fucking angry Reds fan