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Press Clippings October 26, 2017 THIS DAY IN REDS HISTORY 1965-Bill DeWitt names of the Reds. Heffner will manage only part of the 1966 season, going 37-46 before being replaced by MLB.COM Findlay pushes back Opening Day parade Due to holidays, market merchants vote to hold annual event prior to fourth game of season By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com | @m_sheldon | October 25th, 2017 + 3 COMMENTS

CINCINNATI -- In a new twist on a storied tradition, borne out of necessity, the 99th annual Findlay Market Opening Day Parade will not be held on Opening Day 2018.

With the Major League schedule moved up by one week next season, Opening Day is March 29 against the Nationals. The Findlay Market Parade will be held April 2, ahead of the fourth game of the season vs. the Cubs.

The opening week of the 2018 season coincides with the Easter holidays, one of the market's busiest times of the year. To operate the parade, Findlay Market needs to be closed for the day. According to a statement by Findlay Market, the merchants voted to keep the parade on Monday, per the annual tradition.

"I love the excitement that the Opening Day Parade brings to the city each year," said Neil Luken, chairman of the parade committee, in a statement. "However, we had to consider the small, independent businesses that make up Findlay Market and the loyal shoppers who rely on the market being open for their family gatherings. We have made our best effort to reconcile the 2018 schedule with the needs of shoppers, business owners and baseball lovers."

The April 2 game time will be 4:10 p.m. ET, following the parade.

"No question that the Findlay Market Parade is a huge part of what makes the start of the baseball season a celebration. We understand the dilemma faced by the Merchants, and respect the decision made by them and the Parade Committee to hold the parade on Monday," said Reds chief operating officer Phil Castellini. "We will embrace the Parade with the same enthusiasm we do every year, and make sure the game on April 2nd has some special festivities at the ballpark to round out the day."

Mark Sheldon has covered the Reds for MLB.com since 2006, and previously covered the Twins from 2001-05. Follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon and Facebook and listen to his podcast. This story was not subject to the approval of or its clubs. CINCINNATI ENQUIRER Cincinnati Reds Weekly Podcast: Farewell Zach Buchanan, [email protected] Published 11:31 a.m. ET Oct. 25, 2017 | Updated 11:46 a.m. ET Oct. 25, 2017

People in Cincinnati have strong opinions about Dusty Baker. A lot of them came out when he was fired by the despite winning 97 games and claiming a second-straight division crown this year.

In this week's Reds Beat Podcast, C. Trent and I discuss the move regarding the former Cincinnati Reds skipper. Both of us are in agreement that the move was a bad one for the Nationals, for a variety of reasons:

1. Dusty may not be the best tactician, but he's a genius at the most important part of managing, which is relating to players and managing egos. He took over a team that was a disaster in the clubhouse and turned out a winner.

2. Winning in the playoffs is a crap shoot, and losing in the final game of a series two years in a row isn't a managerial failure so much as a bad roll of the dice. Plus, was about as bad a tactician in the Division Series as Dusty.

3. The Nationals have now churned through managers like Tinder dates. It's unclear that there's anyone out there who will be better than Dusty was, and it's unclear why any experienced manager would want to cast his lot in with a team that shows it doesn't value the position, and that has its star and its GM under contract for only one more year.

We also discuss the matchup between the and in the – although we had not seen Game 1 at the time we recorded – and take some Reds questions submitted in our Reds Beat Podcast group on Facebook.

Also, this week in What's Zach Watching, I watched Battle of the Sexes and have begun watching Mindhunter on Netflix.

TRANSACTIONS 10/25/17 sent Tyler Pill outright to Las Vegas 51s. New York Mets sent Erik Goeddel outright to Las Vegas 51s. New York Mets sent Phillip Evans outright to Las Vegas 51s. New York Mets sent Wuilmer Becerra outright to Las Vegas 51s. New York Mets sent Travis Taijeron outright to Las Vegas 51s.