This from WCPO's John Popovich:

The Enquirer can say that TV stations overreact to bad weather, but today, the paper has overreacted big time to this story. The banner headline on the front page reads.. "REDS UP FOR SALE". Inside, the headline is "Lindner loyal to keeping the Reds in Cincinnati". Then there's the lead editorial.."Make Sure our Reds stay here". Here's how it concludes..."This is the time for every fan, every politician, every child who ever skipped school to watch the Reds on Opening Day to let baseball know that this team must stay in this town. Not just for this season; not just for the life of the lease; but for the next generation and all the ones after that. The Reds belong in Cincinnati forever.

Opening Day sold out in 12 minutes....isn't that proof enough?

Every time somebody thinks about selling a portion of the Reds, there's panic that the team is going to move out of town. It's pure garbage! When the Expos went looking for new location, who was out there? There was Norfolk that has a minor league ballpark and Washington which changed its mind a couple of times. No established team is going to move, especially one with a new stadium and a long term lease. If teams were so free to move, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota would have moved a long time ago. Every time the Indians got new ownership, there was talk of a move. That's because they stunk on the field and their stadium was run down.

Why do you think they made the movie "Major League"? There was some truth in that movie. They never moved.

--Popo's Sports Blog

Just imagine the Enquirer's reaction if there were actually the chance that the sale would have slightest effect. They'd have a coronary.