The wall design, titled “Spirit of Baseball,†is of a young boy holding a bat, and three baseball players - an outfielder, a catcher and a batter. It is referred to as a bas-relief, a sculpture with images that project out slightly from the background. With the format of the design being three-dimensional, the scene has a bit more character to it.
“The bas-relief is meant as a civic gesture to the people of Cincinnati and to baseball in general,†said project designer/manager Ray Berberich of Berberich Design Inc. in Cincinnati, OH. “The goal of the design was meant to inspire young people, and have older patrons reflect on the past.†The dedication plaque located just under the bas-relief sums it up as it reads, “Dedicated to the Big Leaguer in all of us. Follow your dreams, never give up,†written by Berberich.