And while they were queueing up for sneakers over on Fourth Street, I was queueing up inside the Westin Hotel for the annual FC Cincinnati warehouse sale…
Everything was pretty much half-off the original price…
I got us a whole bunch of new FC Cincinnati gear. I got Genifer the t-shirt and two tanks in the photo above. And I got an away jersey, t-shirt, long-sleeved shirt, and a hoodie. With that, I’m good on FC|C gear for a very, very long time to come. 😀⚽️❤️
Posted by Thadd F. on October 18, 2019
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We went to see the Reds host the Giants in the Game 3 of the 2012 NLDS!
And even though the Reds lost 2-1, it was still one of the best single-game sports atmospheres I’ve witnessed. The Reds would go on to lose the series 3-2 after winning the first two games in San Francisco. That’s the last time the Reds were in the postseason. But at least at this playoff game, they didn’t get no-hit.
Timehop is pretty fun.😀🦕❤️
Posted by Thadd F. on October 9, 2019
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Tonight, there was a Cincinnati Cyclones preseason hockey game against Indy Fuel down at US Bank Arena…
Tickets were only $5 for tonight’s game…
With the cheap tickets, we thought US Bank Arena would be packed. But not so much…
We started tinkering with a new way two camera way to take selfies at events…
We’ll keep working on it…
We left with a little over a minute left in the game…
And the Cyclones would add another goal to win 4-1! It was great to be back at US Bank Arena for the start of another season of Cincinnati Cyclones hockey! 😀🏒❤️
Posted by Thadd F. on October 5, 2019
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Like I said a couple weeks ago, I had five teams competing in ESPN head-to-head points leagues. Three of my teams didn’t do so well. But two of my teams made the playoffs in the winner’s bracket. My Team Action AutoDraft finished 12-9 on the season…
They entered the playoffs as the three seed…
But they ended up losing in the first round. And finished in third…
My other team that made the playoffs in winners bracket was my Team Angry Bears…
Like I said before, I finally beat Yankees Camargo…
And after really sweating out the round 1 win, the championship was a bit easier…
And so I earned myself another fantasy baseball championship…
Fantasy baseball is pretty dang fun. 😀⚾️🏆❤️
Posted by Thadd F. on September 30, 2019
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This afternoon was the final home game of FC Cincinnati’s inaugural MLS season…
FC|C was playing host to Orlando City. We’re really happy this soccer season is finally coming to an end. It’s been a ridiculously long season watching an epically bad team struggle mightily in a very mediocre league…
It was fan appreciation night at Nippert Stadium. Everyone in the stadium received a free scratcher card. On our scratchers, we both got $10 off at the FC Cincinnati team shop. We felt so appreciated…
FC Cincinnati took an early 1-0 lead…
But Orlando City came back to tie it up. And the match would end 1-1.
Like I said earlier, it was a very long season of FC Cincinnati soccer, and we’re really happy it’s over. This was the fourth summer that we planned around FC Cincinnati. And at the end of each season, we’ve always looked forward to next season. Until the end of this season. I’ve really soured on FC Cincinnati over the course of the summer. I haven’t been able to pinpoint my exact problem or the main source of my frustration with the team. And I’ve thought about it. A LOT. I haven’t been able to put my finger on any single issue or event or happening that took me from a die-hard supporter to a very jaded observer. I still support the club. I’ll still sport FC|C gear on match days next season. But we’re done being season ticket holders. My heart just isn’t in this team anymore. A small part of it has to be that the quality of their play is just so ridiculously bad. It’s no fun watching a team lose over and over again, and not show any signs of getting better. And all the miscues by the leadership have something to do with it. The lack of appreciation for their season ticket holders played a part too. As well as the ongoing saga and bevy of issues surrounding their new soccer-specific stadium in the West End. And then there’s the Bailey and their redundant, tired, uninspired chants. It all just grates on me. But maybe it’s not you FC Cincinnati, maybe it’s just me.
I think my issue is with MLS as a whole. The arrogance of MLS thinking they can charge a premium price for such a terrible product. It’s a small step up from USL at best. The watered-down talent pool of players, the uninspired match play, the mediocrity of the referees, the ridiculous number of teams in the league, the structure of the playoffs, the lack of promotion and relegation. All of it is just so bad. USL had a certain campiness to it that I thought was fun. It was the minor league of professional soccer and with the minor league comes a certain understanding that there will be missed calls, errant passes and shots that go out for throw-ins and other mistakes. MLS takes it’s self so seriously. It presents itself that this is the pinnacle of soccer. And in reality, it’s just so bad. It’s really difficult for me to watch. Most of the time.
But then again over the course of this season, I’ve fallen in love with Minnesota United. So figure that out. Maybe it isn’t MLS. Maybe it is just you, FC Cincinnati. Who knows. But whatever the reason, I’m just glad this season is finally over. And next summer, we’re going back to more Reds games. 😀⚽️❤️
Posted by Thadd F. on September 29, 2019
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Genifer and I took the day off work to go to the final Reds home game of the season…
Today, Hall of Fame announcer Marty Brennaman was wrapping up his 46-year run as the radio voice of the Cincinnati Reds…
One of my favorite views in the whole world…
The Reds gave away AM-FM Farwell Marty radios so everyone at the ballpark could listen to Marty call his final game for the Reds…
Aristides Aquino…
We went on a bit of a wander around the ballpark…
All was quiet in the Reds bullpen…
And ended up back upstairs just in time to see the Reds get everyone free pizza…
Eugenio Suarez came in to pinch-hit…
And unfortunately for Marty, this one did not belong to the Reds. The Reds lost 5-3.
Someone forgot to pick up their helmet nachos…
It was another great season of Reds baseball in Cincinnati. We made it to five Reds games this season. Next season, we’re already planning on attending many more baseball games. We just enjoy them so much more than the soccer games. 😀⚾️🎙️❤️
Posted by Thadd F. on September 26, 2019
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I played fantasy baseball again this year. I played five teams this season. But I got massively distracted at the beginning of the season with my new job. And didn’t have a lot of time to keep up with my teams. Three of my teams were just terrible beyond repair. But I managed to salvage the season of two of my teams, got them both to a decent 12-9 record and willed them both into the winner’s bracket of the playoffs as the fourth seeds.
So now it’s playoff time for fantasy baseball. My Team Angry Bears were pitted against the one seed in the bracket, Yankees Camargo. And all three times I played Yankees Camargo during the regular season, I lost.
But this time in the playoffs, when it mattered the most, I finally beat them…
And that’s pretty dang awesome. On to the championship!
Unfortunately, my Team Action Autodraft team lost in the first round, and will now be playing for third place. 😀⚾️🏆❤️
Posted by Thadd F. on September 16, 2019
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This evening our FC Cincinnati played host to Michael Bradley’s Toronto FC. But first, we stopped at Mac’s Pizza Pub for their special $5 matchday pizza…
And I wanted a grilled cheeses with some waffle fries…
And when we were done eating, we walked over to Nippert Stadium to watch our FC|C play those hosers from up north…
Jozy Altidore didn’t play in this match. I’m not even sure if he traveled with the team to Cincinnati. And that’s fine. I’ve always thought that he was really overrated. We saw him play against the Crew in Columbus. And he was just as underwhelming in person as he is with the national team.
But even terribly overrated players can scorch you when they’re left totally unmarked just outside of the 18. Like when FC|C was playing Toronto up in Canadia.
Here we go…
There were fans at Nippert who booed every time Michael Bradley touched the ball. I found it to be incredibly disrespectful with all he’s done on the USMNT. I think he’s one of the better, more consistent players that our national team has had lately…
And FC Cincinnati lost 5-1. It’s just been painful.
We grabbed an Uber back to Northside Tavern for a drink…
And then we came home and walked the dogs…
It was a pretty fun evening if you take out the 5-1 loss. 😀🍕🥪⚽️🍺❤️
Posted by Thadd F. on September 7, 2019
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Early this afternoon, we drove out to the suburbs to check out Topgolf West Chester…
I haven’t swung a golf club in a really long time…
So this should be interesting…
Topgolf is pretty amazing and has a full-service bar and restaurant…
We shared a hitting bay with Cleve and Alyssa…
They have a whole bunch of different games you can play. We just played their signature Topgolf game where you score points by hitting your golf ball into any target assigned using Topgolf’s microchip technology…
The more accurate your shot and the farther the distance, the more points you earn…
It was really fun. During a game, each person got to hit 20 balls. While we were playing, we also ate lunch. We had some cheese curds…
Genifer had this turkey wrap…
And I had this short rib grilled cheeses…
Our lunch was delicious. And Topgolf is so much fun. It’s a little on the pricey side but still a whole bunch of fun. We’ll definitely be back very soon for more Topgolf. 😀⛳️❤️
Posted by Thadd F. on August 30, 2019
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So here we are. The inaugural MLS Hell is Real derby between our FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew. The two teams first met back in 2017 during FC|C’s magical US Open Cup run when Djiby headed Cincy to a 1-0 victory. The teams met for the first time in MLS play two weeks ago and played to a 2-2 draw. Fast forward to today and it’s the first MLS edition of the Hell is Real derby match at Nippert Stadium…
And here we go…
And FC Cincinnati was down 3-0 after just fifteen minutes…
Someone must have tried really hard to get drunk on some free samples of warm, non-alcoholic Heineken 0.0, or they just really liked the taste…
The final score was 3-1 to the Crew. Apparently, Ohio is black and gold. 😐⚽️❤️
Posted by Thadd F. on August 25, 2019
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