Sumer | 221 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 We got the Disney+ package, which includes ESPN+ along with Hulu. I just set up an extra TV down in the basement arcade since I wanted a TV down there for sports while playing some games. Watching the Bearcat game may make a good excuse to try out the new set up before the Bengals on Sunday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 46 minutes ago, Sumer said: We got the Disney+ package, which includes ESPN+ along with Hulu. I just set up an extra TV down in the basement arcade since I wanted a TV down there for sports while playing some games. Watching the Bearcat game may make a good excuse to try out the new set up before the Bengals on Sunday! Sounds reasonable! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) On 10/1/2020 at 2:07 PM, Bearcat-Doug said: I was wrong. Giving up 4 more runs in the bottom of the 8th to keep the game from even being close is the most Cincinnati thing ever. No sir, THIS is the most Cincinnati thing ever PS: Don'tcha just miss good ol' Riverfront Stadium? Edited October 2, 2020 by Estil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 53 minutes ago, Estil said: No sir, THIS is the most Cincinnati thing ever PS: Don'tcha just miss good ol' Riverfront Stadium? I miss the Reds and Bengals being good 30+ years ago, but Riverfront Stadium was awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Bearcat-Doug said: I miss the Reds and Bengals being good 30+ years ago, but Riverfront Stadium was awful. I take it Crosley Field was a little before your time? How are their current stadiums? And for the record my football team plays at Commonwealth Stadium. I'll be cold, cold dead in the ground before I recognize any of that corporate naming crap! Edited October 3, 2020 by Estil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,494 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Bearcat-Doug said: I miss the Reds and Bengals being good 30+ years ago, but Riverfront Stadium was awful. What's wrong with cookie cutter stadium that was meant for both baseball and football but sucked ass for both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 4 hours ago, Estil said: I take it Crosley Field was a little before your time? How are their current stadiums? And for the record my football team plays at Commonwealth Stadium. I'll be cold, cold dead in the ground before I recognize any of that corporate naming crap! Yeah, I'm not quite that old. Great American Ballpark is fine, but Paul Brown Stadium isn't much better than Riverfront was. Nippert Stadium where the Bearcats play has to be the best. It's like the Wrigley Field of football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Tulpa said: What's wrong with cookie cutter stadium that was meant for both baseball and football but sucked ass for both? Somehow the Bengals managed to preserve that feeling when they built Paul Brown Stadium. It's boring and has no personality at all, much like the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest4Nes | 376 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Nice game 1 win by houston. Correa coming up clutch today. Springer and altuve as well.bullpen showed up. Astros heating up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumer | 221 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 (edited) On 10/2/2020 at 7:28 PM, Bearcat-Doug said: I miss the Reds and Bengals being good 30+ years ago, but Riverfront Stadium was awful. Yeah, Riverfront was a cookie cutter and generally those do stink...but I have fond memories of the place. I went to a ton of baseball games there from the late 80s to the late 90s when my brother and I would visit my dad in Cincinnati for the summer. I went to Games 1 and 2 of the 1990 World Series, and that was just perfect...my dad pulled us out of school in Iowa so we could attend a World Series. I remember Riverfront rockin' during those two games. As a kid, I love the color-coded seating too... Red seats were the cheapies, Green seats were middle class (in my kid mind) and the blue seats were for the richer people who wanted to sit up front (again, in my kid mind). But THEN there were the yellow seats on the Club level. THOSE were where the real power players sat (don't you just love how kids minds work?), and we got lucky one or two times to sit in the yellow seats because my dad got them from a work colleague who was also a ticket broker on the side or some such thing. Yeah, Riverfront was considered awful by many...but I have many great memories from that stadium and I am glad I got to see a World Series in it! Edited October 6, 2020 by Sumer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 46 minutes ago, Sumer said: Yeah, Riverfront was a cookie cutter and generally those do stink...but I have fond memories of the place. I went to a ton of baseball games there from the late 80s to the late 90s when my brother and I would visit my dad in Cincinnati for the summer. I went to Games 1 and 2 of the 1990 World Series, and that was just perfect...my dad pulled us out of school in Iowa so we could attend a World Series. I remember Riverfront rockin' during those two games. As a kid, I love the color-coded seating too... Red seats were the cheapies, Green seats were middle class (in my kid mind) and the blue seats were for the richer people who wanted to sit up front (again, in my kid mind). But THEN there were the yellow seats on the Club level. THOSE were where the real power players sat (don't you just love how kids minds work?), and we got lucky one or two times to sit in the yellow seats because my dad got them from a work colleague who was also a ticket broker on the side or some such thing. Yeah, Riverfront was considered awful by many...but I have many great memories from that stadium and I am glad I got to see a World Series in it! The Reds and Bengals haven't been to a World Series or Super Bowl since they moved out, so maybe they should have stayed there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,526 Editorials Team · Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 It wouldn't be 2020 without the most hated franchise in sports winning the title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest4Nes | 376 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said: It wouldn't be 2020 without the most hated franchise in sports winning the title Irrationally naively hated Embracing the heel turn. AWO baby!!!! Edited October 9, 2020 by Quest4Nes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 18 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said: It wouldn't be 2020 without the most hated franchise in sports winning the title I can only imagine the excitement if there's a Yankees/Astros ALCS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,526 Editorials Team · Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Mass confusion grips Yankees as 'good guys' role thrust upon team, world cheers them on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,526 Editorials Team · Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Quest4Nes said: Irrationally naively hated The stories we tell ourselves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Reed Rothchild said: Mass confusion grips Yankees as 'good guys' role thrust upon team, world cheers them on Happy opposite day year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 768 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) Let's go jankeez! Gerrit Cole time baby! Time to put up or shut up. Edited October 9, 2020 by BriGuy82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest4Nes | 376 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said: The stories we tell ourselves! They were made an example of. Its happening all over baseball. To think your favorite team doesnt steal signs is naive af. red sox scandal burried quickly. Yankees scandal burried. Yankees had already been found cheating prior along with the red sox, so these scandals are second offenses. Baseball knows its a huge problem and wanted to make a scape goat for one team. If anyone sits there as a yankees fan and condemns the astros I just laugh. Edited October 10, 2020 by Quest4Nes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,526 Editorials Team · Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 40 minutes ago, Quest4Nes said: They were made an example of. Its happening all over baseball. To think your favorite team doesnt steal signs is naive af. red sox scandal burried quickly. Yankees scandal burried. Yankees had already been found cheating prior along with the red sox, so these scandals are second offenses. Baseball knows its a huge problem and wanted to make a scape goat for one team. If anyone sits there as a yankees fan and condemns the astros I just laugh. Ah, the Patriots fan defense. "Everyone does it! We just got caught" Making an example of them would be stripping the title. Well, making the strip official anyhow... It doesn't matter. Pro sports are a dumb little diversion to waste away time rooting for a uniform. But I can laugh at the irony of the Astros winning it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest4Nes | 376 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Reed Rothchild said: Ah, the Patriots fan defense. "Everyone does it! We just got caught" Making an example of them would be stripping the title. Well, making the strip official anyhow... It doesn't matter. Pro sports are a dumb little diversion to waste away time rooting for a uniform. But I can laugh at the irony of the Astros winning it all Its a pretty good defense. Some may say the best defense. Ive heard many people praise the defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 768 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Good for the Rays. They deserved to win. It's never a good sign when you have to bring your closer into a tie game in the 7th inning. The Yankees bats fell short tonight. The Ray's have like 5 different pitchers that throw close to a hundred miles an hour. It's pretty ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Estil | 1,265 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 On 10/6/2020 at 9:04 AM, Sumer said: Yeah, Riverfront was a cookie cutter and generally those do stink...but I have fond memories of the place. I went to a ton of baseball games there from the late 80s to the late 90s when my brother and I would visit my dad in Cincinnati for the summer. I went to Games 1 and 2 of the 1990 World Series, and that was just perfect...my dad pulled us out of school in Iowa so we could attend a World Series. I remember Riverfront rockin' during those two games. As a kid, I love the color-coded seating too... Red seats were the cheapies, Green seats were middle class (in my kid mind) and the blue seats were for the richer people who wanted to sit up front (again, in my kid mind). But THEN there were the yellow seats on the Club level. THOSE were where the real power players sat (don't you just love how kids minds work?), and we got lucky one or two times to sit in the yellow seats because my dad got them from a work colleague who was also a ticket broker on the side or some such thing. Yeah, Riverfront was considered awful by many...but I have many great memories from that stadium and I am glad I got to see a World Series in it! Good thing he DID pull you out of skewl...because sadly you and your brother/dad hadn't got another chance to go to the WS since I mean you just never know about these kind of things...for all I know it may not be until oh, 2025 or 2030 or even later until Kentucky wins another championship (of we were so so so close in 2014 and 2015...). Sure we in Big Blue Nation do have exceptionally high expectations and we expect us to at least be in reasonable championship/Final Four contention most every year...but you and I and all other fans of any kind of team sport knows that anything can happen in the post-season and especially for a single elimination kind of deal like the NCAAs, there's always that fact of just plain dumb luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 7 hours ago, Bearcat-Doug said: I know he probably had a good run and we all gotta check out sometime and all that but still, it's always sad to see a good man like Joe go And don't forget a few days earlier we lost the Chairman of the Board too...no not Frank Sinatra but the baseball version, Whitey Ford (wow he made it 91, that's not bad!) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Morgan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitey_Ford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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