The Bengals Experience

I haven't had a chance to see the new stadium, so I jumped at the chance to drive up to Cincinnati to watch the pre-season home opener against the Carolina Panthers Thursday night. A good time was had by all.

The stadium by day.

Carolina Panthers Kicking Game

I'm a big fan of the NFL kicking game, so it was a real thrill for me to get to watch the kickers for the Carolina Panthers, number 5 Adi Kunalic and number 10 Olindo Mare, warming up before their pre-season game Thursday night against the Cincinnati Bengals, as these pictures will attest.

Aroldis Chapman of the Cincinnati Reds

He's the fastest pitcher on record-ever! He has been clocked at 106 mph. See him now. No telling how long an arm like that can last.

Reds vs. Yankees, June 23, 2011

 We took the ferry over from the landing at Riverboat Row in Newport, Kentucky. It cost 5 bucks for the round trip. That's me in the Reds hat, holding a Hooters diet Pepsi. I had the grilled grouper sandwich, in anticipation of a brat with sauerkraut at the park, which I was finally ready for in the 8th inning.