Congrats to Homer Bailey

Last night, Homer Bailey pitched his greatest game for the Cincinnati Reds. A no-hitter. I remember his first start with the Reds like it was yesterday, June 8, 2007 against the Cleveland Indians. He pitched 5 innings and got out of the fifth inning with striking out a batter with two runners on. Ken Griffey and Adam Dunn hit Home Runs in the latter innings to give Bailey his first career victory. Well done last night Homer. Keep up the good work Red-legs.

I remember the last time the Reds Clinched on a Friday and where I was at

The last time the Reds Clinched the Division on a Friday Night was in 1995. They played the Phillies at the Vet in Philly. Trailing 2-1 in the top of the ninth, Bret Boone came up and hit a game winning 2 Run Double to give the Reds a 3-2 victory. I remember watching the Final 2 Innings at a Applebee's in Springfield with Matt Zimmerman, Jamie Westerheide, My Dad and Tom Middleton. Ron Gant made a game saving catch in the left field corner to preserve the win.

Twenty Years and 7 Days ago. A first in the NFL

A game for the ages in the NFL and a first

                In week two of the 1992 NFL Season, the San Francisco 49ers hosted the Buffalo Bills. The Bills were coming off back to back Super Bowl defeats, while the 49ers were coming off a non playoff season. Both teams were stocked with Hall of Famers. Steve Young, Jerry Rice, Jim Kelly, Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas, Bill Romanowski. The Bills would go on to defeat the 49ers 34-31. It would be the first game in NFL History that did not have a punt. The Bills would go on to the Super Bowl, losing to the Dallas Cowboys. The 49ers made it to the NFC Championship game losing to the Dallas Cowboys.

On this day 20 years ago. The Birth of a Legend at Lambeau Field

The Birth of a Legend at Lambeau Field. 20 years ago today

                It was week 3 of the 1992 NFL Season. The Cincinnati Bengals traveled to Green Bay to take on the Packers. The Packers were not as well known as they are today, while the Bengals were coming in at 2-0 under new head coach Dave Shula. In the 2^nd quarter, quarterback Don Majkowski got sacked by the Bengals defense and got injured pretty bad. Then came an unknown Quarterback from Southern Mississippi, Brett Favre. Favre, like a lot of other NFL players, would do great things at the expense of the Bengals Franchise, Joe Montana, Terrell Owens, to name a few. Favre threw a 38 yard touchdown to Kendrick Taylor with 12 seconds left and the legend of Brett Favre was born. Also on this day in 1998, Favre and the Packers would defeat the Bengals 13-6 at Cinergy Field. Favre would go 5-1 against the Bengals in his career.

One game does not make a season

There is a saying, "one game does not make a season", just ask the 2007 Bengals, Browns, 2009 Bengals.

The Bengals beat the Ravens Five years ago on Monday Night. Forcing seven turnovers and winning 27-20. They would lose there next five games and finish 7-9.

The Browns laid an egg against Pittsburgh in Mike Tomlin's first NFL game and then had a great season, going 10-6

The 2009 Bengals lost a heartbreaker to the Broncos, thanks to the heroics of one Brandon Stockley and finished 10-6 and won the division.

The Ravens played like a team on a mission last night. They played with a chip on their shoulder and looked like a team that wanted to go to the Super Bowl. Ray Lewis is a awesome player, I enjoy watching him play.

Notable Bengals Opener's the last 20 years

There have been a few notable Bengals Season Openers over the last twenty years. Here are a few:

1992: Bengals defeat the Seahawks in Seattle in Dave Shula's first game as a NFL Coach

1995: Bengals defeat the Colts in Indianapolis in Overtime

1997: Carl Pickens late touchdown helps Bengals defeat The Arizona Cardinals at Cinergy

2001: Jon Kitna, Takeo Spikes, Brian Simmons help the Bengals hold off the New England Patriots 23-17, A game I was at

2002: First offensive play of the game was a "delay of game" penalty. The Bengals go 2-14 in the "Delay of a Season" and Dick LeBeau gets fired on Black Monday

2005-2007: Bengals defeat the Browns, Chiefs and Ravens respectfully 27-13, 20-3 and 27-20 to open their seasons

2011: In Andy Dalton's first NFL Game, the Bengals defeat the Browns 27-17

Inaugural Soup Kitchen Scramble was a great success

The Inaugural Holy Angels Soup Kitchen Scramble was held on August 26 at Shelby Oaks. Co-Chairmen Luke Schlater and Joe Wiseman had a field of 72 golfers and 18 teams, which exceeded both of our expectations for the Inaugural event. We helped raise a significant amount of $$ for the soup kitchen. The top 3 teams who won prize $$, all donated their money towards the soup kitchen. It's early September and Joe and I are already getting some interest about next years scramble, something I do not want to think about until probably May of 2013

Would love to see a D4: The Mighty Ducks Reunion

I watched D2: The Mighty Ducks, the last 30 minutes of it this weekend and I know its been fifteen years since the last Mighty Ducks Film came out. I think it would be super cool to see a D4: The Mighty Ducks reunion. To get this group back together on the big screen for a fourth time would be neat. Joshua Jackson's character in the 3 movies was awesome, he kept that group together and with him and Emilo Estevez, those 3 movies were a huge success.