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Wednesday, 3 April 2013

What I Wore Wednesday: Cincinnati Reds Opening Day

When I found out I was going to be able to come home I checked to see if I'd be home in time for any baseball and I decided to book my flight for the day after Opening Day. The Cincinnati Reds are the only team in baseball who always have Opening Day at home (we were the first professional baseball team don'tcha know) and the Opening Day parade is a 94 year old tradition in Cincinnati. Shockingly enough neither I, nor my Dad, had ever been to the parade! So we decided to go!

It is crazy how many people were down around Fountain Square and the parade route and there was lots of free stuff and fun going on around the parade. It was SO freaking cold though. It had snowed earlier in the day and while it was dry for us it was so cold until the sun came out at the very end! The parade was some old baseball players from The Big Red Machine, current players (including my favourite Bronson Arroyo), marching bands, Senators, council members and a whole bunch of other random stuff! Everyone seemed really excited about the Budweiser Clydesdales for some reason as well even though Bob Evans and some others had Clydesdales, too.

We wanted to get tickets but scalpers were selling standing room only tickets for $100 each so we decided to head back home. We did stop at Skyline Chili first which was INSANE because it was free coney day. Normally when you go to Skyline you get your food literally in under 5 minutes. We probably waited close to 45 minutes it was crazy! The staff were handling it all really well though and it was, as always, delicious. The Reds ended up losing 3-1 after 13 innings so it was probably best we didn't stay for the game anyway.

Like I mentioned it was freezing so my outfit was more practical, if you can call not wearing a coat practical, than stylish:




St. Patrick's Day Cincinnati Reds Hat
Cincinnati Reds V-Neck (hidden under 2 layers)
Cincinnati Bearcats Hoodie
Gap Puffy Vest
Old Navy Sweetheart Jeans
New Balance Gym Shoes

What baseball team do you support? Does your team have big opening day celebrations? Apologies if I don't reply to comments/posts asap but I will be on a plane home to Glasgow as this goes live tonight!


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38 comments:

  1. Melaina253 April 2013 at 00:22

    Wow those were some expensive ticket prices!
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  2. Melaina253 April 2013 at 00:41

    Sounds like a super fun day. My boys are Dodger fans. We did not make it to opening day but there are definitely some Dodger dogs in my future.

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  3. Melaina253 April 2013 at 01:04

    We are big Rangers fans! But, I do love the Yankees too! (Don't tell my husband… he hates it when I say that!) lol

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  4. Melaina253 April 2013 at 01:10

    I love this link up! Thank you for hosting it.

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  5. Melaina253 April 2013 at 02:32

    Ahh! That looks like so much fun! I love going to baseball games. =) Thanks for the linkup!!
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  6. Melaina253 April 2013 at 03:00

    I was just in Phoenix last week and caught a couple of the spring training games, that was great fun!! You looked relaxed and very comfortable, even your sporty outfit looks great.

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  7. Melaina253 April 2013 at 03:34

    Goooo St. Louis Cardinals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  8. Melaina253 April 2013 at 03:54

    So fun that you were here in Cincinnati for Opening Day! I went to Opening Day two years ago (won 2 club seat tickets from my work) but skipped the parade (because it was pretty cold then too!). We may live in Cincy, but our loyalties lie in Illinois with the Cubs!

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  9. Melaina253 April 2013 at 05:44

    Have a great trip! I am not a big baseball fan but do support the Angels! Love to wear my Angel red when I do go to the games.

    Alice
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  10. Melaina253 April 2013 at 06:31

    Looks like it was a blast :)

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  11. Melaina253 April 2013 at 13:07

    It's still in the 30s here on some days...but I keep refusing to wear my winter coat because it's April. Silly, I know. I think your vest was a good choice. Layers are always great on a cold day.
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  12. Melaina253 April 2013 at 14:07

    I can't say I've ever been to a baseball game... or any major sports event, ever. Our family was always more into BBC drama and Scrabble than sports :) Looks like a fun time, though!

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  13. Melaina253 April 2013 at 15:04

    Looks like there was lots of fun to be had! We have family in Boston so we're all about the Boston Red Sox!


    Megan
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  14. Melaina253 April 2013 at 15:05

    Looks like you had a great time at the game. I haven't been to a baseball game in SO long!

    Danielle at Framed Frosting

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  15. Melaina253 April 2013 at 15:44

    Looks like a blast - what a fun tradition to always have a home game to open the season!

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  16. Melaina253 April 2013 at 20:26

    The parade sounds like a lot of fun! I'm in Michigan so I'm a Tigers fan but I'm a Cubs fan too.

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  17. Melaina253 April 2013 at 23:17

    I am actually not a follower of baseball at all, so I don't have a team. I enjoy the odd game at the local minor league stadium, but that's about it. Looks like you had fun, though!

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  18. Melaina253 April 2013 at 23:26

    How fun! We're not all about the baseball season, but we're big Vikes fans and are all about football! =)


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  19. Melaina254 April 2013 at 19:53

    I totally support the Bengals too but I think I prefer baseball because I prefer summer :)

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  20. Melaina254 April 2013 at 19:54

    I don't know if I'd be as big of a fan if we didn't have a major league team.

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  21. Melaina254 April 2013 at 19:54

    It was cold but fun!

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  22. Melaina254 April 2013 at 19:55

    Only team in MLB with the privilege :)

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  23. Melaina254 April 2013 at 20:11

    We only made it to the parade; my last Reds game was 2010 I think!

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  24. Melaina254 April 2013 at 20:11

    NotBlondeHusband is a Red Sox fan!

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  25. Melaina254 April 2013 at 20:12

    I think major league sports can be fun! You should give it a try :)

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  26. Melaina254 April 2013 at 20:12

    I think it's good we didn't go since the game went on so long and we lost!

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  27. Melaina254 April 2013 at 20:13

    It was cold but fun!

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  28. Melaina254 April 2013 at 20:13

    In the 2 weeks I was home there was snow AND I drove with the top down. Riddle me that!

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  29. Melaina254 April 2013 at 20:13

    The parade was cold but fun!

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  30. Melaina254 April 2013 at 20:14

    It was the Angels we lost too on opening day :(

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  31. Melaina254 April 2013 at 20:14

    It was a happy coincidence!

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  32. Melaina254 April 2013 at 20:14

    Go Redlegs ;)

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  33. Melaina254 April 2013 at 20:15

    Aw thanks! I bet spring training was fun!

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  34. Melaina254 April 2013 at 20:15

    I wish we could have made it to the game; actually with the result maybe not!

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  35. Melaina254 April 2013 at 20:15

    You're welcome!

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  36. Melaina254 April 2013 at 20:15

    NBH supports the Red Sox but since they are AL he supports the Reds, too!

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  37. Melaina254 April 2013 at 20:16

    Blondie Boy's first baseball game was a Dodger game :)

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  38. Melaina254 April 2013 at 20:16

    Silly scalpers...

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