Ohio Sports Teams
Progressive Field
![BBA: Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians](https://carpenean.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Detroit-Tigers-at-Cleveland-Indians.jpg)
The sunset creates an orange sky over Progressive Field during the second game of a doubleheader between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians.
A little more than half my adolescence was growing up in a small farming community in the village of Genoa in northwestern Ohio. As a boy growing up in a huge sports state like Ohio, I was a fan of both the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals NFL football teams. Football was my favorite sport, but I was also a MLB Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds fan too.
Half of my family moved to Colorado at age 13 as I missed out on pro baseball and football being one of the ones who went to Colorado. Despite moving so far away and becoming a local sports fan of Colorado teams, I will still root for my childhood favorites, Ohio teams.
Well, finally at age 44 I went on a working vacation to visit one of my four sisters and one brother who reside in Toledo, Ohio. My family and I watched a Cleveland Indians doubleheader at Progressive Field which were the last two games of the 2010 season.
After photographing the Toledo Rockets vs. Wyoming Cowboys NCAA football game I had a freelance opportunity to cover the Browns vs. Bengals game the next day in Cleveland. The photographer who normally covered Browns home games was adopting a child with his wife and couldn’t make it.
It was a bit of a fluke, but an awesome opportunity to go watch and photograph my favorite childhood teams battle it out in addition to seeing the Indians play earlier in the week.
Bengals vs. Browns
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Seneca Walace (6) avoids a tackle by Cincinnat Bengals defensive end Antwan Odom at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Cleveland won 23-20.
Browns Quarterback
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Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Colt McCoy looks at the scoreborad while playing the Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Cleveland won 23-20.
Ohio State Marching Band
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Ohio State Marching Band drum major Jason Stuckertat leads the OSU band onto the field prior to the Cincinnati Bengals vs. Cleveland Browns Football game.
Pregame Hijinks
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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco gives a peck on the cheek to security officer Robert Ryan prior to playing the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium.