5/10/14 - On Saturday night Gina and I went to watch our Arena Football League team, the Cleveland Gladiators, play the L.A. Kiss at Quicken Loans Arena. I've never been to see an AFL game before but I got free tickets from work so... I dragged Gina on a walk through the flats to the Q to cheer on our undefeated football team (7-0). Man feels good to say that!
First impressions...
This game is quick and exciting! It's almost all passing and a WR's able to get a running start before the snap, you get some nice deep passes and quick scores. The field is also half as long as a pro field which only adds to the crazy offensive pace. It doesn't hurt either that you can play a kick off of the end zone nets. You really only get a chance to breathe when there are timeouts! The players aren't bums or old men like the Replacements either, so don't think that. Cleveland's got a great team and some of the players are really good and exciting to watch.
Gladiator games are kinda like Cavs game in that they have gimmick or event nights and do some sort of give-a-way during most timeouts. The event that night was the "wear pink for cancer awareness" campaign. I participated by wearing the closest thing to a pink shirt that I had. It was also $2 beer night. I participated by choking down about 5 Yuengling lights before Gina saved my taste buds by buying me a Labbats. Sorry folks. It's a Pittsburgh beer that tastes like pee... and that's coming from someone who drinks Coors so suck it!
The game wasn't a sell out but there were way more people there than I thought there were going to be. There were fans with their faces painted, some were in costume, but most were casual fans of sport. There were a lot of young kiddos and families there as well which was great. At the end it really didn't matter why we were there though. The Gladiators kicked the game winning field goal as time expired and the place erupted in unison like we had won the Superbowl... and only we in the Q knew it. Cleveland fans, tormented for so many years, always need a reason to cheer and even though it was just a regular season AFL game, we were winners... and undefeated! By the way that "just" was in no way to lessen the AFL game experience or the league in general. It was a great experience and I'll be back for sure. The ticket prices are more than affordable. The games are fast paced and fun to watch. The staff, announcers, and cheerleaders keep you entertained during breaks. It's indoors so you don't have to face the Cleveland weather! Get your tickets and make a night of it! Dinner, game, and then casino! Unless you have kids then maybe no casino... and definitely no dinner at the Tilted Kilt...
I'll post my video of the winning field goal, if you want to see it, on YouTube and this post a little later today when I can connect to WiFi. UPDATE: Which is now...
Side story... so the LA Kiss (if you can't tell by the name) are owned by a group that includes Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of the rock band KISS. Pretty awesome right! They have flames as the trim on their black and grey uniforms and their logo includes the KISS logo. Oh and these guys are the mascots... except me... I'm just cool!
Gladiator games are kinda like Cavs game in that they have gimmick or event nights and do some sort of give-a-way during most timeouts. The event that night was the "wear pink for cancer awareness" campaign. I participated by wearing the closest thing to a pink shirt that I had. It was also $2 beer night. I participated by choking down about 5 Yuengling lights before Gina saved my taste buds by buying me a Labbats. Sorry folks. It's a Pittsburgh beer that tastes like pee... and that's coming from someone who drinks Coors so suck it!
The game wasn't a sell out but there were way more people there than I thought there were going to be. There were fans with their faces painted, some were in costume, but most were casual fans of sport. There were a lot of young kiddos and families there as well which was great. At the end it really didn't matter why we were there though. The Gladiators kicked the game winning field goal as time expired and the place erupted in unison like we had won the Superbowl... and only we in the Q knew it. Cleveland fans, tormented for so many years, always need a reason to cheer and even though it was just a regular season AFL game, we were winners... and undefeated! By the way that "just" was in no way to lessen the AFL game experience or the league in general. It was a great experience and I'll be back for sure. The ticket prices are more than affordable. The games are fast paced and fun to watch. The staff, announcers, and cheerleaders keep you entertained during breaks. It's indoors so you don't have to face the Cleveland weather! Get your tickets and make a night of it! Dinner, game, and then casino! Unless you have kids then maybe no casino... and definitely no dinner at the Tilted Kilt...
I'll post my video of the winning field goal, if you want to see it, on YouTube and this post a little later today when I can connect to WiFi. UPDATE: Which is now...
Side story... so the LA Kiss (if you can't tell by the name) are owned by a group that includes Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of the rock band KISS. Pretty awesome right! They have flames as the trim on their black and grey uniforms and their logo includes the KISS logo. Oh and these guys are the mascots... except me... I'm just cool!
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