During Friday night’s series finale between the Sky Sox and the Nashville Sounds @ColoSportSpaz let me know that a couple of ne’er–do–wells in the Nashville bullpen were tossing stuff at a rabbit on the grassy berm…
Let’s toss the bunny some gum. Bunnies love gum.
…and toss stuff at the bunny they did. For at lease an inning they tried to get it to move by tossing gum and, I’m guessing here, sunflower seeds…
“Well, that’s no ordinary rabbit. That’s the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on.”
…when those didn’t work they brought in the Holy Hand Grenade Baseball…
“Let us taunt it! It may become so cross that it will make a mistake.”“And Saint Atila raised the hand grenade baseball up on high, saying, ‘Oh, Lord, bless this thy hand grenade baseball that with it thou mayest blow thy enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy.’ And the Lord did grin, and people did feast upon the lambs, and sloths, and carp, and anchovies, and orangutans, and breakfast cereals, and fruit bats, and large –“
…and after a couple of throws, where each time the ball landed about a foot from the bunny, the rabbit decided enough was enough and wandered back to wherever they go when taunted by gum and baseballs.
…but without all that pesky ‘excitement’ and stuff. I’ve watched for years and always kind of enjoyed it, but never really knew why I didn’t enjoy it more until I shot the Air Force v Richmond NCAA Tournament play in game on Wednesday night at Falcon Stadium. The Falcons won 13-5 in a game that had intensity, skill and showcased great athletes, but was boring as dirt.
Your Air Force Falcons!
The college lacrosse game is get the ball, pass, pass, run a bit, get whacked with a stick, run, pass, pass, run, run, shoot, miss, get the ball back (or not), pass, run, whacked, pass, run, SCORE! (or not). The transition from offense to defense is entertaining, but once a team is settled in the offensive zone, it’s bland and fairly predicable. Just not my cup of tea.
My net on a stick is bigger than your net on a stick. Just saying.Air Force was just too tough for an over matched Richmond team.
Air Force takes on Duke today at 315pm in the round of 16 on ESPNU. I’ll watch it because it’s Air Force and there’s nothing else on (Dammit! The Tour of California is on NBCSN at the same time, so the clicker will get a workout).
Did you know that lacrosse is the national sport of Canada, eh?Air Force scores! Air Force is happy! Richmond is sad.Every time the Falcons scored the thousands, and thousands of subs on the sideline would break into a mosh pit celebration (because they were bored).
I really do fell bad ragging on the sport like this. Really. But, damn, it’s just not that exciting of a sport.
Looks pretty cool in photos. Not as cool live.#42 & #33 bought tickets for a pair of sweet seats to watch this Air Force goal.Running, whacking and shooting! All at the same time!
So, anywho, GO AIR FORCE! Beat Duke! (not going to happen, but they have had a great season and this is an awesome accomplishment for them).
By the way, Richmond’s team name is the Spiders, and that’s so not cool.
Here the crowd shot from the game:
Attendance was 1225. That’s a great crowd for lacrosse! Really, it is. It just looks sad in a 50,000 seat stadium. Click to embiggen.
OMG! OMG!! OMG!!! It’s Peyton Manning! Last Saturday at the Sky Sox!
Ladies and gentlemen! PAAAAAAAAYYTOOOON!! MAAANNINNG!!!
He was probably there to see his good buddy Todd Helton…
Todd Helton is not pleased with our jokery.
Too bad Todd retired and wasn’t at Security Service Field at Mile High. But Elway and Manning both showing up for a game in the first month of the season? It seems SSF@MH is the IN place to be this year!
On Sunday, April 14 Matt McBride got plunked in the foot by a pitch from Round Rock’s Ryan Feierabend:
That’s going to leave a mark (or break later in the week. Stupid Ryan Feierabend).Be gone bat! My pain is real!It hurts. It hurts. It hurts.
On April 18th Matt broke the same foot while on a home run trot. Ironic? Hell no. Do we even know what the hell irony means anymore with every media spokesjack and spokesjill confusing irony and coincidence? Obliviously not. Anyhow, back to Matt, we’re guessing the HBP fractured his metatarsal and it finally got tired of his running and just gave up while on the HR trot (mind you we’re not doctors, just guessers and b*llshitters).
Now here are a couple of shots where Matt is running fast:
Now that’s what we call a “SPEED FACE!”Stop sign G? Matt McBride is the Billy Hamilton of Colorado Springs, and Matt McBride doesn’t see no stop signs.
McBride is one of the really good guys in sport. A good ballplayer and better person. Here’s hoping you heal quickly and are back on the field by June.
Reason #229 why the Chicago Cubs will always be “lovable losers”…
Glove or no glove, I’d probably boot the ball anyways. You know, because I’m a Cub.
…the long-standing team policy that, “if you’re going to make lots and lots of errors we might as well not waste money on gloves and spend it on more ivy instead.” Brilliant! Viva Los Cubs!
Sox the Fox is this year’s Best Colorado Sports Mascot according to the Gazette’s Best of the Springs survey. Congrats Sox! It’s a well deserved honor, but I know one person who’d disagree with the choice:
It’s Broncos’ legend and infamous Sox the Fox hater John Elway!John looks like he wants to be anywhere but in front of our lovable, giant rat.
Sox paid a visit to Mr. Elway during opening weekend and John looked less than pleased. Then, trying to impress a legend, Sox the Fox did his classic bit where he racks himself on the gate by the visitor’s dugout, and oh how Elway and friends got a sadistic chuckle out of that:
Hey! John! Look at me! I’m doing stuff!Oh geez! Sox jobbered himself!Elway laughs while his bud in the plum shirt is loving the sh*t out of Sox getting hurt.As Sox crawls onto the dugout to die everyone enjoys a good laugh at his misfortune (the sick bastards).
So there you have it. Sox the Fox rules! Except in the eyes of John Elway. Fine. Be that way. But the next time you come down we’re just going to get this gang to come extra-annoy you:
Jesus Colome and the Easter Bunny. An Easter miracle made in minor league heaven (Security Service Field at Mile High).
On Easter Sunday 2011 the Easter Bunny threw out the first pitch for the Sky Sox game against the Las Vegas 51’s. Then, in the 8th inning, Jesus (Colome) came in to pitched for the Sox. A nice day at the ballpark had just become a near perfect day at the ballpark. Only near perfect because Jesus (Colome) got lit up pretty good, 1 inning, 3 hits, 3 runs all earned. The Sky Sox did cruise to a 10-4 victory, so Jesus’ imperfections did not cost the team and I got to see Jesus (Colome) and the Easter Bunny pitch on Easter. I am a very blessed man.
Chicago Blackhawks’ coach Joel Quenneville, upset about a delay of game non-call in last night’s 4-3 triple OT loss to St. Louis, gave the ‘boys’ a grab to let the refs know what he thought they were lacking.
In a show of solidarity, Ben Paulsen of the Sky Sox decided to “Join in with Joel”:
Catcher to umpire, “Hey. Make him stop that.” Umpire to Paulsen, “Hey. Stop that.” Paulsen, “Hey. I’m protesting here.”
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox home opener at Security Service Field at Mile High was exciting. There was a ton going on, there was a marching band I couldn’t see before the game, the Sox came back to win 12-11 in extra-innings in under 5 hours, and there were, I heard because I left many, many hours before the game ended, fireworks after the game! But the biggest thing that happened at the home opener was that Superman, yes, the Superman made an appearance at the ballpark!
Look! Up on the roof! Who’s that?!
Now I don’t keep up on the comic superheros all that much, but I always though Superman wore a blue leotard with a big red cape. Today he was wearing khakis, a navy polo and a ballcap. I don’t know. Maybe he’s tired of looking like a weirdo and decided to modernize of something? But hell if that ain’t Superman standing up there?
Up, up to infinity and beyond!
I just know it’s Superman! That’s how he stands dammit!
Truth, Justice, something something and Baseball!
See! See?
Superman, in his more formal attire.
Hey! Sky Sox reliever Nick Masset! Was that Superman?
Nick sez – “Dude! That’s Superman!”
Anywho…thanks for showing up Superman! I heard Aquaman was thinking of stirring up some trouble and you really nipped that one in the bud.
