The College Series of the World For Baseball Championship
My review of the Omaha, Nebraska located College World Series opening weekend.
In pictures:
In words:
The baseball: greatness. Even if Miami did lose to Georgia (in a panic button breaking atomic meltdown 9th inning that saw the closer throw a routine ball into the outfield and me leaping out of my seat screaming “Oh no! FUCK!”)
The atmosphere: greatness (thanks to the LSU crowd for Sunday night especially)
The chaos: greatness. A total carnival… outside the stadium felt like a state fair with twice as many people partying as were inside the stadium watching the game.
Did I mention there was T and A everywhere you looked? Oh, to be back in college…
Imagine this true life re-enactment of a conversation I actually heard while in line for a hotdog. Principles: a person I never saw (behind me) and to the side, a cute college co-ed with short denim shorts and a red halter top.. around her waist, as she’s untied the top in order to better expose her bikini top.
Coed: What the FUCK! I totally didn’t even see you there! blah blah blah… and I’m sitting next to this guy who’s, like, “I have my 5 year old kid with me” (ed note: apparently objecting to her attire) and I was like, “Look mister, the is the COLLEGE world series! And what’s college about? Drinking and Fucking! And I’m here to drink and fuck!!!”
I couldn’t even begin to make up that story if it didn’t happen word for word. I swore to myself on the spot I would remember the whole statement. I memorized it.
And let me tell you, there were plenty of people (dudes and dudettes) who were there for those two items primarily. As close to spring break in Panama City Beach as you can get in a baseball stadium. This may shock some of you, but I’ve been there, too.
Some notes:
A) What’s the deal with tube tops? Pay attention girls: the odds of you looking good in a tube top is so remote as to not be worth it. If you’ve got too little up top, it doesn’t work. If you’ve got too much, it gives you saggy pointy boob. Plenty of other attire works better to exhibit your wares. Of course, if you’re looking for easy access, nothing works better.
B) Dudes: Shaving a six pack into your belly hair IS funny, but so is a drunk hobo.
C) To the ball girl: if you stand right next to the netting, the ball is going to roll off of it and go over your head and the stadium WILL boo you. I would have thought you’d catch that after the first few times.
D) To Kyle Shelton, the North Carolina left fielder who out-sprinted a member of the grounds crew to rescue a beach ball from certain death and throw it back into the stands: We salute you. (He also got perhaps the loudest ovation of the night).
E) What’s the deal with short skirts and shorts? More, plz.
F) Stanford scoring 11 runs in the top of the 9th made a long game last an eternity. It WAS warm/hot and sunny, by the way, which made a 4+ hour game uncomfortable. Also, a word to the Florida State coach: what the hell were you thinking taking your best hitter and good defensive catcher OUT of your lineup after catching for 8 innings (wearing catching armor and squatting in the sun while throwing the ball back to the pitcher over and over and over) and making him pitch in a TIE game? Sure, I understand he can throw gas, but he was clearly gassed after catching all game. The result? Single, 1-base error (shortstop), Sac Fly (out #1), intentional walk, single, walk, 1-base error (shortstop).
If you like baseball, you should go at least once. If you like college sports, you should go at least once. If you are single and of roughly college-esque age and want to plow some turf/get plow, you should go. If you just want to party, you should go.
Omaha seems to be a nice city, too, by the way.
My power is pure;
Daniel Ludwig
