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I got it...
Today was Bay to Breakers in SF. Allegedly a footrace (and it actually does attract world-class distance runners) it is in truth the worlds longest moble block party.
How many races do you know with more beer stations than water stations? How many races do you know where one of the official announcements is that naked runners will not be allowed on MUNI buses or trains without getting dressed first? How many races do you feature a pirate ship (with sound system) getting into a water fight with DJ Noah and his A.R.K.?
Yeah, we love this place.
But the one thing that really caught my eye in the coverage was the guy running dressed as Willie Mays, complete with glove. He kept looking over his shoulder. At the finish line, a friend tossed a baseball to him which he caught over his shoulder, turned, and fired the ball back east, in the direction of AT&T Park!
This reminds me of two things, the first is Ken Griffey Jr.'s famous I got it! commercial (sound is badly out of sync on that one) and the second is Mays' legendary catch and throw in the 1954 World Series.
How many races do you know with more beer stations than water stations? How many races do you know where one of the official announcements is that naked runners will not be allowed on MUNI buses or trains without getting dressed first? How many races do you feature a pirate ship (with sound system) getting into a water fight with DJ Noah and his A.R.K.?
Yeah, we love this place.
But the one thing that really caught my eye in the coverage was the guy running dressed as Willie Mays, complete with glove. He kept looking over his shoulder. At the finish line, a friend tossed a baseball to him which he caught over his shoulder, turned, and fired the ball back east, in the direction of AT&T Park!
This reminds me of two things, the first is Ken Griffey Jr.'s famous I got it! commercial (sound is badly out of sync on that one) and the second is Mays' legendary catch and throw in the 1954 World Series.