Well, its playoff season for the Washington Nationals and that can only mean the Professor is glued to the telly screen each time there is a game being aired. Now, you may think that all the fun is from the ‘at bats’ and ‘no hit pitching’, but you would be dead-wrong. The Professor and his friends add a bit of zany to the regular occurrences making these games of ‘boys rolling in dirt’ a true comedic experience!
Many of you know, I am not a sports fan choosing to spend my time sequestered in my studio surrounded by creative stimulants of all kinds – be it music or writing or dreaming. But if there was ever a time to get on board for a sporting event, it is during a pennant run (the victor, of course, playing for the World Series). Like I said, there is so much excitement already in play, what could possibly add to the electrification that already exists…celebrity sightings, that’s what!
The name of the game is Who’s That, and it is a crowd scanning skill the Professor and his friends evoke every time a player comes up to bat. Tonight, I heard Reese Witherspoon was in attendance, along with Matt Lauer and Tony Shaloub! Really, you ask, these three random celebs attending a game in St. Louis? No, this does not mean that the ‘actual’ celeb is sitting front row and center, it means a doppelganger is! Here’s how this hilarious and ridiculous game is played:
- Each time a player comes to bat, the cameras are focused on him. Directly behind his plate position is the crowd. Given the crispness of hi-definition watching, you get a rather good scan of the crowd seated directly behind home plate (next time you see a baseball game on screen, take a look, you will see what I mean).
- The first person to spot someone in the crowd that’s a look-alike shouts out a name and prompts the others in the room to quickly spot the ‘celeb’, and so on and so on….
- Since there are about an average of four or five at bats per team per inning, and there are two teams, you can understand there are a lot of famous people names being shouted out in the course of one game. This silly behavior goes on ALL night, and by the end of the evening the Professor and his friends are weak from hysterical laughter.
So, if you are ever wondering what kind of merriment I am subjecting myself to, you do not have to ponder that thought too long. Because during baseball’s seven month long season, the entertainment is supplied – it’s all about WHO YOU SEE!