Student Section Looks Ahead
Andy Napier
February 22, 2010
Filed under Student Section
After a nearly flawless season this year, and hints of excitement still lingering in the air from fall, the student section is wondering one thing: what is in store for baseball season ? Indeed planning is essential in the operation of an excellent student section. With baseball rapping at the door, we explored the campus in order to grab the jist of what awaits this Spring.
A Senior member of our Student Section, James Folkert, helped explain what the student section might do to irritate umpires and enrage parents from opposing teams this season. “Baseball is a fun sport, and we’ve got some fun things up our sleeves.”
Living in North Augusta almost automatically makes the average teenager accustomed to the familiar feelings of baseball. The North Augusta Recreation Center holds one of the biggest baseball programs in South Carolina and with many youths of the town literally growing up in these dugouts, several methods have been picked up in order to mess with opponents’ heads.
1. Songs- ranging from classic chants to more modern songs belted out in hilarious accents, there is always a guarantee that stepping up to the plate with a chorus of Lady Gaga exploding behind the catcher will do something to the batter’s game. Unless, of course, the batter is into that kind of thing.
2. Umpire Manipulation- “Nice call, Ray Charles!” “Go back to Canada!” Any of these should work. However, the most effective umpire taunt is probably a well placed movie quote after a bad call. Billy Madison (or any Adam Sandler for that matter) should do the trick.
3. Conversation- Perhaps the funniest form of trickery on the diamond would be trying to talk to someone who doesn’t want to listen. The catcher usually masters this practice. It can really anger someone after they strike out when someone mutters “You play ball like a girl!”
By using these methods and a variety of hilarious techniques, winning games can now be in the hands of the students. One thing North Augusta seems to be good at is making fun of the other team. We succeed in helping other teams lose. But, then again, it would be impossible to win anyway against the NA Doomsquad.
