A Different Kind of Weather Delay

This article originally appeared in the Blotch section of the Fort Worth Weekly's website. To read it on that site : http://www.fwweekly.com/2016/05/17/sports-rush/

 

Could your brain handle the pressure of standing on the dugout in front of fans at the Texas Rangers ballpark, competing in a game in which you try to decide whether a phrase describes weather, baseball, or has been created out of thin air? Kids do it all the time.

I annually help the Rangers’ mascot, Rangers Captain, warm up the crowd before CBS-11 Weather Day. Schoolkids come out to learn about weather before they watch the ballgame. As they arrive, Rangers Captain, Texas Rangers Six Shooters, and I play games and do our best to entertain the crowd.

This video blog post offers some highlights from the 2016 show. How did the student contestants we selected deal with their competitive situation? Watch and find out.

 
Special thanks to Hugo Carbajal, Alan H. Rose, Tanner Leggett, Chris DeRuyscher, Jason Abbadie, Chuck Morgan, and everyone with the Rangers for making this video possible. Disclosure: The Rangers pay me to do the Weather Day Warmup show.


Rush Olson has spent two decades directing creative efforts for sports teams and broadcasters. He currently creates ad campaigns, television programs, and related creative projects for sports entities through Rush Olson Creative & Sports and FourNine Productions.



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