Imagine That
Nick Lilja
Issue date: 1/31/07 Section: Sports
The Oregon State men returned to the diamond this last weekend in Hawaii, running the table and starting out the season 4-0, something they didn't even do last season. Hell, they even tossed the first no-hitter in four decades. Not a bad start to a season that is going to feature a bulls eye on this team's chest for the next five months.
This got me thinking. I spent some time on the blue carpet with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre reminiscing about last year. I can't help but imagine what Corvallis would be today without the great games of last spring. But think about it: imagine it never happened.
Imagine what could have been instead of what actually happened. Imagine no dog pile, no excitement and no championship T-shirts - does it sound too enticing? Imagine last spring without rally caps, and imagine Mike Parker not screaming "The Beavers are the national champions!"
Imagine how you would have acted. Imagine routines that you never would have practiced. Imagine never skipping work to watch a game or skipping out on studying for finals you eventually flamed. Imagine never being outside Reser on the day they returned. Imagine not being in 90 degree weather getting a sunburn.
Imagine you are taking the field - how would you feel? Imagine Jonah Nickerson with the weight of an entire town at your heels. Imagine if he didn't have enough guts to measure. Imagine Nickerson had cracked under the pressure. Imagine Kevin Gunderson never pointing to the sky. Imagine never seeing that look in his eye when he would stare over the top of his glove into the catcher's mitt. Imagine Dallas Buck never pitching a pitch.
Imagine always being stuck in the gym, and when you get out of the gym, you're on the diamond to win, so when you get off the diamond, it's right to the gym to get ready for next week when you will be fighting again.
Imagine always being on the road. Imagine never hanging out with friends and never hanging out at home. Imagine coming out of the dugout fighting to win. Imagine coming up short in the first World Series game you were in. Imagine battling back after one loss, against a nation of doubters, against all odds, like Tupac.
This got me thinking. I spent some time on the blue carpet with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre reminiscing about last year. I can't help but imagine what Corvallis would be today without the great games of last spring. But think about it: imagine it never happened.
Imagine what could have been instead of what actually happened. Imagine no dog pile, no excitement and no championship T-shirts - does it sound too enticing? Imagine last spring without rally caps, and imagine Mike Parker not screaming "The Beavers are the national champions!"
Imagine how you would have acted. Imagine routines that you never would have practiced. Imagine never skipping work to watch a game or skipping out on studying for finals you eventually flamed. Imagine never being outside Reser on the day they returned. Imagine not being in 90 degree weather getting a sunburn.
Imagine you are taking the field - how would you feel? Imagine Jonah Nickerson with the weight of an entire town at your heels. Imagine if he didn't have enough guts to measure. Imagine Nickerson had cracked under the pressure. Imagine Kevin Gunderson never pointing to the sky. Imagine never seeing that look in his eye when he would stare over the top of his glove into the catcher's mitt. Imagine Dallas Buck never pitching a pitch.
Imagine always being stuck in the gym, and when you get out of the gym, you're on the diamond to win, so when you get off the diamond, it's right to the gym to get ready for next week when you will be fighting again.
Imagine always being on the road. Imagine never hanging out with friends and never hanging out at home. Imagine coming out of the dugout fighting to win. Imagine coming up short in the first World Series game you were in. Imagine battling back after one loss, against a nation of doubters, against all odds, like Tupac.
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you suck
posted 1/30/07 @ 10:36 PM PST
Imagine you never wrote for our school paper...I would have one less piece of paper to wipe my ass with. You suck jerko
Matt T
posted 1/31/07 @ 2:49 PM PST
Imagine everyone and their mother saw that attack coming. Imagine coming up with something original. Imagine not still being bent that Nickel pointed out you were a "jerko" at the volleyball games. (Continued…)
Steve
posted 1/31/07 @ 4:01 PM PST
I can't believe I just wasted 2 minutes reading that trash and another 30 seconds writing a reply.
Imagine... what a bunch of metal bats could do to an idiotic journalist. (Continued…)
John Lennon
posted 1/31/07 @ 11:37 PM PST
Imagine all the people saying what a mind-numbingly redundant and poorly written piece of crap. It's easy if you try.
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