Wednesday, June 11, 2008

So you want a signed puck?

The easiest solution yet has been found by a baseball fan in Boston known as the "Hammer" who managed to get himself a ball signed by the entire bullpen by offering up nude pictures of his ex-wife. You may be asking what this has to do with hockey but bare with me.

I came across the story this morning on Deadspin via Roto-World:

One of them gets the idea that the "moneyshot" picture should be shown to the players in the Red Sox bullpen. So he folds the picture and flicks it over the railing so that it lands in the steps of the bullpen. And that is when the party really started. Papelbon comes out of the dugout during the game holding the picture in his hand with a bemused face looking for the guy who threw the picture. The whole section starts buzzing with excitement and Papelbon and the "Hammer's" friend who threw the picture start talking to each other. I cannot hear what was said, but during the next half-inning break, Papelbon emerges. The section goes nuts again and this time Papelbon signals to the "Hammer" to get ready to catch a pitch, and he throws a baseball to the "Hammer". It was signed by the entire Red Sox bullpen, and they wrote "Thanks for the bullpen pics"
Upon reading that I instantly seen how this could work in the Elite League: Simply get your seat behind the players bench of your choice, bring along some nude pictures of your WAG and start tossing them into the players bench in return for a signed puck from your favourite player. It's fail safe.

Warning: Don't waste your time trying this if you are in a relationship with a 'woman' from Coventry.

1 comment:

The Squeek said...

I hear the Yankees preferred pictures of husbands. Thats just a rumour.....



started by me.