Tuesday, April 22, 2008
The Daily Pooch Punt 4/22/08: I can see it now, “Respect the Hornet” T-shirts
Thanks to Derek McDaniel, baseball fans at Wilson Memorial should have themselves a new calling card, a slogan if you will — Respect the Hornet.
If his players don’t want to represent the school, and the team, the way he — a Wilson graduate and former star under Bo Bowers — wants them to, then it’s pretty simple, they just won’t play. (Good on McDaniel, good on him.)
This thing could really catch on, right? I mean, if they really wanted to make money, someone in Fishersville would be pressing out “Respect the Hornet” T-shirts and selling them for 10 bucks a pop at home games. (Heck, you could use the money for something in the athletic department, I’m sure.)
Wouldn’t other schools want to jump in on this money-making idea? I mean, if we’ve learned anything from the Virginia High School League, it’s that money is good, even if it waters down that state championship trophy the kids work so hard for. But I guess some other schools will want a unique slogan (I couldn’t imagine Stuarts Draft players walking around with “Respect The Hornet” T-shirts on. So, let me take it upon myself to offer some suggestions to those other schools who might want to cash in on this.
Respect the Southern Valley District Schedule Makers: You know, because they try so hard to screw up the basketball season.
Respect the Snub: Every time Waynesboro girls basketball team takes the court next year against a Southern Valley District opponent, they should remember that their coach — you know, Secrett Stubblefield — didn’t get coach of the year because she didn’t show up for a meeting. Yeah, good thing they don’t award the Oscars like the good-old boys in the Southern Valley DoesStink awards, well, awards.
Respect the Weather: Really, are we ever going to get this second Waynesboro against Stuarts Draft baseball game in? I’m just asking.
Respect Group AA: You know, the boneheads that decided to follow Group A into splitting basketball divisions.
Respect the Other Sports: Something all Group AA and Group A administrators need to be wearing. Why? Yeah, thanks for making all the other sports not named basketball and football feel really good about themselves. I mean, if you’re going to split your group into divisions in those two sports, why not the others? Wait, we know, cha-ching. So there you go Mr. And Mrs. Young Soccer Player (or Tennis Player, or Track Runner, or Cross Country runner, or Baseball Players, or Softball Player … ) you don’t make the schools any money, so you get treated differently. Way to set a good example you supposed “adults” that run high schools. Way to set a good example.
Respect Swoope: You know, because after two state titles in two seasons at Buffalo Gap, you just gots to, right?
Respect These Cougars: Because when two pals who have played baseball together their whole lives decide to attend the same colleg where they’ll keep playing baaseball together, that’s a great thing for everybody involved.
Respect the Socks: See Christina Fenske.
You got any ideas? Send them my way or slap ‘em down in the comments section.