Post by MSBNYY on Mar 29, 2007 9:37:10 GMT -5
I have a feeling everyone who knew Tom during his time in the bleachers has a story of his drunken escapades. Hell, I bet everyone has several. This isn't the best story, but it is one I personally like because I'm still a bit frustrated by the timing.
It's no secret that I am one of if not THE biggest Rocky Balboa fan in the bleachers.
Those who regularly go to the Stadium know full well that when the Yanks are down late in the game, we get hit with an inspiring video featuring Yankee clips interspersed with the Rocky II training sequence (after Adrian says, "win.")
It's an awesome video, and I liked it so much that I made a version of it myself, using highlights from the 2004-05 bleacher softball challenges.
Tom, being Tom, used this video montage to create yet another gimmick. Tom goes to the aisle between sections 37 and 39, and trains, like he's Rocky.
Wanting in on this gimmick, I regularly shouted Mickey lines at Tom as he was doing his training.
During this gimmick, Tom would inspire the bleachers by running up and down the stairs on various occasions during the song. The gimmick got so popular that the cameras would regularly put Tom on the scoreboard. In fact, on days Tom wasn't around, we would see ARCHIVAL footage.
Meanwhile, during this era, Donahue would often be seen with a rubber chicken. It may have actually been a rooster, because Donahue would refer to it as his cock.
Rocky II fans would know that during the very same training sequence featured in the video, Mickey would have Rocky chase after a chicken based on the theory that if you can catch the chicken, you have speed.
So what I wanted to do was borrow Donahue's chicken, and use it during the Rocky gimmick. In theory, Tom would unsuccessfully lunge for the chicken during his various exercises, getting ever closer to getting it, and finally, at the end, he would grab it, jump up and down like Rocky, and the crowd would go wild. Both Tom and Donahue happily agreed to this addendum.
But a problem occurred. Whenever they did the Rocky gimmick, Donahue forgot to bring the chicken. Or, whenever he had the chicken, either Tom was not around or they didn't do the Rocky video.
Finally, in late September of that season, Donahue had the chicken, Tom was in the house, and the Rocky gimmick was starting.
And as Adrian said, "win," Tom was passed out drunk. He couldn't get up for the bell. Spent the whole Rocky gimmick immobile.
We never got the shot again.
And I'm still a little bitter.
It's no secret that I am one of if not THE biggest Rocky Balboa fan in the bleachers.
Those who regularly go to the Stadium know full well that when the Yanks are down late in the game, we get hit with an inspiring video featuring Yankee clips interspersed with the Rocky II training sequence (after Adrian says, "win.")
It's an awesome video, and I liked it so much that I made a version of it myself, using highlights from the 2004-05 bleacher softball challenges.
Tom, being Tom, used this video montage to create yet another gimmick. Tom goes to the aisle between sections 37 and 39, and trains, like he's Rocky.
Wanting in on this gimmick, I regularly shouted Mickey lines at Tom as he was doing his training.
During this gimmick, Tom would inspire the bleachers by running up and down the stairs on various occasions during the song. The gimmick got so popular that the cameras would regularly put Tom on the scoreboard. In fact, on days Tom wasn't around, we would see ARCHIVAL footage.
Meanwhile, during this era, Donahue would often be seen with a rubber chicken. It may have actually been a rooster, because Donahue would refer to it as his cock.
Rocky II fans would know that during the very same training sequence featured in the video, Mickey would have Rocky chase after a chicken based on the theory that if you can catch the chicken, you have speed.
So what I wanted to do was borrow Donahue's chicken, and use it during the Rocky gimmick. In theory, Tom would unsuccessfully lunge for the chicken during his various exercises, getting ever closer to getting it, and finally, at the end, he would grab it, jump up and down like Rocky, and the crowd would go wild. Both Tom and Donahue happily agreed to this addendum.
But a problem occurred. Whenever they did the Rocky gimmick, Donahue forgot to bring the chicken. Or, whenever he had the chicken, either Tom was not around or they didn't do the Rocky video.
Finally, in late September of that season, Donahue had the chicken, Tom was in the house, and the Rocky gimmick was starting.
And as Adrian said, "win," Tom was passed out drunk. He couldn't get up for the bell. Spent the whole Rocky gimmick immobile.
We never got the shot again.
And I'm still a little bitter.
