Bass Ackwards
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by Bryanallain
If you're getting a little bored with watching sports these days, or if you're just looking for a new way to blow your mind, may i make a suggestion? Try watching sports in a mirror. It just may change your life.
I suggest watching baseball if you are going to try this because all the other major sports have symmetrical fields. Baseball's is symmetrical too I guess, but the thing is there's only one correct way to run around the bases. You think it gets old watching runners hustle from home plate to third base after getting a base hit? Well, it doesn't.
As an avid sports fan, i also enjoy seeing some of my favorite athletes doing stuff backwards. Tom Brady as a lefty quarterback? Fascinating. A right handed Johan Santana pitching to a left handed Alex Rodriguez? Enthralling. Watching Jose Reyes steal second base, only it looks like he's running from third to second? Hilarious.
If you're wondering what type of mirror to use for this activity, i suggest using your living room window after dark. As long as you have a clear view of your television, it will work perfectly well. I also have been known to use the reflection in my microwave door, as it has a clear shot at the TV as well.
One time my wife caught me staring into an empty microwave for a few minutes and called her mom to ask if she should get me some professional counseling. Once i explained to her that i wasn't staring into an empty microwave, but that i was actually watching the baseball game backwards because it was "really fun to watch", she followed through with making a therapist appointment for me.
The joke was on her though, because it didn't take too much convincing to get my shrink to start watching basketball in the mirror. To this day I'll still get random voicemails from him saying things like "Did you see Kobe hit the 3-pointer left handed! That was amazing!"
You're welcome, Dr. Sampson.
If you've never tried it, then please don't knock it until you have. Once you've tried it, then you can feel free to knock it. Only, I don't think you will knock it, because it's great fun.
So go ahead, pick up a shiny toaster or use the back of that compact disc and see for yourself. Your life may never be the same again.
