Our original Streetplay.com graphic designer, Alf Brand, is kicking it West Coast style nowadays working for the e-mail marketing firm Vertical Response. Of course, Alf brought his street sensibilities to the table, and they’re featuring him in an ad campaign (seen at left), with the moniker of “The Furious ALF.” Part Chubb Rock, part Curtis Sliwa: so 1992 your can almost taste it!
Don’t miss the accompanying video, below, pushing VR’s iPhone app. I’m hoping the sequel is pattered after Word Up.
The normal sports news gathering apparatus didn’t seem to be anywhere in sight: just JR, a couple of Yankees, and kids. I do wish that they were using actual stickball bats, but I’m sure the kids didn’t mind. Kudos to both players.
Video courtesy of NintendoWorldReport.com; read their review of the game
I’m not sure whether this is great–keeping the games alive for future generations–or whether it’s just more fodder for the oft-heard argument that videogames keep kids indoors getting fat sitting on the couch. And it’s true: this is at least the second street game-based videogame available (MLB Stickball is the first I know of). I don’t know my take on this yet: maybe this will encourage kids to go outside and play the games they rehearse on the Wii. And I love my Wii, so it would be a little duplicitous to say an ill word against it. But I do wish that the “handball” depicted here were the Ace-King-Queen version, though (where the ball hits the ground before hitting the wall). And where’s skully?
I mainly wish the milieu depicted by publisher Majesco Entertainment weren’t so shabby; it’s an insult to people who actually lived (or live) in the city as a child. The implication is that the street is a dirty, ragtag place that (thankfully) the shiny white Wii box is saving you from having to experience firsthand. Hey, when I grew up, that setting was my home, and it was the greatest place to be in the world.
Cherokee marbles are an ancient game, dating back to at least 800 A.D. The marbles used in the traditional Native American game are much bigger than modern marbles and were originally carved from stone. Today, players typically use billiard balls instead of the smooth stone marbles of the past, partly because few Cherokee people are still alive who carve the […]
Like lacrosse, which is the fastest growing sport in the country, the roots of Cherokee stickball go back far beyond the birth of the United States. Some historians estimate that the sport is well over 500 years old. Stickball is a traditional Native American sport played not only by the Cherokee people but also by many other tribes. Cherokee stickball is pl […]
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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR FAMILY FUN WITH A DISABILITY (http://www.disabilityliving.ca/people-with-disabilities-bernie-dekoven/) The editors of Disability Living (http://www.disabilityliving.ca/) were able to appreciate what... […]
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Game of the Week Saints 6 Vs Stem 1 – Saints get their first win of the season and leave Stem winless thus far. Pete Jr powered his Saints with a HR and 3 RBIs while going 2 for 4. Alex added 2 RBIs himself to break the winless streak. Anthony drove in the only run for the Stem and Dave was the only one with a multi-hit game (2). Other Games Falcons 3 Vs Ban […]
Game of the Week Stem Vs Saints – Both teams are winless thus far. Yes, it’s early in the season but both teams are under pressure to fill that win column. Both teams are evenly matched according to the stats. Saints have scored 4 runs in 4 games and the Stem has scored 5 in the same amount of games. It’s easy to think the team that hits this game will be th […]
Game of the Week Emperors 10 Vs Royals 1 - I guess there won’t be a debate over the pre-season rankings any longer. The Emps clearly justified their rank with their beating of the Royals. Caban and Eric powered the onslaught with 3 hits and 3 RBIs each. Vido and Ant Live also chipped in with 3 hits apiece. Chris’ solo HR was the lone bright spot for the Roya […]
After last week’s washout, we move forward with the schedule as published by calendar date. Game of the Week Emperors Vs Royals - Why this game over the Leland Vs Gold game? Whenever these two teams play, the trash talk and the will to defeat each other makes this, in my opinion, one of the better rivalries in the league. Throw in that the Royals eliminated […]
Our original Streetplay.com graphic designer, Alf Brand, is kicking it West Coast style nowadays working for the e-mail marketing firm Vertical Response. Of course, Alf brought his street sensibilities to the table, and they’re featuring him in an ad campaign (seen at left), with the moniker of “The Furious ALF.” Part Chubb Rock, part Curtis Sliwa: so 1992 your can almost taste it!
