Tonight’s game was family fun night, and what better way to have fun then to have a Dr. Seuss night at Lake Elsinore Diamond. As you can see from the picture above, all the players who Cat in the Hat inspired socks. I think they looked pretty cool actually. Other staff members donned Dr. Seuss related clothing, and two of the girls working the game dressed as Thing 1 and Thing 2.

The Storm’s logo is simply the name of the team with a pair of eyes, which is apparently the best selling baseball cap for New Era. It reminds me more of a rollercoaster ride type of logo in an amusement park more than anything related to baseball, but what do I know. I was preparing myself for a high scoring game due to the fact that just a few weeks prior, the Storm set a league record for most lopsided victory, beating the Lancaster JetHawks by a 30-0 score. The Lancaster JetHawks aren’t that bad, and as of this posting they actually have a better record than the Storm.

Tonight Chris and I were selected to do one of the more unique and physically challenging events on the field—the reverse tug-of-war. For those of you not familiar, it’s pretty much what it sounds. Two people are strapped in wearing a harness connected by a bungee cord that stretches as you pull apart from one another. The object of the game is to pick up tennis balls and drop them into a bucket about 30 feet or so away from you. These directions were repeated to us several times before the start of the game. Chris decided not to listen to any of the directions given to him, as he attemped to throw balls into the bucket from far away, essentially cheating his way through the reverse tug-of-war. The crowd did not care for Chris’ style of dirty play as you can see at the end of the following video.