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Low Spoonglass |
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Re: Dollar for Callahan |
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On May 12, 4:42 pm, Low Spoonglass <LowSpoonGl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Every year, the Callahan award goes to the "tallest", or the
> "fastest", or the "most skilled" player. But who is to say that
> someone should win the award just for being the tallest or fastest or
> most valuable player in ultimate? The description of the award? Yes,
> in the first sentence. But Dollar from Maryland-B deserves it anyway.
>
> What do all of the leading Callahan nominees have in common, aside
> from their tremendous abilities? Excellent teammates. You think they
> would have gone anywhere at regionals and nationals if their teammates
> were godawful? Now look at Dollar=92s teammates. They finished 10th at
> sectionals. They were scum. They were worse than human. Dollar had
> to march the team up the field all by himself, and he couldn=92t risk
> throwing it to his teammates because they would probably drop it or
> throw it away. Sometimes, Dollar=92s teammates climbed onto his back
> and he had to carry them for the entire point while they sucked blood
> out of his neck.
>
> But did he give up? Yes, usually. Dollar was a rational decision
> maker.
>
> And no, Dollar does not have =93tremendous ability=94 or =93prodigious
> skill=94 or even =93basic qualifications.=94 But those things should not =
be
> a factor in the Callahan. Sure, they look great from the ground:
> jumping really high, throwing really far, running really fast. But
> have you ever bothered to look at those things from an airplane? At
> 40,000 feet, none of those are really impressive at all. Your
> =93leading Callahan nominees=94 look like ants. Do you want to give the
> most prestigious award in Ultimate to a bunch of ants? I sure don=92t!
>
> So sure, go ahead, be a loser and vote for ants. They=92ll build ant
> hills and carry crumbs and do lots of ant things that seem impressive
> to the naked ant eye. But one day they will die and it will be your
> fault. Vote Dollar.
In case you needed any more convincing, here is the Dollar for
Callahan video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DW-0Rw6ow_vQ
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