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To the casual fan, however this formula doesn't make for fascinating football. So the announcers covering the game have to make due with any available distractions to drum up some excitement for the audience. Luckily that took the form of a pigeon that flew down the field in formation with the Raiders' kickoff coverage team.
Nice for announcers Tim Ryan and Sam Rosen to run with a small moment of levity in an otherwise grueling game. And kudos to the pigeon for having enough sense to hover near the action but not get close enough where it would join the bird that was nailed by a Randy Johnson pitch in the annals of notable avian sports disasters.
(H/T to SportsbyBrooks)
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We’ll take a WIN anyway we can!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent win…………………much improvement on offense still needed
by awarren on Oct 19, 2009 4:28 PM EDT reply actions
That was classic and funny. The commentators did a very funny job. But, correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the bat referred to as the winged rat and not the pigeon? Hopefully, and I’m crossing my fingers and hoping like hell, that this game was a springboard to better things to come. Now, this team played like hell the first game and played like hell this game, there is ZERO!!!! excuse to not play like this the remaining of the season. Yeah, J.R. was, well, J.R. But, the defense has no excuse for playing like they did the last two games. Esp. coming out and performing like they did yesterday. They have NO excuse. They set the bar yesterday, and now we as fans now know how well they can play. The one positive note for the offense and that is Chaz Shilling will most likely play next week, J.R.’s favorite receiver.
by JJ7575 on Oct 19, 2009 6:25 PM EDT reply actions
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