A little league baseball game to remember
July 31, 2009 by admin
Filed under baseball, the latest
In Hermosa Beach, California, two little league baseball teams enjoyed a baseball game back in April, 2008 like no other they had played in.
Unbeknownst to all players, coaches, and parents; Improv Everywhere arranged to have cheering sections, professional announcers (including a field reporter & Jim Gray), a Jumbotron, mascots for both teams, a play-by-play announcer knowledgeable on the players names and nicknames and even the Goodyear blimp as part of the spectacle. Improv Everywhere worked with the league commissioner to get the kids’ names and access to the field to setup our equipment the morning of the game. The league commissioner was the only one in on the “Best Game Ever” gag. NBC Sports partnered with the group to secure the the Jumbotron, announcers and the blimp. What fun for everyone involved!
Improv Everywhere is also known for some “flash mob” pranks like Frozen Grand Central where 200 people prearranged to freeze their movements in Grand Central Station in NYC for a couple of minutes before heading on, and my personal favorite, the Best Buy uniform prank. For this event, 80 Improv Everywhere agents dressed as Best Buy employees, in khakis and blue shirts, and infiltrated a local Best Buy store at the same time.
Enjoy this video of the “Best Game Ever”
haha, look at that video. Those guys need a t-shirt!