Guest Axel No. 1 Share Posted March 29, 2022 (edited) It's Our Beloved Ducks on the baseball diamond! S.F. Dons (14-12) at Oregon Ducks (16-7) (7-2) [1st place, Pac-12], Today, 3/29, at 4 p.m. S.F. Dons at Oregon Ducks, Tomorrow, 3/30, at 1 p.m. TV: Oregon Live Stream (both games) Gain access via the Pac-12 app Radio: Oregon Sports Network (both games) If you have no earthly idea why any school would choose Dons as a nickname, consider the fact that prior to Dons, University of San Francisco athletic teams were called the Grey Fog. Top 10 Rejected Nicknames for San Francisco Dons 10. Fighting Corleones (except for Fredo) 9. Ghirardelli’s Squares 8. Alcatrash 7. Mad Mad Mad Mad O.J.’s (Simpson’s hometown, unfortunately for San Franciscans, is San Francisco) 6. Nobheads 5. Steroid Swillers/Big Headed Barrys (tie) 4. Fisherman’s Dwarfs 3. Gull Droppings 2. Bad-Ass Bridge Jumpers 1. Embarcadodos Edited March 29, 2022 by Axel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 2 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Thanks for the Update Axel, this one wasn't even rejected but to me speaks San Francisco, the B A R T (Bay Area Rapid Turkeys} Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 3 Share Posted March 29, 2022 You can watch the game Live-Stream by going to GoDucks.com, and then to Baseball. Scroll down the schedule and on this day...click on the "Watch" link. Fun! And Axel....you are beginning to create a fan-base of your own! (Count me in!) Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Ducky No. 4 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Do we have starting pitchers to waste for these two games? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 5 Share Posted March 29, 2022 On 3/29/2022 at 10:32 AM, Just Ducky said: Do we have starting pitchers to waste for these two games? Yep. Jacob Hughes has come in now a couple of times during the week, started (vs. Portland and Gonzaga) and done well. What I hoping is that USF doesn't have great pitching depth after playing a three-game series last weekend at Portland, and our bats make it a comfortable set of games. 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckpop22 No. 6 Share Posted March 29, 2022 *sniff* Axel has no idea who I am and yet, somehow, he feels like my son. *sniff* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 7 Share Posted March 29, 2022 For a six year period....we had humor articles on GameDays by our Beloved Duckpop22, and Axel has revived it a number of times--so fun to see! Below is one of the prior articles... On 3/29/2022 at 11:54 AM, Duckpop22 said: *sniff* Axel has no idea who I am and yet, somehow, he feels like my son. *sniff* Yes Virginia, There is a Duck | FishDuck FISHDUCK.COM S39.photobucket.com Good morning Duck fans! It's Virginia Day for the Mighty Quack, as the Ducks take it on the road for a game about which they can' Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 8 Share Posted March 29, 2022 This is the one image of Axel that has been discovered: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...