Seal kill on ESPN today

[Omaha Steve]

If you watch the College World Series today, you will see the fly over (behind a plane) banner about save the seals, boycott Canadian seafood.

[Catchawave]

1. Did the camera's pick it up!?

Heaven forbid ESPN's "corporate sponsors" would allow a glimpse of an advocacy message :silly:

[Omaha Steve]

2. They did a shot of my shirt

Here is the shirt. Delivered for $20 US.



http://www.shirtsforseals.com/home/

[Catchawave]

3. What a cool shirt !

I have my Sea Shepherd shirt for now, but will bookmark your site for another one. Thanks for the link :hi:

[Omaha Steve]

4. We made it in the paper 2 different colums

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=38&u_sid=2195722

Save the seals

Fans at the CWS might have had trouble figuring out the banner trailing the plane that flew over Rosenblatt Stadium shortly before game time.

The message read: Protect Seals - Don't Buy Canadian Snow Crab."

The United States Humane Society and local activists sponsored the message in an effort to apply pressure on the Canadian government.

According to a press release, Canada slaughters hundreds of thousands of baby seals each year. Activists say snow crab is Canada's most popular export, so a planned boycott might halt the killing of seals.

Full CWS article: http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=38&u_sid=2195824

Published Sunday
June 25, 2006

Tom Shatel: New boys on the block refreshing to Rosenblatt

BY TOM SHATEL


WORLD-HERALD COLUMNIST

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W-H News Extra: CWS 2006


It was a wacky night at the old ballyard, and maybe that was fitting, what with this unconventional College World Series final between Oregon State and North Carolina.

It started as a perfect night for baseball, our national pastime, at the CWS, our city's pastime. But it turned out to be anything but normal.

First, and foremost, there was the pregame fly-over. No, Offutt was not in the house. No Blue Angels, no Maverick, no Goose.

It was a plane with one of those banners flapping behind. Except, when you looked at it, and you had to look twice, the banner didn't say "Eat More Steak" or "Only 58 days, 23 hours 'til kickoff."

It said, "Save the Seals, Ban the Canadian Crab."

Well, there you have it.

I didn't know Omaha had an issue with Canadian Crabs. But what do I know? I have kids. I never get out to eat anymore.

Anyway, in the top of the third, Oregon State had a home run taken away when a fan in the left field bleachers leaned over and caught it with his glove - under the yellow line. In other words, had the ball been left alone, it would have hit the wall below the home run line.