#seawolves

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Dark Age Mercenaries

By Andrew Domachowski

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Cal State Monterey Bay Otters at Sonoma State Seawolves

Thursday, February 20, 2025

The Wolves’ Den, Rohnert Park, CA

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Thank you!

Viking warrior by Adam Sacco

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Idk where I found this color pallette but we love it. anyways here r some shoukas

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[moorheadthanyoucanhandle]

THE MINOR THINGS

A couple of weeks ago, the admirable John Oliver devoted a segment of his HBO show Last Week Tonight to the wonderful weirdness that is Minor League Baseball.

Alas, I can't find a YouTube link to the full segment, but it's hilarious and worth watching if you can (Season 12; Episode 10). It comes at the end of a horrifying, blood-boiling main segment about the current deportation crisis, and it's a heart-lifting cool breeze of American decency by contrast.

In that segment Oliver's only criticism is that some minor league teams aren't pulling their weight with regard to eccentricity and creativity in their branding, merch and promotional stunts. He offered to put the efforts of his staff to the task for one team, provided that the team agreed in advance to have no input into the rebrand, and to do whatever they come up with. In a follow-up on last Sunday's show, also worth watching, he announced which of the 47 teams that applied--about 40% of the league, he gleefully noted--the LWT group would work to rebrand.

After dismissing several teams for being so strange already that LWT couldn't do better, he finally told us which lucky team they had settled on. Sure enough, it was the Erie Seawolves, the AA affiliate of the Detroit Tigers from my beloved hometown of Erie, PA.

Among the problems which they plan to fix with the rebrand is the fact that dear Erie, though an important port on the Great Lakes, is nowhere near the sea. The name and the mascot, piratical lupine C. Wolf, date to the team's earlier affiliation with my father's beloved Pittsburgh Pirates.

Anyway, I was thrilled by this news because, of course, I've been a Seawolves fan for decades. My family and I go to the games at UPMC Park (formerly Jerry Uht Park) whenever we can get back to Erie in season. I've worn the shirts and hats...

The Kid has canoodled with C. Wolf...

...and other canines at "Bark at the Park" night.

We've been witness to a fireworks show at the park that sounded like a full-scale artillery bombardment...

A Seawolves magnet adorns our fridge...

...and The Kid has accumulated a couple of autographed game balls...

But most memorably, I myself was featured in the pre-game festivities at a Seawolves game. Back in 2005, I wrote a sonnet inspired by a wild, field-flooding rainout I saw at the park. The poem was published in 2008 in the baseball literary journal Elysian Fields Quarterly (sadly since defunct).

On the off chance that you don't have your back issue lying around, here the masterpiece is:

In 2009, through the intercession of my friends Tom Maggio and Lory Varo, I was invited to read it before a game, which I proudly did (you can watch it here)...

I was feeling quite triumphant when I returned to my seat after a round of polite but pleasant applause and, you know, nothing flung at me from the stands. But I found The Wife scowling furiously. A guy down the row from us had yelled "GET A LIFE!" at the conclusion of my reading.

Not bad advice, but after getting a look at the guy...

...I'm not sure I thought he was in a position to offer it.

Anyway, I can't wait to see what Oliver and Company come up with for the Seawolves. Maybe the Erie Kleps (after Eddie Klep, an Erie native and the first white player in the Negro Leagues)? The Erie Pepperoni Balls? The Erie Misery Bay Sox? The Erie Blue Pike? The Erie Lampreys? The Erie Hellbenders? The Erie Pizza Bombers? 

The Wife, more of a stodgy baseball purist than I am--she's offended, for instance, by the Globetrotters-esque antics of the Savannah Bananas--is uneasy about the rebrand, and she tells me the internet is full of indignation at the prospect. But the whole thing is likely to be very temporary anyway, of course, and should raise the team's and the town's profile nicely, if fleetingly.  

Maybe rename them, after my poetry fan, the Erie Heckling Philistines? Just a thought...

[nemospecific]

Hearing the take that the kraken need to be a winning team in order to have any relevance in the Seattle area is baffling to me.

The mariners? The Seahawks? The sonics?

Who is looking at Seattle's sports history and sweating that if the kraken don't win all the time they won't fit in?

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[valentin10]

Spannend bis in die letzten Sekunden ! ROSTOCK SEAWOLVES - Telekom Baskets Bonn - BBL Highlights

[we-are-viking]

Drakkar during a storm

By ShiningDarkness108

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Erie Seawolves Detroit Tigers

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Did you know there are SEA WOLVES? 🌊 🐺🤩This piece holds a special place in my heart as it's an homage to the incredible Vancouver Island sea wolves. 🩵 These unique creatures form a pack that call the ocean their home, making them a true symbol of the island's rich wildlife. 🌎 Through art, I aspire to share the stories of my home and raise awareness about the importance of preserving its natural wonders. 🏞

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This painting will be part of my solo exhibition, "Nurtured by Nature," hosted @coreyhelfordgallery. Don't forget to save the opening date August 26th 7pm-11pm 🌿🖼 Your attendance is absolutely essential! See you there! 😉

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Connect with sherri@coreyhelfordgallery.com if you are interested in collecting the artwork.

[rugbyfaggot]

MLR Standings: End of Week 10

Overall:

Houston Sabercats (39 pts)

Seattle Seawolves (38 pts)

New England Free Jacks (30 pts)

San Diego Legion (30 pts)

Chicago Hounds (27 pts)

Dallas Jackals (26 pts)

Utah Warriors (24 pts)

NOLA Gold (21 pts)

Old Glory DC (20 pts)

Miami Sharks (13 pts)

RFC Los Angeles (12 pts)

Anthem RC (3 pts)

Western Conference:

Houston Sabercats (39 pts)

Seattle Seawolves (38 pts)

San Diego Legion (30 pts)

Dallas Jackals (26 pts)

Utah Warriors (24 pts)

RFC Los Angeles (12 pts)

Eastern Conference:

New England Free Jack (30 pts)

Chicago Hounds (27 pts)

NOLA Gold (21 pts)

Old Glory DC (20 pts)

Miami Sharks (13 pts)

Anthem RC (3 pts)

Italicized- Currently Sitting in a Playoff Spot

Bolded- Top of Conference

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[the-ratronaut]

I am so, so fucking tempted to fantasia into a female hrothgar, they are so pretty and buff. I feel like I'd be abandoning Hyltstymm though...