You can’t start the game without the ball, so why not deliver it in style? After this guy rode into the Portuguese Cup Final on a hoverboard, it’s clear tech is leading this pregame tradition into the future with dramatic — and often wacky — spectacles.
With all eyes trained on the field, ball deliveries have proven to be a popular sponsorship opportunity, too, like DHL’s RC car that delivered a rugby ball to the field.
Meet Harvey the rabbit who delivered baseball to the Umpires in 1969. Not quite a 70's tradition, but still fun! Hope you're enjoying the stroll down memory lane as much as we are!
Posted by Oakland Athletics on Friday, June 25, 2010
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An honorable mention goes to this humanoid, who clearly underestimated his own strength, and overestimated his accuracy. The Philadelphia Phillies still went on to record the second-most strikeouts in the majors in 2012, despite Skynet’s glitches.