Prepare for flyovers at Ravens games
June 30, 2008
Would Edgar Allan Poe be rolling in his grave? He might if he knew the Baltimore Ravens have hired a trainer to teach their avian namesakes to fly around M&T Bank Stadium before home games this season.
According to Associated Press, the team’s vice president for marketing, Gabrielle Dow, thought of the idea after seeing a trained hawk at a Seattle Seahawks game.
Georgia-based trainer Daniel Walthers is apparently teaching the birds to fly out of the tunnel players use to run onto the field and to mimic the words “touchdown” and “go Ravens.”
Can he teach them how to say “nevermore”? Or to “accidentally” drop birdie bombs on the opposing players’ bench?
What do you think of this new marketing ploy? Is it fun? A lame spectacle? Is there something else you’d like to see the birds do?
Or do you have concerns (like whether the birds will develop an attitude midway through the season and demand more money for next year’s contract)?
LIZ FARMER, Business Writer
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I’m all for it! Ravens are impressive big birds whose presence we have never seen at the stadium. They will add to the spectacle of the introductions. Lets have them circle the field after every touchdown.