Sideline Chatter: What's the Most Bizarre Thing You've Seen at a Lacrosse Game?

Remember the Armadillo?

In 1984, then-Washington & Lee coach Jack Emmer shell-shocked opponent North Carolina and officials with the famous, albeit curious, possession tactic in which the Generals surrounded an attackman with five teammates locking arms so that UNC defenders could not venture a stick check.

Some consider it the most famous play in lacrosse history, as our own Bill Tanton wrote in the January/February 2004 issue.

In the next installment of its new "Sideline Chatter" series, Lacrosse Magazine wants to know:

What is the most bizarre thing you've seen at a lacrosse game?

Fill in your answer below and yours could wind up in June's LM.

Each month's top featured responder wins a prize from adidas!

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Winning Response: Dan Martinetion, Commack, N.Y. | All Responses

"Exhibit A: Sammy Sosa. Muscular homerun hitter misses games because he hurt his back sneezing. Exhibit B: Wade Boggs. Hall-of-Famer misses games because he strained his back while putting cowboy boots on. Exhibit C: Kevin Mitchell was late reporting to spring training because he hurt himself eating a microwavable donut. (I'm not making this up.) Exhibit D: MVP Jeff Kent broke his wrist while washing a car at a self-serve car wash. Exhibit E: Marty Cordova burned his face in a tanning bed and had to miss a game. Seriously."

Winning Response: Patrick Winters, Highlands Ranch, Colo. | All Responses

"Rochester Knighthawks at Colorado Mammoth on April 3. The return of Gary Gait to the home of the Mammoth, where his jersey hangs in the rafters."

February 2009: What's the worst weather you've ever played in?
Winning Response: Kim Imbesi, Durham, N.C. | All Responses

"Oh man. We played Northwestern my sophomore year in Evanston and it was right on the lake. I had layers upon layers on, and Under Armour gloves underneath my goalie gloves. They had heaters on the sidelines, and somehow [Duke head coach] Kerstin [Kimel] went to warm her hands and set her gloves on fire. So in the timeouts, we couldn't take her seriously because she was trying to coach and gesture with these burnt gloves on. By far, that was the worst. I think they scored about 17 on me that day. But three hours later it was funny."