Tag: Amusing or Confusing?

by Jacoby Nolnaho

McDonald’s Buttermilk Crispy Chicken Review|Amusing or Confusing?

After McDonald’s stopped serving the food item due to popularity, McDonald’s restaurants officially welcomed back their Buttermilk Crispy Chicken Tenders back on December 29. I was only able to get my hands on them now, but nevertheless I had the experience. You would not believe how much flavor were in this type of chicken compared to the Chicken McNuggets. The Buttermilk Crispy Chicken also was bigger and were in available in four piece, six piece, and ten piece servings. McDonald’s also gets full credit for their design of the chicken box. The box came designed with spots for two dipping sauces of your choice. Overall, I totally recommend these new Buttermilk Crispy Chicken and rate them Amusing.

by Jacoby Nolnaho

Amusing or Confusing?: Wilson A500 Defender Baseball Glove

Before baseball season, I purchased a Wilson A500 baseball glove. It is the same model Mariners’ second baseman Robinson Cano uses but has a Yasiel Puig color scheme. I wanted this glove to see if the colored leather myth was true. For those of you who don’t know, many former players and analysts believed gloves with colors aren’t as durable and stiff as the traditional leather and black gloves. This was speculated on after Yasiel Puig dropped a routine fly ball. So far, I haven’t noticed any troubles. One problem with the glove is that the strings come lose more often than my previous Mizuno model. I like the finger pocket as I can partially see through it. This glove is definitely more padded and comfortable than my previous one. One problem I do have with the colors is that the powder blue coloring tends to get more dirty and worn down, which is not a pleasant thing at all. At least with black ones you don’t see this discoloration. At $60 MSRP, I would say the Wilson A500 glove is amusing.

by Jacoby Nolnaho

Amusing or Confusing? $70 Premio Junior Varsity Pitchback

To perfect the art of fielding and pitching, one must practice long and hard. Thankfully, the pitchback was invented. A pitchback is a metal frame that holds a taut netting. When a baseball is thrown, the pitchback is supposed to reflect he ball back to the person. With lots of pitchbacks on the market, I chose Premio’s Five Position Junior Varsity Pitchback.

The product included many pros. Each of the five positions were unique from each other ranging from ground balls to line drives to fly balls. The fly ball setting did not, however, highly elevate the ball. Also, another flaw of the product is the bounce-back velocity. The reflection speed was only half of the original speed. On the other side, the quality is tough and the elastic bands are very hard to break. But if a missed pitch does hit the metal, then denting is very likely to happen. The metal frame is a dark green and the netting is black so the pitchback fits well into any environment such as the suburbs or a city alley. At $70, the pitchback is expensive but well worth it. Overall, the Premio Pitchback is Amusing.