Kitten Bowl IV: Meet the Kitten Line Up of the All-Star Teams
By Buckie Wells
“Kitten Bowl” is a feline catstravaganza presented in association with North Shore Animal League America (the nation’s largest no-kill shelter and animal adoption organization) and Last Hope Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation. Hosted by Beth Stern, TV personality and national spokesperson for North Shore Animal League America, “Kitten Bowl” is a star-studded lineup that includes legendary New York Yankees radio voice John Sterling and award-winning reporter, sports analyst and commentator Mary Carillo as “Kitten Bowl’s” official play-by-play announcer, and Boomer Esiason as the Feline Football League’s (FFL) Commissioner. Photo: Credit: Copyright 2017 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Marc Lemoine
Name: Toffee
Position / Style: Furry Safety
Nickname: “The Little Kahuna”
Demeanor: Thoughtful
Drives for: UPurr
Recovering from: Cataract Surgery
Quote: “I am my own cat.”
Give Toffee all the love. Following his successful cataract surgery, Toffee plans to take it easy on the field. But that doesn’t mean Toffee is any less of a kitten or worthy of your love. In fact, Toffee’s the most thoughtful kitten around. Also, allow me to clarify “UPurr” is a play on Uber. I think. For some reason, I thought it was “drives” like golf and thought “UPurr” was a school. But that may not be the case. We’ll have to ask someone. Meanwhile, just assume Toffee’s a furry safe driver.
“Kitten Bowl” is a feline catstravaganza presented in association with North Shore Animal League America (the nation’s largest no-kill shelter and animal adoption organization) and Last Hope Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation. Hosted by Beth Stern, TV personality and national spokesperson for North Shore Animal League America, “Kitten Bowl” is a star-studded lineup that includes legendary New York Yankees radio voice John Sterling and award-winning reporter, sports analyst and commentator Mary Carillo as “Kitten Bowl’s” official play-by-play announcer, and Boomer Esiason as the Feline Football League’s (FFL) Commissioner. Photo: Credit: Copyright 2017 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Marc Lemoine
Name: Dijon Sanders
Position / Style: String Tackle
Nickname: “Trouble”
Demeanor: Rambunctious
Relation to Burmese Sanders: Cousin
Brags About Being: A scratch golfer
Quote: “Nice cats finish last.”
It’s perfectly okay if you want to call this little kitten “Dijon Mustard”. I’ve already done it like four times just while I typed out this sentence. Honestly, this little kitten looks like it was waiting under the table while someone got themselves a hot dog, and then, boom! One bad squirt, and suddenly Dijon had a new coat and new name. Now, I don’t mean to get political but does “Relation to Burmese Sanders” and the quote have anything to do with one another? Hmm? Without any sort of cat-firmation, we’re just going to have to scratch that particular joke.