Skip to main content

Rookie of the Year Drinking Game + Cocktail

Share:

Henry Rowengartner's arm is a miracle — drink every time his fastball defies physics.

The Rules

  • Sip — Henry Rowengartner's fastball reaches a new impossible speed on the radar gun
  • Sip — Brickma and Chet Steadman razz each other in the Cubs locker room
  • Sip — Henry's mum Mary does not fully grasp the weirdness of her son's situation
  • Sip — Phil Brickma tries to take personal credit for Henry's freak-accident talent
  • Sip — Henry's best friends Clark and George watch him from the Wrigley stands
  • Drink Twice — Chet Steadman gives Henry actual meaningful pitching advice
  • Drink Twice — Henry's fastball visibly clocks a new record and the scouts lose it
  • Drink Twice — Brickman's schemes to profit from Henry's arm backfire in real time
  • Shot — Henry's arm tendons snap back loose mid-game and his velocity disappears
  • Shot — Henry pitches using only slow looping junkballs to strike out the final batter
  • Chug — Henry throws the eephus pitch to win the final game on pure baseball guts

Themed Cocktail

Rookie Riser

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz white rum
  • 1 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 0.5 oz honey syrup
  • 1 oz fresh peach nectar
  • 2 oz ginger ale
  • 2 dashes aromatic bitters

Instructions:

  1. 1Fill a highball glass with ice.
  2. 2Combine rum, lemon juice, honey syrup, and peach nectar in a shaker with ice.
  3. 3Shake for 12 seconds and strain into the prepared glass.
  4. 4Top with ginger ale and add bitters.
  5. 5Garnish with a peach slice and a lemon wheel.

Fun Facts

Fun facts aren't available yet for this title.

Disclaimer: Drink responsibly. This is intended for adults of legal drinking age. Never drink and drive. Always know your limits and drink in moderation.