Sports scavenger hunt update!

New discoveries (in bold) have been coming more slowly. In my village I regularly see the 4-year-old with the Ducks sweatshirt, the older man with the Redskins NFC Champions shirt, and a youth with a Red Sox shirt. With the recent hockey additions I’ve now got all the New York teams, unless you count the Nets. I’ve got almost the entire MLB. I'm worried I'll never find the pour (sic) Brewers - I don't think I've even ever seen Brewers paraphernalia in the US! It’s little surprise that I’m most attuned to the MLB and NFL; I’m sure there are some hockey teams I’ve missed simply for not recognizing the team name or logo - eventually I might have to study up. But buhoro buhoro I think I’ll get them all!

MLB: Red Sox, Angels, Yankees, Cardinals, Pirates, Diamondbacks, Marlins, Blue Jays, Orioles, Reds, A’s, Dodgers, Mariners, Braves, Phillies, Mets, Cubs, Astros, Twins, Indians, Rays, Giants, Nationals, Royals
NBA: Kings, Celtics, Bulls, Pistons, Sonics, Sixers, Blazers, Rockets, Knicks, Suns, Magic, Pacers, Spurs
NFL: Eagles, Patriots, Colts, Broncos, Texans, Jets, Rams, Raiders, Packers, Cowboys, Browns, Giants, Vikings, Falcons, Bears, Dolphins, 49ers, Seahawks, Buckaneers, Lions, Redskins
NHL: Maple Leaves, Penguins, Bruins, Sharks, Canadiens, Ducks, Islanders, Rangers, Avalanche
Other: WNBA Beat, MLS Galaxy, Yankees Suck, Charlotte Hornets
Sox bonuses: A Nomar jersey and an Ortiz shirt; the official 2004 World Series shirt
Pats bittersweet triple word score: 19-0 Perfect Season t-shirt
U2 bonus: Zoo York

Scavenger hunt update

MLB: Red Sox, Angels, Yankees, Cardinals, Pirates, Diamondbacks, Marlins, Blue Jays, Orioles, Pirates, Reds, A’s, Dodgers, Mariners, Braves, Phillies, Dodgers, Mets, Cubs, Astros, Twins, Indians, Rays, Giants, Nationals
NBA: Kings, Celtics, Bulls, Pistons, Sonics, Sixers, Blazers, Rockets, Knicks, Suns
NFL: Eagles, Patriots, Colts, Broncos, Texans, Jets, Rams, Raiders, Packers, Cowboys, Browns, Giants, Vikings, Falcons, Bears, Dolphins, 49ers, Seahawks, Buckaneers
NHL: Maple Leaves, Penguins, Bruins, Sharks, Canadiens
Other: WNBA Beat, MLS Galaxy, Yankees Suck, Charlotte Hornets
Sox bonuses: A Nomar jersey and an Ortiz shirt this week!

Go Celts! A Sports Scavenger Hunt Update

First of all, go Celtics in the NBA Finals!

MLB: Red Sox, Angels, Yankees, Cardinals, Pirates, Diamondbacks, Marlins, Blue Jays, Orioles, Pirates, Reds, A’s, Dodgers, Mariners, Braves, Phillies, Dodgers, Mets
NBA: Kings, Celtics, Bulls, Pistons, Sonics, Sixers, Blazers, Rockets
NFL: Eagles, Patriots, Colts, Broncos, Texans, Jets, Rams, Raiders, Packers, Cowboys
NHL: Maple Leaves, Penguins, Bruins
Other: WNBA Beat, MLS Galaxy

Spotted around Gisenyi: A Brady Jersey, a very faded Bruins cap, a Bruins jersey, a Sox cap, and a “Faithful are Rewarded” Red Sox 2004 shirt worn by the shoe repairman who sits on the corner of my street. It makes my morning to see that t-shirt on my walk to work each day.

The Bruins cap completed the hunt for Boston teams, the first city I’ve completed – probably because I am fine-tuned to spot our logos. Similarly, I’m not sure if MLB is leading the scavenger hunt because I’m most familiar with MLB teams, or because they have better penetrated the Rwandan second-hand clothing market for some reason.

Sports Scavenger Hunt Update

One of the common school uniforms around here consists of a blue dress and blue sweater. These two blue sweaters caught my eye, as they are the first evidence of the NHL I’ve seen in Rwanda. New teams in bold.

Baseball tshirts: red sox, angels, Yankees, cardinals, pirates, diamondbacks, marlins

Nba: kings, Celtics, bulls

NFL: eagles, patriots

NHL: maple leaves

In honor of opening day: MLB and pro sports scavenger hunt in Rwanda

Happy opening day. Go Red Sox!

Over the past few weeks, since I saw a Red Sox shirt here in Nyanza, I've seen a number of shirts and hats from MLB teams and decided to keep track of which teams I've spotted. I'll be doing this with all four professional American leagues, so we'll see which league is the fastest for me to complete.

MLB in Rwanda:
Red Sox
Yankess
Cardinals
Angels
Pirates
Diamondbacks

NBA in Rwanda:
Celtics
Kings

NFL in Rwanda: 
Eagles

NHL in Rwanda:
nta cyo ("Nah-cho," like the delicious ballpark snack, meaning "nothing" in Kinyarwanda)