Patrick Baylis 2011

Name:
Patrick Baylis
*Photo by Chris Kosednar.

Jersey #
44

Height:
5'9"

Date of birth:
5 April 1986

Place of birth:
San Antonio, TX

Current city of residence:
Oakland, CA

Occupation:
Graduate student in Agricultural and Resource Economics

College team(s):
Carleton CUT (2004-2008)

Former teams:
Sub Zero (2006-2008)
Bodhi (2009)
Emerald City Ultimate (2010)

Accolades:
Central All-Region (2008)

How I came to join Revolver:
After getting cut in 2010 I stepped up my game in 2011, bringing Robbie lunch at work, sending Dutchy hilarious YouTube links, doing Bart's laundry, washing Ryo's car, and letting Martin know that I ALWAYS use Google as my primary search engine.

Funniest moment or joke on Revolver:
Icebathing in the river after Saturday games at ECC.

Favorite game or tournament moment on Revolver:
Playing the Buzz Bullets under the lights in Seattle.

Favorite game or tournament moment outside of Revolver:
My first year on CUT, beating Wisconsin 15-11 in the 2005 Central Regional final on our home turf.

Favorite Ultimate player(s) in formative years:
Dan Ackerstein was my high school coach and longtime mentor, who taught me to play the game for the right reasons.

Favorite tournament:
Nationals

What makes ___ so dangerous?
I have this 65 cm exercise ball that I sit on instead of a desk chair. It's brilliant. I'm basically making my core stronger every moment of the day. That means that for every single hour my opponents spend on a traditional office chair my ab and back muscles are that much stronger than theirs. And that adds up in October.

Theme song:
The Tallest Man on Earth - Graceland

Pre-game ritual:
I take a moment to remind myself why I play. That usually puts a smile on my face and I feel ready to go.

What I like to eat on Saturday night of a tournament:
Chocolate milk + anything else.

If I didn't play Ultimate, my main pastime outside of work would be:
Rock climbing

Favorite sports team outside of Ultimate:
Texas Longhorns

In terms of Kanners, how tan are you?
0.6 Kanners

Something unknown about me:
When I was in 7th grade I went to sleep-over camp for orchestra kids (I played the cello). The whole week, I nursed a crush for this really pretty violinist named Natalie. But I knew I would never have a chance with her since nearly much every other guy at the camp had a crush on her too, not to mention Antonio, an 8th grader, the camp pretty boy and my mortal nemesis.

At the end of the week, we had a talent show where anyone could exhibit their (non-stringed instrument related) talents for the whole camp. Natalie was a great singer, and so for her talent she went up on stage and started singing "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer. As part of the gig, she brought up eight guys (myself and Antonio included) from the camp and gradually sent them off throughout the course of the song. Eventually it came down to Antonio and me, so I prepared myself for the bitter disappointment of losing to him. But then, to my great surprise, she sent Antonio off instead of me, took his chair, and sat herself down next to me as she sang the last few bars of the song. I stared at her in wild-eyed amazement with a massive grin on my face as she moved closer towards me, expectantly. I continued to stare in amazement. After a few more awkward seconds, she said, "You can just hug me, if you want..." and I did.

It wasn't until a week later that I realized, given the song choice and context, Natalie was probably not just looking for a hug. Whoops.