{"id":146870,"date":"2019-07-03T19:50:20","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T11:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1794388\/"},"modified":"2019-07-03T19:50:20","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T11:50:20","slug":"batter-up-googles-july-4th-doodle-is-bbq-themed-baseball-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/07\/03\/batter-up-googles-july-4th-doodle-is-bbq-themed-baseball-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Batter up! Google\u2019s July 4th Doodle Is BBQ-Themed Baseball Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google’s Independence Day Doodle combines two of America’s favorite past times: baseball and eating.<\/span><\/p>\n

To celebrate the 1776 Declaration of Independence\u2014when the 13 colonies became united, independent states, free from British rule\u2014Google launched an interactive game<\/a> of backyard BBQ baseball.<\/span><\/p>\n

The digital competition sends you up to bat as class<\/a>ic summertime snacks: hot dogs, popcorn, pizza, corn on the cob, ice cream, watermelon, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Early vintage player card sketches by artist Matt Cruickshank (via Google)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

“Looks like H-Dog’s on a roll! Lettuce hope he can help his team ketchup!” Google wrote in a punny post. “Will Power Pop hit a pop fly? Can Wild Slice slice one into left field? Could Cobbra bat as well as Ty Cob?<\/span><\/p>\n

“With a lineup like this, things are bound to get a little nuts,” the company quipped. (The pitcher is a peanut whose hat changes color depending on which type of pitch it throws.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Step up to the plate, wait for the right moment, and click to hit a single, double, or triple; a home run earns you fireworks and applause. Strikes and runs are recorded on a screen at the back of the stadium, where fellow foodie fans cheer you on.<\/span><\/p>\n

Led by Jessica Yu, this week’s festive Doodle was created by Jacob Howcroft, David Lu, Megan Valentine, Matt Cruickshank, and Vishnu Ganti, with cartoonish sound effects by Silas Hite.<\/span><\/p>\n

That’s not all Google has up its sleeve this July 4.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Google search Easter egg offers a bang for July 4th (via Stephanie Mlot)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Try searching for words related to Independence Day\u2014”fireworks,” “fireworks near me,” “Fourth of July”\u2014to set off a pyrotechnic display on the results page.<\/span><\/p>\n

As CNET noted<\/a>, queries for Spanish terms like “cuatro de Julio” (“Fourth of July”) or “fuegos artificiales” (“fireworks”) provide the same colorful show.<\/span><\/p>\n

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