UrinatingTree

UrinatingTree, also known as Schlasser, is a former video game reviewer and eventual sports critic who came around when The Angry Video Game Nerd was taking off.

He made video game reviews under the Fat Mann Judgeth character, covering games primarily on the Sega Genesis, and being overly angry about it. Ever since his review on Dark Castle for the Genesis, he had not updated his YouTube channel, and eventually it went away, so his fans archived his reviews.

After disappearing from the internet for a while, UrinatingTree made a return around 2010 with a new account, and even managed to restore his old YouTube account. He attempted a new review series called "Generic Reviews", where he focused on creative writing and more self-deprecating humor. In 2016, he returned again with a small amount of gaming content. He returned for good in the middle of 2016 with a total revamp of his channel focusing on North American sports teams, primarily the NHL, NFL, and MLB, with occasional stuff about the NBA and lately, even some soccer here and there. In December 2018, Tree surpassed 200,000 subscribers.

Content
After the channel's revamp, UrinatingTree's videos are usually split into the following series:


 * Videos focusing on specific teams mostly fall into two camps, with the odd aversion here and there:
 * Lolcows in Sports: A series focusing on highlighting the, well, lowlights of sports teams.
 * A Legacy of Failure: A Spinoff of Lolcows in Sports, where the subject's primary shortcoming is their inability to win championships despite frequently qualifying to compete in them. None of the teams or coaches featured here have won even once despite their relatively long history (Tree's threshold is at least 40 years for a franchise and 10 years for a coach), although most of them have at least made it to the championship series.note
 * The Haters Guide: An in-depth analysis video leading up to an important sports event such as the beginning of a season, playoffs, championship final, or draft.
 * Congrats, (Team Name)!: A satirical Due to the Dead mini-video series mocking teams for a recent playoff loss, usually done by highlighting the most embarrassing play(s) of it, accompanied by a big "Conglaturation!".
 * This Week in Sportsball: Starting from the 2017-18 NFL Season, a weekly series recapping NFL games and other related events. Has also done NHL content despite, y'know, ice hockey not using a ball. Monthly MLB episodes began in May 2018.
 * Days Of Our Steelers: A Spinoff of This Week In Sportsball, a series that presents Steelers games and the off-field drama surrounding the team as a parody of daytime soap operas, with Tree providing overwrought narration.
 * Sacksonville Abbey: Another This Week In Sportsball spinoff, though not as often featured as Days Of Our Steelers, that features Jacksonville Jaguars games in a similar soap opera parody, this time narrated in an extreme British accent a la a PBS presenter.
 * Revisiting...: These videos revisit previous subjects of his videos, following up on developments that took place after his initial video.