I saw a baseball game last week where the pitcher threw
behind the batter. Sure enough, the batter dropped his bat and started toward
the pitcher only to get stopped by the catcher at whom he threw a punch. Both
benches emptied. Then the bullpens emptied. This is all typical, but the
bullpen part is odd. Oddly beautiful, I might add. Both bullpens at this game
were located beyond the right field fence. The players from both bullpens ran
out onto the field after the pitch and ran side by side as if choreographed for
375 feet before joining the fray near home plate. Now, if they were truly upset
with each other, would they really trot 375 feet side by side before any
confrontation? But, yeah, this was truly unique.
It reminded me of one of those reptile egg laying rituals
you see on The National Geographic Channel. They seem to know where they’re
going but no one knows why…
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