Showing posts with label kansas city royals. Show all posts
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Friday, October 9

Royals Crew Member Gets Swallowed By Tarp During Rain Delay


Rain delays are a common part of baseball games. And quite often, the grounds crew is able to cover the field with a tarp without incident. Then other times, you get fantastic displays like the one in Kansas City.

With the Astros beating the Royals 3-1 in the top of the third inning, Mother Nature started getting angry, and rain began pouring down. The game was delayed while the crew began doing their thang. Unfortunately, one unlucky crew member slipped and fell. The tarp did not care and just kept rolling.



Fortunately, Tarp Guy, as he is now and probably will forever be known by, escaped uninjured. Those tarps are dangerous!

Monday, September 7

Rays Outfielder Tries To Catch Home Run Ball, Catwalk Gets In The Way





Kevin Kiermaier of the Tampa Bay Rays made a valiant effort to catch a home run ball off the bat of Royals DH Kendrys Morales. In fact, he stretches in a way that almost seems inhuman as he's hanging off the outfield wall.

Unfortunately for Kiermaier, Morales's ball hit the catwalk at Tropicana Field, and was ruled a home run anyway. Adding insult to injury, said ball dropped back onto the turf about 20-30 feet in front of where Kiermaier is just chilling on the outfield wall. Thanks to the camera angle, it looks like he just VERY badly misjudged where the ball was going. And it's quite fantastic.