But nothing is more dangerous to our nation's official pastime than the random wanderings of a squirrel in left-center field. Oh, you think that sounds innocent and cute, but that fur-covered weapon is two full pounds of unrestrained fury:
Look at him ducking! Look at his evasive manuevers! This squirrel is trained in the finest of fake-government-agent acting techniques. Tom Cruise would be proud. But let's just pray he's on our side.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
9-06-2008 @ 3:30PM
CelluliteQueen com said...
LOL! Poor little thing! He can probably play better than most of the guys on the field, though! http://www.CelluliteQueen.com
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9-06-2008 @ 4:11PM
richard said...
the idiot announcers don't realize the squirrel is over heating and pressing itself to the ground to cool itself, many animals do this but i guess you can't expect some idiot that gets excited watching grown men playing a kids game to know much of anything other than baseball stats!
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9-06-2008 @ 7:39PM
JPuzzleWhiz said...
I think you're being a tad unfair calling the announcers idiots. You cannot expect people to know that about squirrels. They'll either know or they won't, it doesn't necessarily mean they're idiots, just ignorant of that one fact. Be fair.
9-06-2008 @ 8:27PM
AMack118 said...
Wow, Richard, safe to say you're not the typical male sports fan...
9-06-2008 @ 4:26PM
Mommabear said...
Wow, take things too seriously much? I thought it was funny and cute.
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9-06-2008 @ 5:54PM
molon labe said...
This is how political correctness has ruined our country. Thirty years ago someone would have come out and killed the little rodent and nobody would care. Bring back the good ole days!
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9-06-2008 @ 6:22PM
Debbie said...
The squirrel was more entertaining than the game. Hope the little guy comes back. So cute!
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9-06-2008 @ 6:32PM
Debbie said...
The squirrel was more entertaining than the game. I hope he comes back. So cute.
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9-06-2008 @ 7:00PM
Maureen said...
Like Richard said squirrelly was over heating.
What ever happend to peanuts and cracker jacks?
Thats all they need to steer him away.
He was a cutie.
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9-06-2008 @ 7:32PM
Cheapo said...
At upwards of $5 a box i doubt he could afford them
9-06-2008 @ 7:38PM
RICH said...
That is the most interesting baseball has ever gotten for me! Yes, the little guy was hot and could have used some water. He was slowing down in the end out there and I sure hope that I don't hear about any of those guys with rakes harming it. But how about that threat posture it did earlier?! It was trying to tell somebody that it was ready to fight if they screwed around with it, (I don't know enough about them to tell if it was a male or female). I find squirrels to be one of the animals that I can watch for long periods of time and always enjoy.
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9-06-2008 @ 7:45PM
JPuzzleWhiz said...
We can do without the ethnic slurs from jerks who don't know better.
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9-06-2008 @ 7:47PM
nicole said...
aww he was cute!!!! last year i remember there was a squirrel at a yankee game hangin on the foul pole for almost the whole game and the stupid announcers felt the need to keep showing him instead of the game
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9-06-2008 @ 8:11PM
Subyelll said...
looks to me like a "she" in heat somebody get her a boyfriend. then maybe she'll leave wtih him. Cute
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9-06-2008 @ 8:24PM
Tom said...
Hey Ken, it sounds to me like you are the stupid one with your racist remarks. It was definitely not called for, so why not just see it for what it was, a cute little animal getting air time on national tv.
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9-06-2008 @ 8:28PM
Mike F said...
Well he was looking for nuts.What better place than a ballpark? The nuts that pay big money for tickets and pay the players big bucks.If I had a blister i cannot tell my boss put my on dl for 5 days.
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9-06-2008 @ 8:30PM
AMack118 said...
Wow, Ken, safe to say you're a racist. By the way, the confederate flag you have painted on the roof of your orange '69 Dodge Charger is starting to look a little faded. Yee-hah.
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9-06-2008 @ 8:48PM
Someone Greater Then You! FO REAL!!! said...
Quit being a dumb! You people are saying some guy is a racist, because he called a squirrel a name. People these days have no idea what racist means anymore.
9-06-2008 @ 9:02PM
Joe Blow said...
Oh man...LOL!!! That was a scream. I love squirrels, and that was just too funny seeing a simple little guy like that interfering with a major league game...the players and the cops didn't know what the hell to do.
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9-06-2008 @ 9:06PM
annee said...
richard said...
the idiot announcers don't realize the squirrel is over heating and pressing itself to the ground to cool itself, many animals do this but i guess you can't expect some idiot that gets excited watching grown men playing a kids game to know much of anything other than baseball stats!>>>>>>>
No Richard, the squirrel is making natural evasive moves, same as they do in the wild when a predator is over them. We had one do the belly run across an expressway in front of us once. Pretty funny. And the tail over the back - camouflage. No kidding.
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