Where the Tigers stand position by position

Indians too! Except my doctor is an Indians fan...so I just have to acquiesce and say how scared I am of Carmona!

LOL...most of my family are Tribe fans and my little old grandmother is a die hard in Ohio. She stays up and watches or listens to every game. But much better Indians than Yanks.

not quite as much attitude...

Yea, like maybe half the attitude even when they are good.

they should bottle those insects! their secret weapon!

How funny was that???? The Yanks still think it was a conspiracy. Like both teams were not playing on the same field.

the bugs are just more used to the Indians, so they must've thought "fresh prey!" when the Yanks came on the field!

Yea...they liked that "Sweet Meat" - Joba

LOL

Have you ever noticed how bugs like us "chubby" guys best?

here I thought they just liked whomever sweated the most!

That might be us (me and Joba) too !!

Our secret weapon is our seagulls!

Killer gulls!

You guys are too funny...Go Gulls!!!!

if a gull was beaned by a ball, that would be awful...good thing they found the cause and the gulls are nevermore!
at least until next season's moths!

That was Randy Johnson in his 1st stint with Arizona. I'm guessing that's in 2001. You can tell by the name "Ventura, NYM" at the bottom of the screen. And if I remember right, that was during Spring Training.

EDIT: Randy Johnson

wiki wrote:

In a freak accident on March 24, 2001, during the 7th inning of a spring training game against the San Francisco Giants, Johnson threw a fastball that struck and killed a dove. The unlucky bird swooped across the infield just as Johnson was releasing the ball. After being struck by the pitch, the bird landed amid a "sea of feathers." The official call was "no pitch".

This was 2007 season:
from: http://minorleaguedugout.com/bird.php

Durham pitcher hits bird with pitch
By Chuck King

Those who remember Randy Johnson striking a bird with a spring training pitch in 2001 – one of the most amazing baseball plays – recall it being a one-in-a-million shot. Apparently, another 999,999 pitches have passed.

Sunday night in the 11th inning of Durham’s Triple-A International League game at Buffalo, Bulls reliever Jason Childress’ 3-2 pitch struck a sea gull on the way to the plate.

Thinking the pitch was going to be a strike, Bisons batter Ramon Vazquez swung. He missed the ball, which ultimately hit the home plate umpire in the foot and rolled away.

“I just saw the ball,” Vazquez said. “I knew it hit something. I didn’t know what it hit. I went to swing and the ball almost hit me.”

Everyone on the field momentarily froze in stunned silence. Finally, Vazquez ran toward first hoping to salvage the at-bat, but Durham catcher Kevin Cash tracked down the ball and threw him out at first for the final out of the inning.

Like most amazing baseball plays, this one wasn’t without controversy. Durham left the field, but was summoned back after an umpires’ conference ruled no pitch.

Bisons catcher Einar Diaz scooped up the bird, which lay flapping in front of home plate, and brought it to staff members for first aid. Vazquez, who said he was originally frustrated at striking on such a bizarre play, returned to the box and grounded out.

Unlike the Randy Johnson incident, though, this bird actual recovered and flew away. It begs the question: Does this belong one of the most amazing baseball plays, or one of the most amazing animal recoveries.

Vazquez says there was talk around the dugout that the beaning was bound to happen. Dunn Tire Park is just a few blocks from the Niagara River and is constantly being swarmed by gulls.

The Bisons, who are constantly looking for ways to keep the gulls at bay, may have finally found a solution. The gulls left the area after their comrade got hit.

“It was like they knew,” Bisons entertainment coordinator Matt Lasota said. “It was like they said, oh man, look what they did to him!”

Wow, I don't remember that. Glad the Sea Gull survived!

One Lucky bird!

whew!

That is too funny.

it's tough! I love critters! but when it comes to baseball, they need to stay the HELL out!

:haha: I can't believe the bird survived.

I'll run down there on the field and scare 'em off! (Look out Magglio! )

And I guess I'd better look forward to getting arrested if I do that!

LOL! I missed you guys

you, too, Rat!! Glad you are back!