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[Kilgore Trout]

 

[Twister]

dead?

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I would imagine so. Hard to survive a 92 mph fastball.
His wife is probably wondering 'why don't he come home anymore'.

 

[bluecraze]

This is old, but such a classic. Poor birdie.... lol

 

[Kilgore Trout]

The reason I posted it is because I was reminded of that incident after Detroit Tigers catcher, James McCann disintegrated a pigeon with a foul ball this weekend at spring training.
Dead bird landed on a ladies lap in front row of the stands.

 

[Mr Deeds]

Wtf are the odds of this happening

 

[nondescriptive]

Dave Winfield and the seagull, Aug. 4/83 at Exhibition stadium!, unfortunately no video exists of incident.

 

[Perry Mason]

The baseball equivalent of a birdie?

I remember it well, but I can't believe the Winfield incident was 32 fucking years ago!

Perry

 

[Mr Bret]

I hit one with a tee shot on a golf course one day many years ago.
I felt kind of bad but there was nothing I could do about it and what were the odds?
And it was the only birdie all day.

 

[GameBoy27]

How do you rule on that play? lol

 

[asuran]

The pitcher that hit the bird was Seattle Mariners great Randy Johnson. The Big Unit!!
Poor bird, gone in an instant.

 

[NorthernBear]

Dave Winfield and the seagull, Aug. 4/83 at Exhibition stadium!, unfortunately no video exists of incident.

No video because this incident did not happen during a game. Winfield hit the seagull during warmups between innings.

 

[Boss Nass]

Dave Winfield and the seagull, Aug. 4/83 at Exhibition stadium!, unfortunately no video exists of incident.

I always loved the way Billy Martin defended him. He said "There's no way he hit that bird on purpose, he hasn't hit the cut-off man all year."

 

[Aardvark154]

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/13188250/...it-pitch-not-awarded-first-base/#.VQcf047F_To

Another one close to Toronto, the Buffalo Bisons take out a seagull in 2006

 

[destillat]

Dave Winfield and the seagull, Aug. 4/83 at Exhibition stadium!, unfortunately no video exists of incident.

It's hilarious that he was originally charged because an officer nearby thought he did it intentionally.
The charge was dropped.

 

[gfelover]

It's hilarious that he was originally charged because an officer nearby thought he did it intentionally.
The charge was dropped.

...and he still signed up with the Jays and a World Championship decade later! :hail: ... And threads like this continue to remind a certain generation how freedom 55 was, and still is, a pipe dream!!

 

[bluecolt]

It's hilarious that he was originally charged because an officer nearby thought he did it intentionally.
The charge was dropped.

Actually, Mr. Winfield was charged because some animal lover had him charged. The police apologized to him for the inconvenience.
The judge threw the charge out of court and also apologized to Mr. Winfield for the idiocy of some busybodies.

 

[destillat]

Actually, Mr. Winfield was charged because some animal lover had him charged. The police apologized to him for the inconvenience.
The judge threw the charge out of court and also apologized to Mr. Winfield for the idiocy of some busybodies.

Nope.
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2013/08/02/the_dave_winfield_seagull_incident_vs_toronto_blue_jays_at_exhibition_stadium_30_years_later_an_oral_history.html

 

[Aardvark154]

74,564 breeding pairs of Ring Billed Gulls is one hell of a lot of Gulls!

 

[Perry Mason]

74,564 breeding pairs of Ring Billed Gulls is one hell of a lot of Gulls!

They migrated from France, right?

"It's not the stench
about the French,
it's their gull
that annoys us all!"

Perry