von Baur 54 Posted August 3, 2013 So I had the ballgame on last night...not "watching" it, more for background noise. The analysts were talking about crappy minor-league parks they'd played at during their careers. One of them said he played at a park that was right next to a pig farm. One day a ball hit into the outfield rolled through the fence and into the farm and was eaten by a pig (I'm not making this up, he said it). But what was really strange about it was that instead of being called a ground-rule double they awarded the batter an inside-the-pork home run (not a typo). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CowboyTodd41 134 Posted August 3, 2013 I can totally see an ump in AA ball awarding someone an "inside the pork" homerun. Minor league games are fun just for the weird promos and stuff they come up with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Typhoon 5 Posted August 13, 2013 Speaking of strange things happening in a ballpark, I was the base umpire when a large rat came out on the field from under the dugout. It meandered slowly to the backstop where it disappeared down a hole. The whole park was mesmerized and no one said anything. I went to the plate umpire and told him that he should try and keep the coaches in the dugout instead of letting them roam about on the field. It took him about 5 mins to compose himself and get the game started again. Tony Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
