Seagulls help Indians beat Royals and MLB catcher nearly trampled by Chorizo

MLB – Last night was a weird night in baseball as seagulls drove in the winning run in the Cleveland Indians’ 4-3 10th inning win over the Kansas City Royals.

The play happened in the bottom of the 10th inning with two runners on base after a Mark DeRosa single and Victor Martinez walk.   Indians Right Fielder, South Korean native, Shin Soo Choo lined up the middle to Royal’s Center Fielder Coco Crisp, the ball struck a seagull and deflected away from Coco.    Coco raised his arms in frustration after the play, but according to Major League Baseball, the ball is still in play after striking objects, including birds in fair territory.     Choo’s bird bash drove in the winning run in a walk off game that went to the birds.

The last time seagulls made headlines in Major League baseball was back on August 4, 1983 when Dave Winfield killed a seagull by throwing the ball in a 5th inning warmup at Toronto’s Exhibition Stadium.   After hitting the bird, Winfield was battered by flying objects from angry fans.     Thinking that was the end of his problems, Winfield was later arrested for cruelty to animals.   Fortunately, no birds were hurt last night and no arrests were necessary.

Over in Milwaukee, there was a close encounter of  a different kind as St. Louis Cardinals’ catcher Jason LaRue was nearly trampled by a seven foot chorizo running full speed.  LaRue forgot to look both ways before leaving the dugout and was nearly taken down by the giant pastry.  LaRue continued to dodge and weave his way past the hot dog, bratwurst and Italian sausage to safely make his way on to the field for some between inning warm ups.