If this happened in a movie instead, I would instantly laugh it off and call the writers out for how unrealistic the scene was, explaining that such a thing would never – could never actually happen. Add to that the fact that it was Randy Johnson who threw the pitch and this incident becomes simply unbelievable. If a bird did happen to fly through that zone, the odds of the baseball thrown by a pitcher and the bird being in the exact same place at the exact same time have to be beyond astronomical. In all the years I’ve watched baseball, I’ve never noticed a bird happen to fly right in between the batter and the pitcher. Somehow, a bird happened to fly right through the path of a 95 mile per hour fastball, resulting in the tragic end to the poor bird’s life in an explosion of feathers. The premiere pitcher in the game, current Hall of Famer Randy Johnson, was pitching against Giants prospect Calvin Murray in Spring Training. It’s only ranked this low because it happened in Spring Training. Next up, we have an absolute one in a billion moment I still can’t believe actually happened. Thanks to the midges, the Indians won the game and the series. Then, the Yankees came up to bat and it was the Indians turn to deal with the bugs – or was it? In the bottom of the 8th, the bugs, who being from the area were obviously Indians fans, had disappeared. He was visibly shaken and frustrated as the bugs continued to wreak havoc throughout his entire appearance. A walk and two wild pitches later, he gave up the tying run. It was impossible for Chamberlain to focus as the bugs completely engulfed him. “I just remember Joba grabbing the back of his neck to wipe off sweat and his hand was black, full of bugs.” The weather and stadium lights attracted an army of midges, small mosquito-like flies, who converged onto the pitching mound precisely during the top of the 8th inning. Then, when Chamberlain took the mound in the 8th, the bugs attacked. “We were dead in the water,” said one Indians player. He finished off the 7th inning without an issue. Chamberlain had a 0.38 ERA and 12.8 per 9 strikeout ratio that season. The Yankees were hanging on to a 1-0 lead in the 7th inning when set-up man Joba Chamberlain entered the game to set things up for the Mariano Rivera. It was the 2007 playoffs – more specifically the ALDS – and the weather was unusually warm for an October evening in Cleveland, Ohio. Darren Baker went on to play college ball at Cal and was drafted by the Washington Nationals. 400 and having a great postseason and career, is still remembered largely for being the hero that day. In one fell swoop, he snagged Darren and carried him to safety. Snow scored, he saw the little boy wandering around the danger zone with another runner coming in hot behind him and the catcher ready to receive the throw. That’s when the Giants tiny batboy, 3 year old Darren Baker, the son of manager Dusty Baker, was a little too eager to run out and collect Lofton’s bat, the bat of his favorite player. The Giants had 2 men on in the 7th when Kenny Lofton roped an extra base hit into right field. It was Game 5 of the 2002 World Series, the biggest stage in baseball, between the San Francisco Giants and Anaheim Angels. So, without further ado, let’s get into the list. There have also been some weird, wacky and wild moments as well and in today’s video, we’ll be counting down 10 of the wackiest most insane moments in MLB history – one in a million moments that will likely never be repeated again. With 162 games per year from each MLB team, it’s no surprise that there have no shortage of amazing and unforgettable moments, incredible comebacks and epic collapses. They say you see something new in every baseball game.
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