Friday, June 02, 2006

That bear is a menace

The bear on the right is not well.

Every time he tears out onto the field on his four-wheeler, I fear for his safety and the safety of others on the field. Children, ballplayers, the grounds crew are all potential targets. Also, he apparently has a thing for guys in matching shirts. That's just odd.

It's only a matter of time before he does some real damage.

Like I said, that bear is a menace.

Despite this simple fact, I have to give it to the bear for his sheer athletic ability.

While other fans may joke about the mascot being better than the ballplayers on the team, I think the Twins fans might have a real point here.

Fact: The bear routinely beats out grown men in home run derby competitions held before the games.

Fact: The bear catches ceremonial first pitches with an oversized mitt. Often, he is better at catching the ball than the untalented hacks whipping the ball into the dirt two feet in front of the plate.

Fact: The bear does all of these normal baseball activities better than Rondell White. All of this while wearing a stifling sweat and urine-soaked suit with limited vision and mobility.

That bear may be a menace, but he's a hell of a ballplayer.

(Photo from: happinessemporium.com)

2 comments:

Matt G said...

I think that's actually where they picked him up this year. He started at the suck and just keeps digging in deeper.

Anonymous said...

Could the bear run over Torii Hunter with his bike? I hate that guy.