Nice Passed Ball There Jon Eddy

Last night Colorado Springs Sky Sox Director of Marketing and Promotions, Jon Eddy, went out to catch the ceremonial 1st pitch:

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All set meat. Bring the heat. I can take it.

Most 1st pitches are on target, some are not, this one was in the dirt:

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DAMMIT EDDY! YOU’VE GOT TO SHIFT YOUR BODY TO BLOCK THOSE!
DON’T JUST FLIPPIN’ OLE THE DAMN BALL!

It’s in the dirt and with a whiff and a miss of the glove the ball made its way to the backstop:

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Don’t look at your glove there Yogi. That’s not to blame here.

When the ball gets by you guess what?

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Well, crap! Nothing left to do now but…

Yup. You get to chase it to the backstop!

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…run and pick it up.
Say hi to the fans while your back there.

Thanks for the entertainment Jon! (Not that we’d do any better  ; )

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