As a fan of the Chicago Cubs, I’ve been to Wrigley Field a time or two (or so they tell me, it all goes black once you get in to the bleachers AMIRITE?!). But, as I’m sure you know whether you’ve been there or not, Wrigley Field is a relatively unique stadium.
One of the moderately unique features (though not entirely distinct to Wrigley) is the exterior bullpens. Instead of tucking them away (safely) under right or left field (which is coming next year), the bullpens at Wrigley Field are out down the left and right field lines, just out of play. It can cause issues, for obvious reasons, as players chase down fly balls in the area.
The San Francisco Giants’ stadium, AT&T Park, has a very similar feature, and they run into very similar problems.
Every so often, a visiting team’s corner outfielder runs over to catch a pop-up foul ball, winds up tripping on the elevated mound and falling to the ground. Usually, it’s a little scary, because you don’t want anyone to roll an ankle, but sometimes it can be really funny.
Especially when the ball bounces off the outfielder’s head. Sorry, Michael Saunders. This wasn’t really your fault, but there’s nothing you can do except wear it, because it’s pretty funny:
There’s not really anything more embarrassing than taking one to the face/head. It’s the ultimate failure as a human. There are pretty much only a few rules they tell you when you are born, and that’s all you really have to know:
- Breathe (all the time).
- Eat (daily).
- Drink water (often).
- Don’t let stuff hit your brain case.
But hey, it could have been worse funnier: