By now, I’m sure you’re aware of the unique ways parents have been revealing the genders of their un-born babies. There’s the classic cutting into the cake, balloons, envelops, songs, and everything in between.
A while back, however, I was particularly impressed with one Major Leaguer’s use of a loaded, breakable baseball hiding a particular “color” for the reveal:
It’s a Boy!! Reds Catcher Tucker Barnhart Finds Out the Sex of His Baby In a Unique Way https://t.co/HZrfNEK7CD pic.twitter.com/POb2Xkna79
— Baseball is Fun (@flippingbats) February 17, 2017
The idea, as I’m sure you can guess, is that the swing pops the ball and reveals a cloud of blue or pink smoke … the only problem is, you have to swing:
When you're about to find out the gender of your child but refuse to swing at a pitch high and inside (Via @HearKyleTait) pic.twitter.com/WXXfmUORov
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) July 17, 2017
FACE. PALM.
I know we like to pimp a selectively aggressive approach at the plate … but maybe he shoulda been swinging away on that one. You have to crawl before you can walk, after all.