Some people feel the apocalypse will arrive via some catastrophic bird invasion. That’s a fine theory and all, except for one glaring problem.
If birds keep dive-bombing into baseball stadiums and flying in front of fastballs, there won’t be any left to take over the world.
Many baseball fans remember when Randy Johnson struck a bird during a spring training game in 2001, sending the bird down in a sea of feathers. Well, history almost repeated itself Sunday during a game between the Minnesota Twins and Oakland Athletics.
Nearly had another Randy Johnson episode in Oakland, suicide seagull avoids pitch and Davis somehow fouls it off pic.twitter.com/KHBBCEAYHx
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) July 31, 2017
That’s one seriously brave seagull.
Here’s a closer look:
Wait, are those french fries in its mouth? https://t.co/bNZmyISf9v pic.twitter.com/3VTsDAH8WN
— Cut4 (@Cut4) July 31, 2017
But don’t think these kamikaze birds are just baseball fans.
Years ago, a tennis player struck and killed a small bird, and even performed an impromptu funeral service.