While I was on the road last week I had the chance to take in a minor league baseball game. You just gotta love minor league ball. The quality of game isn't as good, but they're trying hard and sometimes you get to see nice play or two. It's not just the game that makes it great. It's all the goofy stuff they do between innings. I was at beautiful Clipper Magazine Stadium to watch the Lancaster Barnstormers take on the Camden Riversharks (what the hell is a rivershark anyway?). Along with baseball I saw a trivia contest, a rock-paper-scissors championship, kids running the bases for prizes, frisbees thrown into the crowd, and all kinds of nonsense. But the capper, the one that made my week, was the giant cow.
Late in the game they rolled a giant inflated cow into the outfield. It had the Turkey Hill logo on both sides, which is a locally popular chain of convenience stores and a pretty good ice cream. They got some guy out of the crowd, blindfolded him, spun him around, and had him try to find the cow. With the help of us fools in the seats yelling directions, he found it and, with one mighty push, tipped it over. Giant inflatable cow tipping! Where else can you get that much value for your entertainment dollar?
The home team lost, by the way. Not that it matters. I had a good time and I have the T-Shirt to prove it.
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