If you were tuning into ESPN, or the Houston Astros vs San Diego Padre game Thursday afternoon, you saw quite a show in the 9th inning. With the 4 RBI day by Geoff Blum, the Astros led 6-1 in the top of the 9th with 2 outs, when all of a sudden Kyle Blanks started walking towards the Padre dugout from left field. Blanks, a rookie, has to be one of the largest players in the game, standing at six-foot-six and weighs 285 pounds.
When the camera got out to left field we all saw what was scaring Kyle Blanks. It was a swarm of about 2000 bees. Anything but a "small" swarm, though the Padres video board had other thoughts. The players were all pulled off the field and play was halted, as the teams had to wait on a beekeeper. Luckily for both teams, Padres head groundskeeper, has a beekeeper on speed dial, and came in contact with one very quick. After about a 35 minute delay he arrived on scene to a standing ovation and took care of the ballgirls jacket which was where the queen bee was hiding and where the 2000 bees swarmed too. While it took the keeper only 30 minutes to get there, it took him 30 seconds to dispose of the trouble. He came out double barreled and shot all the bees down and carried them off.
The game picked up after a 52 minute delay and no one was injured with the exception of the bees, which were all killed. The Astros went on to win the game 7-2.
Take a look at the debacle here (video will start automatically on the right along with highlights): http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290702125
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