Minor league baseball is the Wild West of sports. And before you fire off a reply about polyester pants null and voiding that sentence, we’d like to point out there’s plenty of evidence to back that first statement. On any given weekend, somewhere in America, a minor league front office is saying, “Yeah, why not?” and then doing something no sane adult should approve. Case in point: the Joliet Slammers from Illinois once dropped 2,600 hot dogs from the sky onto fans. Another minor league team thought, “Dead whale? Let’s blow it up” — and then leaned all the way in by renaming themselves the Exploding Whales. Disclaimer: The whale blowing up thing was actually a good move for the environment. Similar masterminds around the country have also signed off on I, Tonya Night, Scientology Night, and maybe the most dangerous phrase in sports marketing history: $1 Beer Night. We think about the group text of these marketing teams often and wonder what they're doing this weekend. Thank you for being here. More home runs down below.
The Sunday Morning Playlist on a Thursday. Same dog, same water bowl.
A Shell-ebration
After a month long stint on the run at exactly 0.004 miles per hour, Matilda the tortoise has found her way home. No news on where the hare ended up in the secret midnight race. Hop on.
It’s All in the Knees
Meanwhile, over in the big leagues, the first base coach for the Giants must be getting bored with the game and is now having players catch fly balls with anything but their hands. Watch what might just be the greatest catch in the history of baseball.
The Kids Are Smart
Surprise surprise, sometimes kids know things adults don’t. Well, maybe a lot of times. According to themselves, they’ve really been holding out on everyone with the answer to a pretty big doozy: how to get them off their phones.
Other Good News & Happenings
Caps off for another year of spores and mushroom magic at the Telluride Mushroom Festival.
That’s one hell of a late fee, Grandma.
The robots had a race, and we still don’t know how to feel about it.
A song to enjoy when you're feeling like dynamite.
You should probably smash open whatever device you're reading this on and look for the hidden smiley face.
