A few months ago we sharedHere are a handful ofdelays that didn't involve animals on the field.

PRAY FOR UMPIRES:Poughkeepsie fans grew impatient on June 12, 1905 because the umpires didnt show up for the Colts game against Paterson.As team management tried to contact the absent umpiring crew, local Reverend C.S. Odell Beckham Jr Jersey Rahm emergedfrom the stands and offered to umpire the game without bias. Players must've been skeptical at first, but The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball reportedboth teams were New York Giants Jersey satisfied withReverend Rahm's officiating.

BATHROOM DELAY:The Mobile BayBears were dumbfounded in the ninth inning of a 2007 game in Montgomerywhen pitcher Matt Elliott didnt return to the mound. Elliott allowed the game-tying runthe inning before and reacted by raginginto the dugout bathroom andslamming the door. He jammed the door's frame,lockinghimself in the bathroom.

Mobile brought in a new pitcher while Elliott wastrapped.The Montgomery Fire Department eventuallyrescued the imprisoned pitcher.

SUN DELAYS:Most delays come from bad weather.At two historic minor league fields, Pittsfield's Wahconah Park and Bakersfield's Sam Lynn Ballpark, a fewsun Jon Halapio Jersey delays halt games each season.The stadiums were built facing the wrong direction, so the sun beams towardhome plateearly in summer evenings. Sun delays protect batters, who would be blinded by brightne s otherwise.

FOUNTAIN OF FUROR:Larry Segovia went to bat on a clear night and three strikes later his teammates were soaking wet. The Albuquerque Kyle Lauletta Jersey outfielder struck out on June 15, 1955 and after the K he stormed into the dugoutand kicked a water fountain. His kick broke a pipe and water gushed out, spraying everyone in sight. The cascade of water soared 50 feet high and drenchedplayers and fans, according to Albuquerque journalist Toby Smith.

The Daniel Jones Jersey game was delayed as the grounds crewrepaired the busted pipe and cleaned puddles off the field.

WITHDRAWL:The Cla s D Kansas State League game between Lyons and McPherson Lawrence Taylor Jersey lasted 21 innings on July 27, 1909. It also included baseballs first craving delay, when the umpire paused the 18th inning to ask one of the dugouts for some chewing tobacco.

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