i've heard of rubber chickens before in
a hockey game but not a live chicken
welcome to watch mojo and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
wildest animal incidents in sports three
points australia there's a dog on the
ground
it's got emily there's a dog out on the
ground as well can you believe this
and if this cowboy season doesn't go the
way it was expected to
blame that guy this is incredible it's
making a run for it
for this list we're looking at moments
when animals crashed major sporting
events which animal incident made your
jaw drop
or had you laughing hysterically let us
know in the comments
number 10 rally squirrel there's a
squirrel that
ran right in front of home plate during
a postseason game between the st louis
cardinals and the philadelphia phillies
a squirrel captured the attention of
baseball fans when it ran across the
plate in busch stadium and then
into the stands distracted by the
squirrel philly's pitcher roy oswald
threw a pitch that was considered to be
a ball
which irked both the phillies player and
the manager who later said he would have
shot the squirrel if he'd been armed
the saint louis cardinals for their part
considered the rodent which they
nicknamed rally squirrel
a good luck charm for contributing to
the momentum that would win them the
2011 world series
what a team what a ride the cardinals
are world
champs number nine black cat curses the
chicago cubs
sometimes a cat running loose in a
baseball stadium can be good luck for
the team at bat
like rally cat was for the st louis
cardinals in 2017.
however a visit from a black cat didn't
work out so well for the chicago cubs
during a september game back in 1969.
the cubs were leading the new york mets
in the pennant chase
until a black cat darted past cub's
third baseman ron santo before he went
to bat
the cat would prance around near the
cubs dugout at one point even staring
players down
after the cat left the field the cubs
went on to lose that game to the mets
who would later win the world series
that year many believe the cat jinxed
the team
which is why the incident is often
considered another
infamous moment for one of the
unluckiest teams in baseball why did it
walk in front of our dugout instead of
the
met stuck out i got no idea number eight
manu ginobili versus the bat
an october 2009 game between the san
antonio spurs and the sacramento kings
was interrupted when a bat flew in and
wreaked havoc in the arena
here's the outlet pass there's the bat
spurs shooting guard manu ginobili
stepped up and took on the bat
slapping it down with one hand and then
picking it up to get rid of it out of
mid-air
a similar event occurred in 2013 when a
bat disrupted a college basketball game
between marquette and providence
however no one confronted the creature
add batswater to genoble's many
accolades
that led to a series of vaccinations
that he would go on to say was a very
painful process
number seven bees swarm training game
yeah there they are another question is
how do we get them out of here
given the bitter rivalry between the
yankees and the red sox
it takes something serious to distract
sports fans from it
something like bees oh yeah oh sure get
in the catchers equipment bag that would
be great somebody's glove is really uh
becoming like a beehive during a 2014
spring training game between the two
teams
bees swarmed onto the field during the
third inning
temporarily halting the game when the
grounds crew was working on the problem
yankee's first baseman mark tashera
hilariously picked up some honey jars to
see if they would help solve things
of course this wasn't the only such
incident which can be concerning for
fans attending the game
especially those who are allergic a
similar incident involving bees occurred
at a may 2013 game between the anaheim
angels and the baltimore orioles
they have swarmed right on the screen
behind home plate where the
robo camera the remote operated is
located and
you can see how many of them are there
here's hoping there isn't a hidden
correlation between bees and baseball
number six a seagull steals steve
lowry's golf ball
while playing on the 17th hole at the
1998 players championship
golfers steve lowry came across unusual
interference
this seagull is he wants to take it home
for a souvenir
lowering fable just laugh after lowry's
ball landed a seagull picked it up
flew away with it then dropped it in the
water
does that count as an official ball in
the water fortunately for lowry
he was not penalized and was able to hit
the ball again
without the seagull having any effect on
his score nonetheless
it is kind of scary to think that all of
your hard work can be ruined by some
confused bird who shows up from the
middle of nowhere anything can happen at
17.
number five mick fanning attacked by a
shark
when the worlds of animals and sports
intersect it can play out as cute
or at worst annoying but for australian
surfer mick fanning
things got downright terrifying at the
2015 j bay open in south africa
just jumped like away and then it just
kept
coming at my board and i just was like
kicking and screaming and
well while the three-time asp world
champion was competing in the final
round
a great white shark popped out and
dragged him underwater
causing a broadcaster to curse live on
air
holy [ __ ] excuse me fanning retaliated
by literally punching back
and aided by competitor julian wilson
was able to make it back to shore in one
piece big cyber leave seeing
fanning in one piece
as we saw the fin out the back
wow
number four pine martin a tax player
during swiss soccer game
in 2013 a soccer match between swiss
teams fc tune and zurich was interrupted
when a pine martin ran across the field
in a hurry to get the game back on track
defender loris benito was able to catch
the critter and pick him up
however for his act of bravery and
picking up the wild animal
benito suffered a minor injury as the
martin fought back
and bit the player's finger the lesson
here is never mess with the martin
number three formidable flame runs away
from southwell racecourse
in 1997 a freak occurrence took place at
southwell racecourse in nottinghamshire
england
when a racehorse named formidable flame
escaped from its
stall right before a scheduled race it
then left the track
and ran loose among bystanders please do
keep calm stay
as still as you can during its rampage
the horse crushed a baby carriage
but miraculously the two-month-old
infant inside the carriage was not
harmed
fortunately neither the baby nor the
horse were hurt
but the baby's parents were treated for
shock the horse then ran into the
bedding parlor before it was eventually
subdued i do believe that the horse is
now being caught
and obviously
the attack will be taken off the cause
of the incident was thought to have been
formidable flame being upset by the
crowds
to all those planning on attending a
horse race in the near future
do not anger the horses number two a
kangaroo pretends to be a race car
as cars were buzzing by at the 2007 v8
supercar championship in new south wales
one kangaroo got the bright idea to join
the race
when cars saw the kangaroo hopping in
the middle of the track several swerved
to avoid hitting the marsupial
with at least one car veering off track
somehow they all avoided that kangaroo
at the top of the hill we've seen
that it's amazing that was an amazing
vision fortunately for
animal lovers the kangaroo was able to
leave the track unscathed
since the 2007 incident there have been
quite a few kangaroo related episodes
which have been seen as a security
concern for obvious reasons
[Music]
and that was the reason why i heard
garth leap onto the radio
you go mate before we unveil our top
pick here are some honorable mentions
dog interrupt soccer game
seagulls at a t park if
i can tell you if i were sitting out
there with my wife where we would be
in the car three-legged alligator
crosses fairway at zurich classic
this is all about the slow play role now
this is to get the guys to play a little
bit faster
just put an alligator before we continue
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number one randy johnson explodes a dove
the winner of five cy young awards randy
johnson is one of the greatest pitchers
in the history of baseball
and randy johnson has become the first
pitcher
in major league history to strike out
300 batters in
four consecutive seasons one memorable
moment of his career happened during a
march 2001 spring training game
against the san francisco giants in the
seventh inning
a dove flew in front of home plate and
upon contact with one of johnson's
fastballs
exploded leaving only a pile of feathers
sadly that poor bird found out the hard
way that when the big unit throws a
fastball
you do not get in front of it do you
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