His Goose is Cooked (aka WILD GOOSE CHASE)

[samhexum]

A goose was on the loose Wednesday night in Detroit until a scoreboard at Comerica Park intervened.

 

As the Angels and Tigers waited out their second rain delay in the top of the sixth inning, a goose flew onto the outfield grass at Comerica.

 

JaCoby Jones tried, too, taking a swat at the goose with his glove but missing.

 

The goose ultimately took off and began flying out of Comerica. Fans in attendance applauded as the goose made its ascent, with the Fox Sports West telecast saying, "There he goes. He gone. In cruise control now."

 

If only it were that easy.

 

In midair, the goose tried to slam on the breaks when it spotted a big blue scoreboard on its way out of the stadium, but it was too late. The goose slammed into the scoreboard and went crashing into the seats below, as the fans who were cheering seconds earlier exhaled in despair.

 

The good news: The goose turned out OK, getting onto its feet after crashing before being taken away from the seats by a Tigers fan.

 

And the whole situation seemed to inspire the Tigers, who rallied for five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning for a 6-1 win.

 

Afterward, they chalked it up to the #RallyGoose.

 

"My wife would have had a heart attack if she saw that," Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We're glad the goose is OK. That was not fun to watch when they were chasing him around and he went into the stands; that was scary."

 

As for the charms of the so-called rally goose, Gardenhire said, "I don't know -- we broke up the goose eggs, OK."

 

Angels manager Mike Scioscia laughed when asked about the goose.

 

"They're a beautiful animal," he said. "Looked like me trying to get off the ground with the wings for a while. He had about six inches of altitude, but he finally got up."

 

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[+ Avalon]

When I was a boy my parents told me if I wanted to catch a bird to put salt on its tail. ;-)))

[+ Funguy]

When I was a boy my parents told me if I wanted to catch a bird to put salt on its tail. ;-)))

 

Don't you have to catch it to put salt on its tail?

[+ Avalon]

Don't you have to catch it to put salt on its tail?

 

I was supposed to get up close enough to throw salt on the tail and then I would be able to catch it.

[samhexum]

Rose: [to Sophia] Let me tell you about a lesson I learned when I was a little girl in St. Olaf. If you hold a bird gently, the bird will stay, but if you squeeze the bird, his eyes will bug out. [sophia stares at Rose blankly; Blanche, listening off to the side, looks pained] And Mr. Pet Shop Owner gets very huffy and he won't let you touch the birds anymore. And the mice, he won't even let you...

[MikeBiDude]

Webbed and chicken footed birds can be caught with a long coat hanger opened up with hook bent into the end. Trap their boney leg in the hook, web/foot gets stuck, pull bird toward you. Barnyard trick.

 

Hiding the axe helps as well.

[samhexum]

• The "Rally Goose" has, indeed, been set loose after a short stay in a veterinary hospital. The goose, which ultimately crashed into a Comerica Park scoreboard after being chased from the field by members of the Detroit Tigers grounds crew during a rain delay Wednesday, was released into the wild Friday in East Lansing, Michigan.
  

 

Dr. Catherine Roach, a veterinarian who was attending the game and helped to take care of the goose after its hard hit and fall, threw out the pitch before Thursday's game.

 

The Tigers also have taken flight since the incident, placing a decoy in the dugout and adopting the #RallyGoose mantra. After rallying for five runs after the incident to win Wednesday's game, the Tigers have tacked on two more wins heading into Saturday's game.