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Lazy baseball bird refused to move until it was touched by a glove

James Dator
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.

It used to be that birds on the baseball field knew. They heard tales of Randy Johnson obliterating them from the mound, or being struck in the outfield — but these lazy young birds have no respect for history. Just look at this effing bird.

This avian lollygagger refused to flap its wings until Paul Goldschmidt came over and tapped it on the back. On the one hand it’s nice to see a bird that’s not afraid of people, on the other it could have interrupted a very important play in a baseball game. Where’s the respect?

Lazy bird. “Foul” indeed.

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