Rally Bird?

If you squint you can see the dead bird... 

Let's hope not...

During Sunday's come from behind victory over Houston, a bird fell to its death in the top of the eighth inning. It landed in the outfield with the Marlins in the middle of a bases-loaded jam and already down 2 runs.

Rightfielder Giancarlo Stanton and centerfielder Emilio were the first to see the deceased bird. Stanton summoned groundskeepers to remove the bird between pitches.

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Immediately thereafter, reliever Mike Dunn escaped the jam, then Hanley Ramirez hit a game-tying two-run home run in the bottom of the inning. Ramirez would eventually finish off the Astros with a walk-off, bases-loaded single in the bottom of the 11th inning.

"Rally bird!" Marlins closer Heath Bell allegedly exclaimed after the game.

I mean, a rally animal might end up being fun, but we could probably do better than a dead bird, can't we?


Image via Fish@Bat