Unfortunate Miss-hit
We've all heard about Boca Juniors, River Plate, Racing Club, and Newell's Old Boys, even if we're not big football (soccer) fans. However, few have heard or will care much for the news of San Lorenzo and Tigre (two teams playing in the Argentine Football League).
That is, of course, until yesterday. The game which ended in a 2-1 win for San Lorenzo will go down in history as the game in which Gaston Aguirre killed a pigeon!
Aguirre shot the ball in the direction of goal where a group of pigeons was located. A fluff of feathers, birds flew, all except one. The unfortunate one. That pigeon lay still and could not fly to the amazement of the players and referee who gathered around to watch it die. The referee then picked it up, put it on the sideline and went on with the game. [was a minute of silence due here?]
While Aguirre maybe the first football player to ever kill an animal accidentally in a sport that does not involve guns or cars, he's not alone in this unfortunate record.
Baseball:
In a freak accident on March 24, 2001 during the 7th inning of a spring training game against the San Francisco Giants, Randy Johnson who at the time played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, threw a fastball that struck and killed a dove. The unlucky bird swooped across the infield just as Johnson was releasing the ball. After being struck by the pitch, the bird landed dead amid a "sea of feathers." The official call was "no pitch.
On August 4, 1983, Dave Winfield, playing for the NY Yankees, accidentally killed a seagull by throwing a ball at it while warming up before the fifth inning of a game at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium. He doffed his cap in mock sorrow, and fans responded by hurling obscenities and improvised missiles. After the game, he was brought to the Ontario Provincial Police station and arrested for cruelty to animals. He was released after posting a $500 bond.
Golf:
On December 12, 2007, while being filmed for an educational video, Tripp Isenhour allegedly killed a red-shouldered hawk by hitting it with a golf ball. According to court documents, Isenhour was irritated by the noises the hawk was making. He hit golf balls at the bird until one struck it in the head. He was charged with cruely to animals and pleaded no contest.
That is, of course, until yesterday. The game which ended in a 2-1 win for San Lorenzo will go down in history as the game in which Gaston Aguirre killed a pigeon!
Aguirre shot the ball in the direction of goal where a group of pigeons was located. A fluff of feathers, birds flew, all except one. The unfortunate one. That pigeon lay still and could not fly to the amazement of the players and referee who gathered around to watch it die. The referee then picked it up, put it on the sideline and went on with the game. [was a minute of silence due here?]
While Aguirre maybe the first football player to ever kill an animal accidentally in a sport that does not involve guns or cars, he's not alone in this unfortunate record.
Baseball:
In a freak accident on March 24, 2001 during the 7th inning of a spring training game against the San Francisco Giants, Randy Johnson who at the time played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, threw a fastball that struck and killed a dove. The unlucky bird swooped across the infield just as Johnson was releasing the ball. After being struck by the pitch, the bird landed dead amid a "sea of feathers." The official call was "no pitch.
On August 4, 1983, Dave Winfield, playing for the NY Yankees, accidentally killed a seagull by throwing a ball at it while warming up before the fifth inning of a game at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium. He doffed his cap in mock sorrow, and fans responded by hurling obscenities and improvised missiles. After the game, he was brought to the Ontario Provincial Police station and arrested for cruelty to animals. He was released after posting a $500 bond.
Golf:
On December 12, 2007, while being filmed for an educational video, Tripp Isenhour allegedly killed a red-shouldered hawk by hitting it with a golf ball. According to court documents, Isenhour was irritated by the noises the hawk was making. He hit golf balls at the bird until one struck it in the head. He was charged with cruely to animals and pleaded no contest.
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