Carlos Martinez feeds on-field duck, ends eons long war between Cardinals and ducks

Eons ago, in the perfectly anthropomorphized world that once existed, cardinals and ducks were united as one. Literal birds of a feather, they would wander the Earth and take to the skies as brothers and allies of the Precambrian age. (Or whenever birds showed up -- what do I look like, a scientist?)

But then came the great rift. As human beings began roaming the Earth, they declared that cardinals play baseball and ducks play ice hockey or feature in films starring Emilio Estevez. The fires raged and these once noble friends waged war in the skies as their voices were silenced by the quacks and chirps of discord. 

But on July 7, 2015, a peace treaty was finally brokered as one, lone duck requested parlay with the Cardinals as they took on the Cubs. Final Vote candidate Carlos Martinez, looking to reach across the aisle and stump for more votes, signed this treaty into bird-law as he handed out the ceremonial sunflower seeds of peace. 

Unfortunately, the cool, tranquil peace was broken as a predatory species attacked from the bush: Big Blue, the one thing that both Cardinals and ducks have always been united against. 

Of course, I may just have gone on a big kick reading my old Redwall novels this morning and this is nothing more than one human player tossing food crumbs to a bird that doesn't even understand what baseball is. 

No, no, you're right. The original explanation is probably correct.