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Dexter Fowler had to deal with his own personal rain cloud while making a catch

In the world of Winnie-the-Pooh, Eeyore was the lovable-but-perpetually-downcast stuffed donkey who always had his own literal storm cloud above his head (for metaphoric purposes, of course).
Dexter Fowler is an outfielder for the Cubs, and in Wednesday night's 2-1 loss to the Brewers at Miller Park he found himself more or less caught up in an Eeyore-like situation due to the roof at the stadium and a downpour of rain.
The inclement weather outside the ballpark wasn't an issue, except for the exact area in which Fowler was standing for Chris Carter's second-inning at-bat. For context's sake, when the roof at Miller Park is closed during an epic downpour, the panels stack on top of each other, which causes some wayward droplets to slip through and rain down toward the field. 
As a result, he had to combat his own personal shower in pursuit of a fly ball: 

Sure, one can imagine this was a bit strange for Fowler, who had an obstacle nobody else seemed to have -- but it could have been worse! 

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