Move over Bazooka Joe ... here comes Bazooka David
After recording a five-out save on Wednesday night, reliever Joel Peralta was told he could take a beach day Thursday, and dressed accordingly.
Meanwhile, cheering Peralta and the Rays on to their fourth consecutive victory, starter David Price set a new personal bubble gum-chewing record.
The Rays lefty then took to Twitter with a contest, asking his followers to guess the number of pieces he mashed together to form this glob.
The first person to tell me how many pieces of gum this was in my mouth will get a signed baseball by the 5 starters!!lockerz.com/s/206087027
— David Price (@DAVIDprice14) May 3, 2012
ok my old record was 24...it's over 24 and less than 40!!! Let's gooooo....and stop guessing all the numbers nerds
— David Price (@DAVIDprice14) May 3, 2012
WINNER!!!!! First guess...great job you get the signed baseball!!! RT @HumandChuck: @DAVIDprice14 35
— David Price (@DAVIDprice14) May 3, 2012
The recipient of a baseball signed by all five members of the Rays rotation was @HumandChuck. "It's a young lady. She lives in Toronto," Price said, "She got it right on her first guess, so she won."