The woman who saved the Comerica Park goose returned to throw out the first pitch
Wednesday night's Angels-Tigers game was a full-on emotional roller coaster, full of joy, heartbreak and death-defying derring-do -- and we're not even talking about the actual baseball.
While both teams kept dry during a rain delay in the top of the sixth, a goose flew onto the Comerica Park grass. When it came time for play to resume, the bird didn't really feel like leaving. And thus, a wild goose chase commenced: Staffers tried to shoo the goose away, only to watch as it flew to a different part of the diamond. Eventually it got the hint and took off ... directly into a scoreboard:
Out of that darkness, however, a hero emerged: Dr. Catherine Roach, a Detroit-area veterinarian, happened to be sitting close by, and she along with Tigers employees worked to make sure that the goose made it out of the ballpark safe and healthy. A happy ending, and a rallying cry was born:
#RallyGoose pic.twitter.com/wqp4nC8J77
— James McCann (@JamesMcCann34) May 31, 2018
Oh, and puns. So, so many puns:
We've got an early bird special today at @ComericaPark with the @tigers and Angels squaring off at 1:10 p.m.
— Tigers PR (@DetroitTigersPR) May 31, 2018
NOTES, INFO, SCORECARD: https://t.co/bnky8FShTC pic.twitter.com/Db7j2PhAQW
Roach's reward for her heroism? She got to throw out the first pitch prior to Detroit's 6-2 win over the Angels on Thursday. Considering the short notice -- and the fact that she was out pretty late last night trying to save some waterfowl -- she did a pretty great job:
After rescuing #RallyGoose last night, we invited Dr. Catherine Roach to throw out today’s first pitch!#DetroitSummers pic.twitter.com/YmG8XA2uIE
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) May 31, 2018
We can't wait for the inevitable bobblehead.
