South Florida summer comes with plenty of rain, which for baseball players means extra time during rain delays. I posted earlier about our game during a Michael Jackson tribute promo which set the stage for the video below. Coincidentally enough, a few days later, the Thriller video was played on the video-board at our park during a rain delay against Tampa. Here’s what happened as one of our relief pitchers set out to entertain the crowd:

We’re in the second have of our season in the Florida State League, 80-something games into 140 scheduled overall.   Just finished our 2nd game of a 3 game series w/ the St. Lucie Mets.  It was Michael Jackson tribute night at the park, and as I took out our lineup card before the game I was given a replica white-rhinestone glove that everyone had on during the pre-game meeting.  They took a picture for milb.com so maybe I can track that down in the future.

*update – here’s that photo:

not-so-rhinestone gloves

Here are some pics of the ballpark – Tradition Field, spring training home of the Mets:  Read more…