Squirrely

Baseball card collectors, save your coffee and burger money and get ready to add this to your box of cardboard.

You see, last Friday there was a ballgame as Yankee Stadium pitting the New York Yankees against the Boston Red Sox. 9 players at a time per side, plus a pitcher, and out of that was born a new star.

The game stopped in the fourth inning that night as the giant crowd sat transfixed, watching the athleticism of an eye-catching performer. This performer wore not the Yankee home white or the Red Sox road light gray uniform, but a darker gray, like the fur of a squirrel.

Max Fried of the Yankees was on the mound in the top of the fourth inning when a squirrel ran onto the field. 

Fried told reporters, "That's the first time it's happened to me. My first reaction was, 'Don't do anything that might embarrass you.' I thought it was just going to run around, but it came straight to me and went in the little hole I created on the mound."

"At one point, I think I just said, 'OK, buddy, let's go,'" Fried said. "He just did his thing. It's definitely a little strange, but it's all in good fun."

After the staredown, Squirrely Joe ran off to foul territory, and made his exit through the chainlink fence out near the scoreboard.

And if he was sent to bring the Yanks good luck, that wasn't happening. They lost, 1-0.

But for $8.99, Topps will sell you a trading card about the rodent's big night. Your collection is not complete without it!