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Bees Delay MLB Game for Two Hours
A bee swarm delayed the start of the Major League Baseball match between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers for almost two hours.
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... Five minutes before play was scheduled to begin a swarm of bees descended on the top of the protective netting behind the home plate. Beekeeper Matt Hilton was called in and was lifted 30 feet into the air to the post where the bees had swarmed at Chase Field in Phoenix. Hilton, who had been about to watch his six-year-old son play a baseball game when he received a call, sprayed and vacuumed the bees away. "We know this was really important to get this game going, so when we heard there's a bee issue out at the Diamondbacks' stadium, we tried to get at it right away," he said. ...
Beekeeper Matt Hilton was called in and was lifted 30 feet into the air to the post where the bees had swarmed at Chase Field in Phoenix.
Hilton, who had been about to watch his six-year-old son play a baseball game when he received a call, sprayed and vacuumed the bees away.
"We know this was really important to get this game going, so when we heard there's a bee issue out at the Diamondbacks' stadium, we tried to get at it right away," he said. ...
[video of the bee-clearing in the article]
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-05-01 11:58 AM | Reply
Should have called Jason Statham.
#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-05-01 10:16 PM | Reply
Major kudos to Beekeeper Matt Hilton who resolved the situation.
#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-05-01 10:24 PM | Reply
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