Minor leaguers turn flooded dugout into recreational lake

If it seems like there’s never a dull moment in the minor leagues, that’s because there’s truly never a dull moment in the minor leagues.

Even when Mother Nature unleashes her fury, minor league players find ways to turn a negative into a positive by making it something fun.

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There’s no better example of that mindset and the creativity of said minor leaguers than the scene that played out Friday in Indianapolis.

The Louisville Bats, the Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, were literally flooded out of the visitor’s dugout before their scheduled game against the Indianapolis Indians. But rather than heading for higher ground or leaving the ballpark all together, they turned the dugout into a recreational lake by turning inter-tubes into boats and their bats into paddles.

This is not behavior we would necessarily endorse, but who’s going to stop boys from being boys? Especially boys who have a game to play.

Unfortunately, though not surprisingly, the game would ultimately be postponed. That means they had to get out all their energy by rowing around the ballpark before getting in a bus to drive to Columbus for Saturday’s series opener. It’s not a long drive, but we’re guessing it will be an interesting one.

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Mark Townsend is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at bigleaguestew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!

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