Freak huge thunderclap frightens, astonishes players, fans during Twins-Rangers tilt

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'I thought Jesus was coming!' Terrifying lightning bolt sends
Rangers and Twins players scurrying for cover during game (Daily Mail, w/MLB video)

It was definitely an electrifying performance.

A lightning bolt struck the Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, sending players from the Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers scurrying from the field for safety - with one player dropping to his knees in fright.
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'That's the loudest noise I've ever heard. I thought Jesus was comin!' tweeted Twins center fielder Denard Span on Monday.

'My heart stopped when I heard the thunder at the stadium. Glad no one heard me scream like a little girl too!!' Twins right fielder Ben Revere added on the social network.
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the rest, with pictures and the video, at DM link above

 

[LunaticFringe]

I love Ben Revere's comment! LOL!

 

[Nova]

I love Ben Revere's comment! LOL!

Figures that the multimillionaire players scurry while the minimum-wage ground crew has to go out and put down a tarp.

 

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"The rain fell alike upon the just and upon the unjust, and for nothing was there a
why and a wherefore." W. Somerset Maugham, 'Of Human Bondage', 1915, via Matthew 5:45

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AP has a bit of an update, at SI.com:

Rangers officials said the lightning struck north of stadium and didn't hit the facility. There were no reports of damage or any injuries.

 

[Herding Cats]

I will admit to loving thunderstorms now (I used to be utterly terrified of them...then spent some time in Illinois).

I promise you, though, that I would have dropped to my knees as well, covering my head, and then run off the field too, if that happened to me.

I will say that the vid is terribly funny...and even people in the stands were throwing their arms over their heads and ducking down; it was a very loud, very close lightning strike (the lightning happens a nanosecond before the boom...you can see it if you're looking close and run the vid a time or two for the timing of it all) and deafening thunder crash.

Yeah, I'd be running too.

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Herding Cats