This might be the strangest delay you'll ever see in MLB
The fountains at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City have to be included among the coolest features at any Major League Baseball stadium.
When they’re functioning properly, that is.
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Unfortunately, they were not on Friday night.
A busted pipe involving one the fountains led to some serious flooding in front of the Royals home bullpen during the fourth inning of Friday’s game against the Cleveland Indians. Serious enough that the game had to be delayed 30 minutes while the Royals grounds crew devised a plan to stop the leak and clear the field.
Delay at #TheK. 🏄♂️ #Royals pic.twitter.com/bCvfAsVdeH
— FOX Sports Kansas City (@FSKansasCity) August 25, 2018
The view from the stands
The scene was not a pretty one as the grounds crew attended to the situation. Several fans immediately posted photos to give those watching a better perspective of the mess.
The @Royals bullpen sprung a leak…no really it’s water and it’s everywhere. #RaisedRoyals @KUnews Night at the K! pic.twitter.com/YN50OCgCay
— Fake 1923 Jayhawk (@Fake1923Jayhawk) August 25, 2018
I have been to many Royals games and have seen some crazy stuff in over 30 years. I have never experienced a fountain leak delay @mellinger @royalsreview @Royals pic.twitter.com/q2sfmq8JYb
— JHirst (@JHirst941) August 25, 2018
What would have happened had the game not resumed?
The Royals were leading by one at the time the leak began. Had the game not resumed, it would have been restarted on a different day because the game was not yet official.
Fortunately, it resumed after the crew was able to stop water from flowing to the burst pipe and successfully pushed the water off the field.
Indians poke fun at the Royals
Before the game resumed, the Indians couldn’t stop themselves from poking fun at their hosts.
We're currently in a … *squints* … fountain delay.
We'll keep you posted …? pic.twitter.com/bkLsUMd9x9
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 25, 2018
Us: "Playing in a stadium with a water fountain will be fun!"
Narrator: "It was not fun." pic.twitter.com/V3eJmvu6ur
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 25, 2018
Some teams in the pennant race might be in the mood to joke about a delay of this nature. The Indians can because they’re currently running away with the AL Central. They entered Friday with a 12-game lead over the Minnesota Twins and a 35 1/2-game lead over Kansas City.
Yeah, it’s been that type of season in Kansas City. On this night though, they did get the last laugh. After falling behind late, the Kansas City back-to-back home runs from Ryan O’Hearn and Hunter Dozier in the ninth inning to win the game 5-4.
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