Watch as a lil’ ole squirrel successfully steals the show at a Cleveland Indians game! Love the ‘lie down/tailio up’ action.
He’s all looking for the "Peanuts! Get your peanuts heah!" guy.
NTMTOM, I bet this sqwerl has a great fast ball.
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Awww, the little guy looks so scared! Don’t chase him, give him treats!
OMG, so cute! We have Corgis and when they lie down like that we call it the “Rocky the Flying Squirrel” pose … so that’s what I thought of when I saw this little dude.
I agree, someone needs to toss him a peanut!
OMG that is the cutest thing I’ve seen in a long time. I cannot BELIEVE when that squirrel keeps going flat. TRA LA LA, I’m just gonna lay down in the grass and watch the game. LA LA LA…
It looks like they were out for blood at the end there. Why were they chasing him with rakes? Don’t they have a net, so they could capture and release? I’m really worried about what happened to this little feller in the end. Is there a follow-up report anywhere? He was just so cute.
Gratuitous, overheated squirrel tockery.
@ Carolina: I wouldn’t worry unduly, I think they were just trying to herd him out of the stadium and back into the “wild” where he belongs.
Most entertaining baseball moment I’ve seen in a long time.
Was the pitcher “staring down” the little squirrelio??
Go Squirrel go!
It’s a ballgame they could have lead him out of there with peanuts easy, no need for them to be mean.
He’s all FFFFF you. I got the best seat riiiigghht hea.
the squirrel wanna play too
Looked like the litle guy was trying to warm his harbls on the ground when he was lying flat!
I loved when squirrelio was playing shortstop, “Hey, Batter-batter-batter..”
Little feller is clearly a Jim Thome fan. I’m surprised nobody accused the Sox of releasing him onto the field!!
i love how the announcers call the play-by-play.
Throw him peanuts, he will come.
So cute! Why was he lying down like that? And also, I’ve never seen a squirrel go so close to someone like he did @ 2:26. Did anyone else notice this?
I second what Transpogue said.
If they had more squirrelio action I might actually attend a game.
Geez people, they weren’t being mean or hurting him. They were HERDING him. If they were trying to be mean they would have used those rakes as fly swatters…or just let him take a line drive to the noggin.
OMG, twitchy squirrel bum at :54!!
I love the comment “I’m telling you, he was in the army.”
Considering that the squirrel did it many times, I have to ask. Why did it lie flat on the ground with its tail over its back like that? Is it some form of defense, or hiding stance? Never noticed that in parks near where I live where squirrels are plentiful.
@nycat
The only time Ive ever seen them do this is when theyre hot. Like dogs and cats they cool through the front and back (thus the tail…) and spread out on a cool surface if possible.
@Nycat, ever take infield practice? The coaches always tell you “Stay low!”
@Skye, you obviously don’t live in New york, where they swagger right up to you and demand your lunch money. One jumped into my baby carriage when I was- well, a baby.
Hell yeah, he’s a little sqwerly Solid Snake right there
Sooo cute! ^_^
the lying down part (in disregard of the medical/ veterinarian aspets) seems very cute, a la the Road Runner enjoying his mental outwitting of Wile E. Coyote.
The “throwing peanuts” suggestion is outrageously logical/ win-win.
Are all trees of the property entirely out of running range; ie there are none with branches hanging over into the ballfirel? I was wondering how there aren’t any trees for his refuge within a squirrel’s running range??
@ Skye, on the caravan site we used to visit when i was a kid the squirrels would happily walk across our table while we were eating lunch outside. Completely fearless. It’s probably had a lot of human contact before at a park or just outside the stadium picking up the leftover snacks people drop.
I think those announcers were freaking awesome, the squirrel was head-splodingly cute but the commentary made that video something else
That was such a cute video to start my week.
And as for the skwerls not getting close to people- I feed the little guys my French Fries by hand when I go to the park. They just come up and take one from me.
I thought the little guy was going to kick some dirt on the third base umpire!
Awesome. Loved the belly crawl. Loved the announcers’ play-by-play.
I, too, have never seen the flattened-out, tail-up maneuver, and, too, live in NYC where we have our fair share of squirrels. Not to mention I work on a squirrel-infested college campus AND go walking in Riverside Park in the mornings. Fascinating! I will keep a look out for it.
Unless it’s just an Ohio Squirrel move…
@Skye – Live in any city with a major park and you’ll see squirrels run rampant and come right up to people for food. They use to take peanuts right out of my hand when I was a kid.
Skwerly is pretty cute there. Do you know the cost of MLB tickets these days? Sheesh, skwerly probably thought he had the best seats in the house, though getting to the concession stands would’ve been a bitch.
PATITIO GIGANTE-This squirrel is crawling over to you because you’re a super guy who will share his bag of treats…also there is a nice message(I hope so) for you in the
“fraaking overload” post…
The lying flat with his tail up in the air is something squirrels do when they’re very scared. Poor thing. =(
Wow.. that was great!! that little guy wasnt even scared.. just walked right past that guy at the end.. That had to be the most entertaining baseball game I have ever seen.
How about a trail of peanuts leading out of the stadium…? They never saw ET? M&Ms, crumbs of hot dog bun…He may need a little tote bag…Barbie’s Beach Bag…whatever…
PATITO GIGANTE…Sorry I spelled your name wrong…I can’t do anything right today…
I can’t handle the ‘flat as a pancake’ belleh action! Pass me the maple syrup, must nom the cute commando!
I wonder if that made it to Baseball Tonight.
I’m a bit worried for the little scampus… he was looking pretty tired there near the end… hope he got some nice water and nuts shortly after that performance
if i was there (totally wouldnt be ’cause i hate baseball) i would have been all over down there crawling after that cutie with my melted ice from my drink. hee hee!
That was the best thing I’ve seen all day. Admittedly, I just got up, but I think the title will stand.
i was down on the mall in DC one time, lost in reverie, and a squirrel ran right up my leg. i did the freak-out dance and screamed so loud i scared the tourists!
…as long as the White Sox ended up winning the game…
happy to report that the cleveland indians now consider the little furr ite their good luck charm, as his appearance signaled the end of a losing streak.
“But the “Rally Squirrel” might have come to the team’s rescue, even if its arrival might have been happenstance and nothing more. Whatever it was, don’t think the Indians didn’t appreciate its help.
“We had a guy in the stands coaching it,” the energetic Crisp said. “He was telling him to run after (Derek) Jeter, run after A-Rod. He did a pretty good job.”
While the Yankees were rallying in the seventh, the squirrel made its way behind the plate, bringing Jeter’s at-bat to a halt. The scoreboard flashed a photo of the squirrel, only a tiny Indians jersey had been super-imposed on the animal’s chest.
“He didn’t get in the way too much,” Jeter said with a smile, “except for when I was hitting.”
“I’m sure he was scared,” Yankees manager Joe Torre said. “I noticed he kept running away from [Gary] Sheffield.”
http://yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20040825&content_id=838421&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle
I think that this little guy was really scared and probably would have loved to find a tree to climb.
For those of you who keep saying he was really scared — if he were really scared he would have run away from the people, not practically up the umpire’s leg! This is a squirrel who’s used to people. He’s just being a squirrel. He may have been hot, though.
I agree, Edmundh, I thought he was gonna go all Billy Martin on that ump!
cutest 7th inning stretch ever. poor thing. the stories he’ll tell his kids, once he catches his breath. “and then i ran for 3rd! and talked trash to the ump before they ejected me from the game! nuts! nuts to all of them!”
All I see is SQUIRREL BUTT!!
Hahaha, he’s a cutie, isn’t he! Funny little one, bless you! <3
Hopefully, the “Rally Squirrel” found his tree. He looked more bewildered than terroried, I would be, too..but god, that tail!
In the meantime, definitely the ‘Play of the Day’!
Love the play by play on the announcers when the squirrel was in the outfield!
This video was great!
musta taken some time to move all the old bats and mitts and badminton rackets out o’ the way to get to the sqwerl rakes
everyone has a closet like that
“he’s a lot quicker than anybody else out there.”
LOLLOLOLOL!!! silly squirrelsy!
I don’t think it’s a “he” but a “she”, and she might be in heat. Female cats assume the same low to the ground, tail-up position when they are, well, you know.
The squirrel gave us plenty of good views and I didn’t see any of the right equipment for a man-type squirrel. Or is it just me?
@Theresa, I’ll never forget the grey squirrel I saw in Central Park. It was using a long stick held in it’s mouth as a pole for vaulting, it would run a short way, spike it in the ground and flip all the way over it, then repeat. It had a whole circle of tourists with cameras and treats, oohing and ahhing in amazement. I don’t think I saw a clever trainer anywhere, I think the squirrel was just really good at busquing. I tell you, let something happen to humanity and the squirrels are going to be the next big evolutionary thing.
That squirrel has balls (pardon the pun I am fully aware it may have been a female squirrel)
I think it was just hanging out, what the heck does it know of interrupting games LOL!
I don;t think it was terrified or anything like that at all, and no one was mean.
All in all, two thumbs up, very cute vid!
Any squirrel that helps the Yankees lose is fine by me!
Besides, I’d much rather watch a good ol’ fashioned squirrel chase than a game of baseball any day!
Years ago a squirrel got onto the field at an Ohio State game. The little creature ran nearly the entire length of the field, in bounds, and into the end zone. The announcer yelled, “TOUCHDOWN, LITTLE SQUIRREL!” and the crowd went wild. I still laugh whenever I think about it.
I don’t know much ’bout squrilios but that little one reminded me of a cat in heat …
There’s a lil squirrley in my back yard that we feed nuts to, and she loves to lay in the grass like that. She’ll also do in on the lowest branch of a nearby tree and watch us as we do our daily activities in the yard.
Aesthetica — that’s referring to a different game (though of course it could be the same squirrel). The Cleveland team was playing the White Sox in this clip, not the Yanks. (Although Cleveland has been known to use the forces of nature to defeat the Yankees on a number of occasions, most notably recruiting the flying insect world for a brief but crucial moment in last year’s playoffs).
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=271005105
Since people here are dissing baseball (ahem, my life’s passion), I will explain:
– Squwerlio might be showing the proper technique for a head-first slide (don’t try this at home, kids, it leads to hand injuries).
– More likely, Squwerlio is a STREAKER. Note the flagrant lack of modesty tail. Normally, TV broadcasts refuse to show these kind of attention grabbing-shenanigans on the field so as not to encourage the behavior in others. But I guess even they have a soft spot for the Qte (even when it involves Scuiridae genitalia).
To me, he looked terrified.
I’ll go to bat for Scrat!
OMG belly-crawl, OMG belly-crawl – that was so funny, and then plooping his tail on his head! Priceless!
I kept hearing the Mission Impossible theme when he went into flat belleh mode.
‘ah, nice cool dirt on belleh, very refreshing!’
snort- squirrel is smarter that silly baseball-player men.
ha!
Cute fearless sqwerlio is funny enough, but the announcers really made it, with the army and telestrator and ‘faster than anyone’ comments. Loved the dodge around the ump too.
Poor thing i hope he didn’t have a heart attack. They were going at him with rakes! It’s not cute guys its horrible he was so scared!
Awesome Picture, Good Video
the squirrel wanna play too . . give peanut n the squrrel will make you lough every day.
thanks
To me, he looked terrified.
how poor that
Skeered Sqwerl action!
Im on ur infieldz warmin mah hairbl
looks like he wants to get a tan
@B-Serv, I hear ya, what’s with all the hate for The Pastime?
[Wait, are we talking baseball or pocket pool? - Ed.]
Two of my favorite things, the Cleveland Indians and squirrels. What a wonderful clip!
I must know what that squirrel’s arched back and cat-in-heat/dog-with-itchy-butt movements mean! It is driving me mad!
["HOLYCRAPHOLYCRAPHOLYCRAPWHEREAREALLTHETREES?!?!?!" - Ed.]
Dang those streakers, always disrupting the game…
The Chicage Trib apparently does an inning-by-inning summation.
Excerpt ( http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/cs-080903-white-sox-indians-cubicle-kaschube,0,5505056.column ):
“The Cleveland groundscrew herded the squirrel out with a few rakes. Meanies. Get PETA on the phone. 0-2 to Hall. Couple foul balls. 1-2 for Hall, Getz takes off running and he’s thrown out at second to end the inning.
White Sox 4-2.
Squirrel is now hiding out by a lawnmower by the TV trucks, per DJ. Big Bobby Jenks gets Jamey(ie) Carroll first. Ball one. Strike one evens things up. Next pitch is laved into CF for a single. Shoppach grounds the 0-1 to Alexei, who throws to O-Cab at second, who in turn throws to Konerko at first for the 4-6-3 DP. Two DPs for Jenks. Drool is up now. Strike three swinging, Hall drops it but throws to first in time. And this ballgame is (everyone, say it with me) OVA!
White Sox 4-2.
Final thoughts: TGFS. Thank God For Squirrel. That was entertaining. And I guess for Bobby Jenks. And Alexei. And Swish. And you, the readers. Come visit us on chicagotribune.com/sports in the future. We’ll be here. Same bat time, different bat channel, same bad nonsense. Kisses!”
Cute. I’d watch a lot more baseball if wildlife running loose on the field became a more regular part of the game.
But Baseball has the 7th Inning Stretch, not Halftime. Sheesh.
Oh the poor thing was scared shitless. Yhose were defensive positions everyone thought were cute belly flops and tail over the head. It was trying to protect itself and didn’t know what to do. Wonder how it got there in the first place, and mean groundskeepers going after it with those scary rakes.
People, get a grip, will you?
First, scared skwerls don’t go that close to people (like the umpire). Second, they weren’t hitting, they were herding.
They needed to get him off the field. I wonder what you’d think if you watched the Animal Cops videos and saw how they chase cats around in hoarder’s apartments, or attempt to steer donkeys and horses into the trucks.
You have to herd. To do that, you need to make a presence they’ll shy away from. Please use some logic. Skwerl is fine. Haven’t you ever tried to get an unwanted mouse or bird from your house? It’s no different.
See above Chicago Tribune post. Skwerl’s kicking it in the back lot.
He must be a baseball nut!
omg. high-sterical! He’s actually a she flagging the players… see in the lounge later sweet cheeks!
At my college campus, the squirrels are huge mutant squirrels that come up to you while you are eating lunch outside. This squirrel kind of reminds me of them (just smaller), especially how it did the army crawl and how it got so close to the umpire. Sometimes they literally come right up to you and take food out of your hand. You can commonly find them digging through the trashcan eating leftover food and congregating around students eating. They fear no humans… lol. I even saw one dragging a slice of pepperoni pizza once. Oh yea, they eat meat too. lol.
Something wrong about that.
Why, I’ve neber seen a McNuttersons act in such a peculiar manner! I’m sure the game went on in his fuzzy absense, where he made his way down the tunnel and was escorted into a side holding room, where he was subsquently questioned and then ruffed up a bit- his paws held to the wall as the groundskeepers did their thing. I’m sure he’ll be back to his nuts!
@nycat
I thought he was getting ready to steal third.
OMG POOR THING!
Hahah! What a little character!
But why the RAKES at the end?! Stupid humans. I´m sure they could be a bit more gentle than using those!
Too Cute. Reminds me of the time a rabbit got on the field at Mosaic stadium (that’s CFL for the uneducated) and ran for a touchdown.
Hey, Rocky; You cause a distraction whilst we hijack the peanut cart.
Also remember the evil Norse Mythological Red Sox Skwerl that jinxed the Yankees last September?
@Laura– meat eating squirrels? Better sleep with one eye open, folks.
Baseball and CO: Life doesn’t get much better!
My friends, that was a she-squirrel, not a he-squirrel. I haven’t seen squirrels do the flat-out-tail-up thing when they’re scared, but I have seen it from squirrels in heat… usually with noise that sounds a lot like squirrel “baby talk” and pleading.
How embarrassing, lil’ squirlio! “Take me out to the Ball Game” isn’t THAT kind of song!
GeeCat– are you saying this Ms. Squirrel is the Morganna the Kissing Bandit of Rodentia?
(For the too young to know:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morganna )
oh. she was in heat.
doesn’t she know that every time a baseball player grabs his crotch he spits (which is why you should never date a baseball player?)
Awwww….nutz. Animals will ALWAYS upstage hoomins.
what happened to the video? It says it’s no longer available! Boo Hoo.
Carol — hmm, for once, it really does seem borked. (Usually you just need to press the F5 key and try again.)
I’m betting the vid either got pulled from YouTube, or they disabled embedding. I’ll check.
OK, the YouTube error message is: “This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by a third party.” So they got a DMCA takedown request. (aaaaaaargh) I’ll try a different link, but it’s very likely that it’ll get pulled too.
I got the video – too cute!
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