Minor League Baseball Game Takes Too Long, Bus Driver Quits And Leaves Team Stranded
Minor league baseball is tough. Every day, these guys are essentially playing for their careers and competing against their own teammates in hopes of one day wearing a major league jersey. Most of these guys will never get to the highest level, yet they’re still subjected to the same shit as every other prospect who has dreamed of playing in front of tens of thousands of people.
As if eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for breakfast, lunch, and dinner isn’t bad enough, sometimes they can’t even get a ride home on a shitty charter bus.
Over the weekend, the Johnson City Cardinals had just wrapped up the third and final game of its series against the Greeneville Astros. The team was ready to head home after being swept, but there was one problem. The fucking bus driver disappeared.
Bus driver walks off turns the keys off and leaves us here…#milblife
— DeLo_14 (@JordanDeLorenzo) July 12, 2014
According to reports, the bus driver who was to bring them home following the game became frustrated at the amount of time it had taken for the game to end. In retaliation, he took the bus keys and left the stadium, leaving the team stranded. The fact he left instead of DOING HIS FUCKING JOB didn’t seem to matter to him.
What’s worse than losing? Losing, and then the bus driver quitting and taking off with the bus keys. #stranded
— Oscar mercado (@Osc_merc) July 12, 2014
Estimated time of new bus driver coming is 4 hours and counting…#prayforJC #milb
— DeLo_14 (@JordanDeLorenzo) July 12, 2014
Knew we should have hired that intern who had bus driving experience…#GhostRideTheBus
— J.C. Cardinals (@JC_Cardinals) July 12, 2014
Eventually, another bus driver was dispatched to bring the team home, but not after a miserable night of waiting in the ballpark’s parking lot, sulking in defeat.
Update: Team made it back about an hour ago and all players have returned to their housing. Adventurous night to say the least. #MiLB
— J.C. Cardinals (@JC_Cardinals) July 12, 2014
The team didn’t lose its sense of humor, though, and it’s turned the mishap into a hilarious promotional opportunity.
Result of our bus “adventure” this past Friday? Free admission for bus drivers this week! #BackUps #NotStranded pic.twitter.com/OYuapR76T6
— J.C. Cardinals (@JC_Cardinals) July 14, 2014
@totalfratmove @BogeyWells Imagine if this would have happened on the party bus our team took to game earlier in season #UniverseShattered
— J.C. Cardinals (@JC_Cardinals) July 14, 2014
I like these guys.
[via Cardinals Farm]
Image via Twitter
10 years ago at 3:42 pm
We’ve all been there before
10 years ago at 5:34 pmNo we haven’t.
10 years ago at 10:20 pmWas he a heading west from the Cumberland Gap?
10 years ago at 12:34 amHiring an intern just to have another driver. TFM
10 years ago at 7:53 amHope the stadium has extra security on hand for the raucous crowd that’s sure to show up for “Bus Driver Night”.
10 years ago at 9:40 amIt’s not news when one guy goes on strike. I think the intern’s pseudonym is Bogey Wells.
10 years ago at 10:19 am