By Coma News staff
A long-dead athlete and the overwhelming odor of peanuts briefly disrupted a minor league playooff game Wednesday.
Sports fans attending the Coma Classic Series of Baseball were treated to a special performance by the ghost of Randell Rudolph, Coma Wildcats pitcher from 1923 to 1928. Rudolph died on the bench during a peanut allergy attack.
“He just walked right up onto the plate and threw three solid pitches,” Don Johnson Michaels, Coma News editor and Wildcats manager, said. “If he had thrown real baseballs we could’ve won the game.”
The stadium was simultaneously filled with the oppressive odor of roasting peanuts causing numerous apparently allergic children and their families to flee.
Some fans speculated that Randell returned for the anniversary of his near no-hit game in 1928, during which he died just the last inning.
“It was the only bloody interesting thing to happen in this stadium all season,” said Robert MacGuiness.
Rudolph was the heart of the Coma Wildcats in his day. He became famous for his extravagant post-game parties, sensational pitching, and severe alcoholism.
“I’m having the field blessed by one of our top priests before each game from now on,” Mayor Dave Anderson said during a post-game interview. “We don’t need anymore drunk ghosts wandering around town–and that goes double for the Civil War reenactment field.”
Anderson declined to comment on his plans for the reenactment field.
Despite the spiritual assistance, the Coma Wildcats lost 3-1 to the WIliamsburg Willem Dafoe’s, which is their third loss in a row.
The team next plays the Hawkston Eagles on Saturday at Eagle Memorial field during bring your laser pointers to the field day.
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