Found June 09, 2012 on Outside the Boxscore: Yardbarker Blogger Network
TEAMS: Miami Marlins
During last night's Rays/Marlins affair, a group of fans sitting near home plate donned some Teletubbies costumes and provided us with this great image. I would have paid anything to know what the guy in front of them was thinking: (Courtesy of MLB)
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