Watch: Rangers relievers caught trying to watch game from Coors Field trees
The Texas Rangers earned a split of their brief two-game road series against the Colorado Rockies when they walloped the hosts 16-4 on Wednesday. During the series opener on Tuesday, the game was briefly delayed in the bottom of the first inning when some Texas Rangers were spotted out beyond the centerfield wall, exploring what looked to be Coors Field's forest area.
While it's not exactly clear which relievers were attempting to view the game from the unique spot, there appeared to be five of them who got caught. The home plate umpire that night, who, judging by his whistling didn't appear to appreciate the antics, was Bill Miller.
A 2017 article from ABC7 in Denver titled "10 things you didn't know about Coors Field and the Colorado Rockies," went into more detail about the woodsy features of the stadium.
"Team officials said the fountains, trees, rocks and waterfalls were installed in 1996 to bring a little 'piece of the mountains' into the stadium," the article said. "The trees are Colorado Spruce, Pinon Pine, Bristlecone Pine, Con Color Fir, Limber Pine, Gamble Oak and Curl Leaf Mahogany. The rocks are Navajo ruby sandstone and granite marble river boulders. The grass is Kentucky Blue Grass."
The Rangers are well outside of playoff contention as the end of August nears, so there could be more bloopers coming this season from the Texas bullpen.
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