I'm just going to type this next sentence, in spite of my incredulity that I can even characterize it as a true statement. A Jackson County man is suing the Kansas City Royals mascot Sluggerrr $25,000 for negligence and battery when Sluggerrr hit the man below the eye with a hot dog. This actually is true.
Apparently according to the plaintiff, Sluggerrr grew tired of using the air gun to distribute soggy hot dogs to the disappointed masses within Kauffman Stadium and decided to take matters into his own hands by chucking them with his very own arm. The errant wiener connected with the man directly in the left eye, causing a detached retina and the development of cataracts.
It is perhaps not a surprise then that the Royals were advertising for a new Sluggerrr for the 2010 season. The plaintiff, Mr. Coomer, claims that the Royals "failed to adequately train its agents ... in the proper method in which to throw hotdogs into the stands at Kauffman Stadium."
Whatever happens next, hopefully the new Sluggerrr will be the beneficiary of some pitching lessons from Cy Young pitcher-in-residence Zack Greinke so that this time, the Royals can avoid hurting their fan base in more direct ways than signing Jason Kendall to be their every day catcher. Just a thought.
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