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Chasstev365

(8,131 posts) Tue Apr 21, 2026, 10:54 PM Apr 21

The Rat at the Cubs Phillies game tonight:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXarvgMgLuW/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

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The Rat at the Cubs Phillies game tonight: (Original Post) Chasstev365 Apr 21 OP

Looks like a job for Ratman... Zorro Apr 21 #1

LOL buzzycrumbhunger Apr 21 #2

:) Solly Mack Apr 21 #3

That is so disgusting to me MIButterfly Apr 21 #4

The famous shot of Carlton Fisk waving his homer fair in the 1975 World Series rsdsharp Apr 21 #5

Poor little thing. Have had pet domestic rats and they are sentient beings who are highly Ziggysmom Apr 21 #6

Thought maybe Kash Patel was at the game when headline read 'Rat' rpannier Apr 22 #7

A player and a manager True Dough Apr 22 #8

Zorro

(18,886 posts)

1. Looks like a job for Ratman...

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2026, 10:59 PM

Apr 21

buzzycrumbhunger

(2,158 posts)

2. LOL

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2026, 11:04 PM

Apr 21

Bring back the Canada goose! At least he was fun—though I’m not clear on why they continued playing with him halfway into left field. Surprised the Phillies didn’t bitch about interference, though I don’t think he seriously affected the play.

Solly Mack

(97,271 posts)

3. :)

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Tue Apr 21, 2026, 11:26 PM

Apr 21

MIButterfly

(3,144 posts)

4. That is so disgusting to me

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2026, 11:42 PM

Apr 21

I hate and fear rodents. Bugs don't bother me, but rodents absolutely freak me out.

My beautiful Wrigley Field desecrated by a rat. I may not sleep all night.

rsdsharp

(12,094 posts)

5. The famous shot of Carlton Fisk waving his homer fair in the 1975 World Series

Reply to MIButterfly (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 21, 2026, 11:49 PM

Apr 21

happened because the cameraman in the Fenway scoreboard was staring at a rat!

Ziggysmom

(4,158 posts)

6. Poor little thing. Have had pet domestic rats and they are sentient beings who are highly

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2026, 11:59 PM

Apr 21

intelligent and quite trainable. I fear mosquitos, they kill more people than rats and spread malaria along with other serious diseases.

rpannier

(24,956 posts)

7. Thought maybe Kash Patel was at the game when headline read 'Rat'

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Wed Apr 22, 2026, 03:54 AM

Apr 22

True Dough

(27,311 posts)

8. A player and a manager

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Wed Apr 22, 2026, 06:56 AM

Apr 22

who went by "rat" nicknames:

Gary "The Rat" Gaetti — He was given this nickname for his looks and because he was considered an aggressive player, with teammates and fans saying, "you can't sneak the cheese past the Rat".

Whitey "The White Rat" Herzog — Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog was famously nicknamed "The White Rat". He managed the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980s, where he implemented "Whiteyball" and assembled a group of fast, high-contact players known as the "Cards Rat Pack".

But at this point, I would think Mets fans would prefer rats on the field to the high-priced team that's been assembled!

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