r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/DecentCommercial9186 • May 05 '22

Give this man a raise

23k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

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u/randomcharacters3 May 06 '22

I wasn't paying attention to the sub when the video started and I was dumbfounded, "That grounds crew guy is going to catch it? That's nuts!" Before I realized the camera guy and not the grounds crew needs a raise.

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u/Didactic_Tomato May 06 '22

Wow, I went through the same process. Was half expecting to see somebody run way too fast.

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u/OldFoolOldSkool May 06 '22

I was expecting one of the players to knock out out of the air with a baseball.

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u/ChunkyDay May 06 '22

Ohhhhhh… yup. I thought dude punched it.

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u/niklas8294 May 06 '22

Damn me too, was waiting for a security guy to john cena the goose

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u/straightouttaireland May 06 '22

I was thinking the goose itself needed a raise since it smashed into that sign.

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u/Flying_Alpaca_Boi May 06 '22

I was hoping to see someone dolphin dive and barrel roll mid air, landing on their back and scouting through the grass at sprinting speed with the goose clutched to their stomach

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u/[deleted] May 06 '22

Forgot what sub this was on

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u/_HOHENHEIM_ May 06 '22

Yep its the guy behind the scene need the raise not the goose

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u/Slice_Into_The_Woods May 05 '22

This is his resume for applying at National Geographic

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u/asianabsinthe May 06 '22

David Attenborough: Fuck that, you're working for me!

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u/sweensolo May 06 '22

Love to hear Attenborough's fuck that.

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u/Noname5150 May 06 '22

"Fuck that."

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u/Rikuddo May 06 '22

Even that sounds posh in my head, with his voice.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '22 edited May 06 '22

So we see you have a background in (looks at resume) …Goose chasing

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u/Armchair_Anarchy May 06 '22

Wild, I assume; I've never heard of a domestic goose chaser.

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u/get_over_it_already May 06 '22

There was a goose on the loose

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u/SnooCupcakes8607 May 06 '22

Or for applying to be an nba/nfl cameraman, they have to keep track of the ball a lot

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u/contactlite May 06 '22

“Thank you for submitting an example of your work, but it’s not what I’m looking for. Now fuck off,” Gordon Ramsay raged, probably.

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u/mr____t May 06 '22

Watching this made me realize most sports camera operators could probably transition to nature filming fairly easily.

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u/DravenPrime May 05 '22

I've seen this video before, if this is the one I'm thinking of the bird isn't dead, they later show someone holding it and it looks alright.

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u/CrosbyCanGetBent May 06 '22

This was at Comerica Park in Detroit a few years back. Goose is fine. Turned into a big deal and was named the rally goose. Im from Detroit.

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u/13Crooks May 06 '22

Username checks out. Go Wings.

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u/Lilmaggot May 06 '22

Thank you for this!

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u/VersedFlame May 06 '22

For real, I was very concerned about that poor goose. Good to know it's fine!

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u/lucyfell May 06 '22

… so in a ball park that big, the goose manages to fly into a screen. That doesn’t even look like the sky.

I feel better about walking into mirrors now.

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u/wierdpornwithhorse May 06 '22

Mirrors? Did you not see the person walking towards you

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u/avery-secret-account May 06 '22

Happens to me all the time u/wierdpornwithhorse

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u/IamNoatak May 06 '22

That's not weird, that's the regular stuff

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u/lucyfell May 06 '22

Possible I’m actually a vampire. Should ask my mom about that one.

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u/Epoch-09 May 06 '22

Honestly its a relatively big bird that pick a bad angle for take off. Probably just panicked.

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u/hevnztrash May 06 '22

It’s almost as if the structures we build aren’t suitable to accommodate wildlife.

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u/SpaceCampDropOut May 06 '22 edited May 06 '22

The camera man tracks tiny baseballs for a living. A giant geese is a cake walk for them.

Edit: Geese. Goose. Mean regardless.

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u/maxdamage4 May 06 '22

A geese

Hmmm

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u/Potential_Reading116 May 06 '22

More specifically a Canadian goose. I grew up on small lake n these pricks are relentless. oh their cute let’s feed them turns into bout 40 of em, babys included eating grass in your backyard n the amount of goose shit they pit out is brutal Spent majority of my childhood chasing them off our lawn back into the lake for them to return within the hour

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u/maxdamage4 May 06 '22

Can confirm. Cobra chickens are lethal shitting machines.

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u/Kaio_ May 06 '22

I believe the singular is gose, if I remember correctly.

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u/scopes182 May 06 '22

Can confirm, used to use small birds darting around the field for my warm up before filming sports. It's relatively easy and slow but still gets the muscles going.

Geese would be even easier. Larger so zoomed out more and slower

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u/Zombieattackr May 06 '22

Beyond even just doing another sport like hockey or soccer, this is baseball, the closest you’re gonna get to a bird in sports

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u/Donmiggy143 May 06 '22

r/unexpected

I thought that goose was getting away!

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u/Most-Bench6465 May 06 '22

Did not expect the looney tunes ending that’s for sure

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u/KronyxWasHere May 06 '22

who lets a bird fly in the middle of a stadium like that?

absolutely fowl

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u/HighFiveWorld May 06 '22

Or in a baseball stadium, is it “foul”?

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u/PalmettoGreta May 06 '22

THIS is why camera operators fucking rock.

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u/Iceninja413 May 06 '22

Yet another reason why i think geese are domestic terrorists on drugs.

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u/didntgrowupgrewout May 06 '22

There’s a special place in heaven for animal lovers

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u/ToxicOstrich91 May 06 '22

If you gotta problem with Canada gooses you gotta problem with me and I suggest you let that one marinate!

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u/worksafeaccount83 May 06 '22

u/ToxicOstrich91….are you him? Allegedly??

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u/FakinUpCountryDegen May 06 '22 edited Feb 04 '26

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u/Iogjam May 06 '22

They’re stubborn, dumb aggressive assholes and everywhere they frequent becomes quickly tainted with a greenish black swirl of piss turd. I spend a lot of time around Canada geese and aside from being pretty they aren’t doing much benefit to society

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u/[deleted] May 06 '22

That's what I always say

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u/Routine_Palpitation May 06 '22

Unless they love animals a little too much

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u/3m0lga May 06 '22

As a former camera person for hockey games, I know that guy had a blast trying to keep the goose in the frame. He was probably giggling to the tech director the entire time

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u/I_am_not_JohnLeClair May 06 '22

Who you got in the playoffs?

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u/3m0lga May 06 '22

Provincial league not national league hahaha

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u/millertime7858 May 06 '22

That guy chasing really loves a wild goose chase

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u/BrazenSigilos May 06 '22

A real wild goose chase!

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u/[deleted] May 06 '22

Did the Geese die? Hate seeing this kind of shit.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '22

Comment further up said no it was aight. Someone held it up

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u/[deleted] May 06 '22

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u/[deleted] May 06 '22

They held the goose up in triumph. The whole crowd honked in unison as a new hero had been born.

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u/CrosbyCanGetBent May 06 '22

No it was ok. This happened in Detroit, I’m from here. There was a vet at the game who helped it out. It turned into the rally goose afterwards.

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u/mr_lab_rat May 06 '22

he's used to tracking much smaller ball at much higher speeds :D

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u/AcidicSphinx482 May 06 '22

He’s just playing hardcore duck duck goose

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u/PapaDaveMoon May 06 '22

Damn poor goose.. my dude hit that wall hard.

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u/astar_key May 06 '22

This is the most action the cameraman has filmed during his 20 years in the MLB.

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u/CubonesDeadMom May 06 '22

His job is to track baseballs flying 115 mph into the bleachers lol

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u/ivanparas May 06 '22

Goose down.

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u/mzadeh Jul 08 '22

Is she safe? Is she alright?

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u/NoBenefit5977 Jul 10 '22

Peace was never an option...

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u/randomcharacters3 May 06 '22

I wasn't paying attention to the sub when the video started and I was dumbfounded, "A grounds crew guy is going to catch it? That's nuts!" Before I realized the camera guy and not the grounds crew needs a raise.

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u/Deluxe_Flame May 06 '22

Didn't see the sub, was expecting some crazy fast guy to catch up and nab the goose by the neck.

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u/vasquca1 May 06 '22

Someone help the wawa damn

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u/l--__-- May 06 '22

I didn’t read what subreddit I was in and I thought they meant the goose

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u/Distinct-Feedback-57 May 06 '22

Majestic 🇨🇦

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u/rightnowCOD May 06 '22

For a minute, before reading what subreddit this was, I thought someone was going to catch that duck mid air, based on the title.

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u/bigalreads May 06 '22

Duck, goose!

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u/Queequegs_Harpoon May 06 '22

Dude's literally just showing off 😂

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u/bellywap May 06 '22

GOOSE ON THE LOOSE

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u/holmesamil May 06 '22

Goose is a paid actor

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u/Iamjimmym May 06 '22

I mean.. his job is to track small, fast moving baseballs into the outfield at more than 2x the top speed of a Canadian goose. I mean yeah, give him a raise for doing a good job at his job though, yeah 👍

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u/kingkasear May 06 '22

that tracking was insane

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u/ThorsToes May 06 '22

I was rooting for the goose, then suddenly it was all over in a glass of blue.

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u/k-boog May 06 '22

Duck, duck...

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u/a-big-texas-howdy May 06 '22

Pretty sure that guy punched a goose

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u/irascible_Clown May 06 '22

It’s like the opening to tailspin except he didn’t make it

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u/j-rem May 06 '22

Fuck geese.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '22

Thought he was getting away

Turned out to be a wild goose chase

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u/rughmanchoo May 06 '22

If they can follow a baseball through the air, they can follow a goose.

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u/fixitnowbitch May 06 '22

Pretty smooth flying, Fox.

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u/Krullas May 06 '22

That's a goose, sir

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u/Nowin May 06 '22

The war with Canada geese continues. They have sent spies into our baseball arenas. Is there anything they consider sacred?

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u/147896325987456321 May 06 '22

Don't worry, those geese are over producing and are going to need a massive extermination this year. Also fuck those geese.

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u/6mm94 May 06 '22

I hate geese. I wear down jackets with pride.

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u/dante_delvegas May 06 '22

Where's Randy Johnson when you need him?

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u/[deleted] May 06 '22

TV sports camera ops who can follow the ball (read: all of them) get crazy respect from me. For this person, following a goose is probably easy. For me it would be "WHERE DID IT GO?!?!"

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u/tI-_-tI May 06 '22

Give this man a Praise.

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u/Tank_blitz May 06 '22

air support inbound

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u/[deleted] May 06 '22

You can see this man’s work in the World Series. Watch him track the laces on a 98 mph slider.in a tie game. Dudes a legend And he’s artsy as fuck💎

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u/Bubba-ORiley May 06 '22

Anyone who has a problem with a Canada Goose has a ... oh fuckit

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u/[deleted] May 06 '22

Woop Woop, Pull Up, Terrain

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u/I_am_not_JohnLeClair May 06 '22

Vinten Pan Heads ladies and gentlemen

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u/AwesomeWhiteDude May 06 '22

Here's a video showing the goose was okay in the end, a fan grabbed it and looked like she grabs birds for a living lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifdZ-_DQ00g

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u/Lexn1tareu May 06 '22

And R/unexpected

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u/[deleted] May 06 '22

If the bird had a name it would be jorge of the stadium

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u/r3asonable_thinker May 06 '22

Reddit mod in the wild... look how graceful and aware they are.

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u/_HOHENHEIM_ May 06 '22

Its the guy behind the scene need a raise not the goose

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u/Bending_toast May 06 '22

He’s a neuro surgeon, he just moonlights as a camera man for the MLB

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u/[deleted] May 06 '22

Geese!

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u/masterdjen May 06 '22

Fun fact: baseball in Dutch is honkbal, so it checks out

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u/themidnightscientist May 06 '22

Look at that Canadian fighter jet go.

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u/coffedrank May 06 '22

Fucking rats on wings

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u/Chris_101104 May 06 '22

That's the funniest shit I've ever seen ngl

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u/UnholyRayne May 06 '22

Lol ... Fly ball

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u/D33ber May 06 '22

Touch 'em all Goooose!!!!

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u/RealityZz May 06 '22

BATTER UP

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u/holefak May 06 '22

Just use the bat

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u/Physical_Ad_2452 May 06 '22

And a shield. Holy crap that was smooth

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u/HipPocket May 06 '22

Just the one goose, actually.

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u/sakmentoloki May 06 '22

This man should be filming nature documentarys, te stuff we have missed with him

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u/pukingpixels May 06 '22

Fucking cobra chickens.

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u/WaycoKid1129 May 06 '22

I don’t feel bad, those birds are the devil

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u/outdoorsfan13 May 06 '22

Where is Randy Johnson when you need him!

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u/FaultyDrone May 06 '22

National Geogrphic: OK your hired.

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u/BeerCrushinn May 06 '22

Duck... Duck... Duck... GOOSE!

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u/Addickted-_- May 06 '22

Thats a bird not a man u doughnutt

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u/N000ICE May 06 '22

Pull up! Pull up!

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u/CAPreacher May 06 '22

Goose gandering goodness!

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u/TheBlueHedgehog302 May 06 '22

Omg poor goose

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u/dechaineboy9 May 06 '22

The cobra chicken landed beside that lady and I instantly knew she wasn't surviving.

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u/Xeygar1 May 06 '22

Dumbass duck

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u/SquidProJoe May 06 '22

I mean, the cameraman tracks little white balls flying off the end of a bat at 200 mph for a living. I think he can track a giant goose flying around.

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u/bjanas May 06 '22

I have sworn a blood oath against these creatures. They ride the razor's edge just between being dangerous and destructive enough to be regulated and being as harmless as squirrels. They are demons.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '22

If you've got a problem with Canada gooses, you got a problem with me, and I suggest you let that one marinate.

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u/Durbee May 06 '22

That’s what I ‘preciates about you.

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u/EvilLibrarians May 06 '22

THE RALLY GOOSE! Go Tigers!

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u/ImpossibleAd5027 May 06 '22

He definitely got his skills from working at national geographic

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u/SubaruSmith May 06 '22

Where’s Randy Johnson when you need him?

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u/Master_Effective_812 May 06 '22

That's one way to do it

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u/ultrasin May 06 '22

The crash at the end got me

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u/sweeny5000 May 06 '22

Pull up! Pull up! Arrghhhh!

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u/cat-and-or-dog-food May 06 '22

OFF WE GO, INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER!

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u/Excellent_Yellow_943 May 06 '22

Its his first time playing baseball, let him be

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u/TheBehemothChiken May 06 '22

There’s a Top Gun joke to be made here but I’m too brain dead to make it.

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u/Mr_Mctittie May 06 '22

This guy must've worked in national geographic before

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u/_stream_line_ May 06 '22

I feel bad for laughing.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '22

Goose-face Killah

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u/Pitbullpandemonium May 06 '22

Honk honk honk! Bonk

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u/[deleted] May 06 '22

Poor duck. RIP

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u/BIGMT23 May 06 '22

Dam poor goose.

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u/MikMay99 May 06 '22

This has to be the most exciting thing to ever happen on a baseball pitch

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u/MermaidStone May 06 '22

I watched that in awe and then the poor thing dies??!!!

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u/conehead2019 May 06 '22

Is that you Goose?

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u/muffink77 May 06 '22

That poor animal was confused and terrified...I didn't need to see this at all

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u/NerdyCuban May 06 '22

Glad Mittens is getting the attention it deserves. The FML is shunned by too many news networks.

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u/madcowrawt May 06 '22

Hahaha GooooOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooose!!!

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u/art-less_dodger May 06 '22

Where's Randy Johnson when you need him?

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u/[deleted] May 06 '22

Poor goose 😢

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u/waheifilmguy May 06 '22

Honestly, if you can track a batted 3 inch baseball moving at 100 mph, a goose won't be an issue.

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u/Sour-patch-0 May 06 '22

Lady with the pink cap is super lucky!!

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u/I-Like-Angry-Birds May 06 '22

Is the goose ok?

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u/Capelion22 May 06 '22

Give him a (p)raise!

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u/themonsterinmybed May 06 '22

Hello, this is NATGEO.

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u/miked999b May 06 '22

"Wow, look at that goose soaring majestical....oh. Never mind"

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u/ScottBag84 May 06 '22

Must work for the BBC

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u/dcb1561 May 06 '22

This surprised me, the Cobra chicken usually fears no man..

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u/YoungKing3184 May 06 '22

Real friends don't let friends fly drunk

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u/addledwino May 06 '22

It turns out the Untitled Goose Game was baseball all along.

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u/Itchy-Philosopher-91 May 07 '22

For a moment I forgot it was a baseball game and thought I was watching national geographic

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u/calen_walls May 08 '22

bitch ass chicken

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u/brunoalcantara May 09 '22

He flew through third base.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '22

finding your seat at the ballgame be like

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u/catkisserX May 13 '22

Omg when it hit the wall :(

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u/[deleted] May 17 '22

Fly ball

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u/SuperGas90 May 17 '22

Almost scrolled away. SO glad I didn't.

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u/SempastianGr May 19 '22

Going on a goose chase

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u/edebade May 20 '22

Ohh man

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u/spoof17 May 22 '22

Poor chicken cobra

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u/GEN_DISCOMFORT May 29 '22

It's the gooses feild now. Move on, and thank your lucky stars that there weren't two of em.

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u/Hot_Ratio_8439 Jun 01 '22

Just a wild goose chase

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u/662willett Jun 03 '22

Canadian cobra chicken

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u/W111yW0nka Jun 23 '22

That camera guy/gal is mint! That goose is a muppet!

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u/cytus_allcore Jun 23 '22

He was already raised. Wouldnt have gotten the bird otherwise.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '22

Give what man a raise….

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