Mike Hessman Is Crash Davis

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Mike Hessman can now attach his name to the International League history books with this swing of the bat


Hessman is swinging for the Toledo Mudhens these days. His last cup of coffee in the big leagues was four seasons ago and, in addition to the IL record, he has the active minor league home run record with 403.

How's This For A 4-6-3 Ground Out...???

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Toledo and Charlotte in Charlotte...

And you'd think that a grounder through the pitcher's legs would go for a clean single to center, but you'd be wrong.
Just ask Brandon Douglas and Hernan Perez how to retire Carlos Sanchez...

Your Garden Variety, Game Ending Triple Play

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For those of you scoring at home (or on the road), it went into the books as 7-2-3-4...


So, instead of trying not to give up a game-tying homerun, the game ended with the action on the field...

Toledo beats Columbus 4-1

Toledo Mud Hens Cap Star Wars Week With Chewbacca Jerseys

Yeah, that's right. Though when we first saw this we wondered where they'd get all that hair from and how comfortable that would be on the field.

But we digress.

The Toledo Mud Hens continue the Minor League Baseball tradition of odd stunt events to draw fans by debuting their "Star Wars" weekend May 4th and 5th.

The weekend will be capped by the Mud Hens wearing the jersey you see here on the right.

Over the course of the two days, the team will feature a "Kazoo-along", where the 1st 3,000 fans with Kazoo's will sing along with the Star Wars theme song. Appearances by Darth Vader, Chewbacca and Princess Leia among others and Star Wars food and drinks.

Read more from the Mud Hens website RIGHT HERE

Props to the Mud Hens for coming up with this idea. We like it. Though since we don't live in Ohio anymore, we won't be attending. May the Force be with them and their gate attendance, they deserve to have a big crowd for this.

And we can't wait to see the video. Though we still wonder where the hair is on the Chewbacca jersey.

For those of you who love some Chewy, here's the Star Wars Chewbacca supercut: