By Danny Wild / MiLB.com
It’s been almost a week now since the let-down that was Mayweather-Pacquaio, a gigantic, multi-million dollar waste of time that saw Floyd Mayweather outlast an injured Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas (home of the 51s). While the fight’s telecast showed a huge celebrity audience, from Michael Jordan and Tom Brady to Ser Jamie Lannister (of Casterly Rock HBO’s Game of Thrones) and even the creepy Burger King guy, it appeared to lack baseball players.
Enter Angels prospect Trevor Gretzky.
Gretzky was, as far as I can tell, the only Minor Leaguer and baseball player to actually be at the fight in-person, and, as you can imagine, with great seats. He posted this video on Instagram:
So, if you’re in the Minors and weren’t named “Gretzky,” you probably watched the “Fight of the Century” from your couch or squeezed into a local bar to see the action. Here’s how players reacted to Mayweather’s unanimous 12-round decision:
Some think Pacquiao, who revealed afterward he was limited with a torn rotator cuff, actually may have won:
Non-boxing Tweets of the Week
We’ll move on to stuff that doesn’t involve boxing:
Cardinals righty Daniel Poncedeleon (great name) is a stalker:
Zach Fish is a catcher in the White Sox system. Here’s his fridge:
Matt Tomshaw is a lefty in the Marlins system (and from Kingston, NY, the first capital of New York state). He lost a wheel:
Here’s how to eat affordably in the Minors:
Some days, life in the Minors is pretty simple. Royals lefty Nick Green demonstrates:
Not really sure what this means:
Cody Decker remembers:
Cody is also trying to decode Game of Thrones’ secrets:
And he embraces these very practical and useful type of pants:
Congrats, Mike. Let us know how it goes:
Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart takes a photo of his shoes:
Rehabbing Pirates prospect Jameson Taillon likes the sound of gloves popping:
Minor League Bus Tweets of the Week
Let’s see how life is going on the road:
Chipotle Tweets of the Week
Ouch:
