google.com - 7/3/2009
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1 day ago SAN DIEGO (AP) You had to see it to bee-lieve it. The Houston Astros who once had the "Killer Bs" had to wait out a 52-minute bee delay before finishing their 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Thursday. The delay, which came with two outs in the top of the ninth, certainly gave a ...
sports.espn.go.com - 7/3/2009
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sports.espn.go.com —
The Houston Astros -- who once had the
"Killer B's" -- beat the San Diego Padres 7-2...
on Thursday, but only after waiting out a 52-minute delay in the top of the ninth inning caused when a swarm of bees took over part of left field at Petco Park.
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Astros swarm Padres after 52-minute bee delay
sports.yahoo.com - 7/3/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
Talk about adding a late-inning buzz to a
ballgame. The Houston Astros -- who once had the...
"Killer Bs" -- beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Thursday, but only after waiting out a 52-minute delay in the top of the ninth inning caused ...
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Bee swarm delays Astros' win over Padres (AP)
gaslampball.com - 7/2/2009
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July 3rd Houston Sports FaF Smear (and WTF)
Fourth And Fifty —
... ASTROS – BEES!! THEY’RE RIPPING MY FLESH OFF!!! YOU’RE FIREARMS ARE USELESS AGAINST THEM!!! Yes, bees were the big story for the Astros and Padres on Thursday. A swarm took over left field in the ninth inning with the ‘Stros up 6-1 over the Padres. Almost an hour later play resumed to allow Houston to finish out the game, winning 7-2. ...
You Guys Like Swarms of Things, Right?
Sports of Boston —
... A huge swarm of bees delayed a game in San Diego on Thursday, and even though you just did, you really didn’t need to read that sentence again. It happened, I swear. I would have thought that that many bees would have delayed the game a lot longer than an hour, but modern beekeeping is highly advanced. ...
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