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June 12, 2017

Possibly The Funniest Thing You Will See At A Sporting Event This Year [Video]

Running down the home stretch with victory just moments away must feel good. Having that victory yanked from your reach and face-planting - less so.

No, we’re not talking about the Proteas and their running between the wickets.

Nothing funny about that, just another classic case of us capitulating under pressure on the big stage.

We’ll head over to the US and check in at Atlanta’s SunTrust Park for some light-hearted relief, where a member of the crowd is picked to race against Braves mascot The Freeze.

Looks like that massive head start isn’t quite going to cut it:

“Where he belongs right in the dirt” – love it when a premature celebration goes wrong.

Bonus video – are people in England doing drugs before they head to the cricket? This bloke’s having a good time:

We’re going to say nothing more about cricket today. The wounds are still too raw.

[source:ftw]