Birds!

there is quite literally a flock of seagulls in the outfield at Comerica Park, in Detroit. the park is not far from three separate lakes, and I suppose that word has gotten out in the seagull community that a good time is to be had dodging base hits at the ballpark. they were there yesterday and are out in force again today, and it's hard to imagine their presence isn't distracting for the batters and fielders-- even for the pitchers later in the game, when the gulls thinned out but moved into the infield.

it's quite a sight. "It's like being in an aviary," Gary Cohen said bemusedly in the bottom of the 3rd.