TAMPA BAY, FL
The grounds crew had to work overtime to clean up all the knackzoat this week after Winkler man Tristan Peters made his Major League debut.
“Half of Winkler was there, raining their sunflower shells down onto the field,” said grounds crew manager Dave Schmidt. “I usually tell people to spit them into an empty beer cup. But, yeah, with these folks that wasn’t an option”
Moments after Peters got the call, the team ordered a naval flotilla packed with knackzoat to meet the increased demand.
“We called in three cargo ships and a couple tankers,” said Schmidt. “Had some trouble getting them in from Winkler, but with a couple portages we managed to get them down to Florida.”
Peters is the first Manitoba Mennonite ever to make the Major Leagues, although residents of southern Manitoba have to be constantly reminded that Terry Steinbach was not actually from there.
(photo credit: Blondinrikard Fröberg/CC)