OMG BAT DOG PUPPIES !!!

Chase, the adorable bat dog for the minor league Trenton Thunder (with Hideki Matsui at right) is now going to be a father. The water-bringing, bat-retrieving dog has been matched up with a dog from from Cynazar Golden Retrievers. A litter is expected at the end of the month.

Wacky promotions have been a part of baseball ever since men like Bill Veeck realized the teams play like 450 games a season and there are like 30 leagues and so the teams need to send a dwarf to the plate every once in a while. Chase is just another part of that tradition of hilarity, along with 10-Cent Beer Night, the 1994 players’ strike and the opening day starting lineup of the 1997 Philadelphia Phillies.

You can actually contact the breeder if you are interested in one of the puppies. Be sure to ask if they have models that can retrieve other sporting equipment. (Jock straps?)

The Thunder’s press release is here. There’s video of Chase picking up the bat here.