1,500 pound Kodiak bear takes the mound for the Colorado Rockies against the Diamondbacks. Paul Goldschmitt takes an 88 mph fastball right down the middle for Strike 1. The game pauses briefly as the umpire throws the ball to the Rockies dugout, so it can be given to the bear later as a souvenir, his first MLB pitch.

Paul Goldschmitt steps out of the batter's box, takes a few practice hacks. He steps back in. The bear kicks, deals...Goldschmitt swings and misses big on a 60 mph changeup.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3191233&forum_id=2#30242192)

The Kodiak bear picks up the ball with his mouth, then flings it to first with one flick of his massive, muscular head. The first baseman catches a slobbery baseball for the out.

The bear stays on the mound and roars. He's gotten his man out.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3191233&forum_id=2#30242298)

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/c0/ca/d4/c0cad4bba21979c604c93784b2127dae.jpg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3191233&forum_id=2#30242350)

http://i.imgur.com/K7hcevV.jpg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3191233&forum_id=2#30242362)

- Bear Chico Escuela

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3191233&forum_id=2#30243148)

Pitch one is a lazy, 80-mph fastball right down the middle. Puig was taking all the way - he hears groans from his dugout and from some fans about why he didn't swing at such an easy pitch.

Pitch two is the exact same fastball, except this time Yasiel saw it coming. He swings and hits it a mile down the right field line, just barely foul: he misses a home run by inches.

Having read the scouting report and the Wikipedia article on Livan Hernandez, Yasiel is expecting the bear to throw him the same pitch on 0-2. He swings...and misses on a 60 mph eephus pitch.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3191233&forum_id=2#30336961)