This ought to be pretty amusing...
Thursday afternoon, actor and comedian Will Ferrell is going to travel via helicopter to five separate MLB spring training games across the Cactus League in Arizona. During his tour, Ferrell intends to play for all ten teams on the bill, and to play all nine positions on the field throughout the day. It's a premise that only someone as courageous and funny as Will Ferrell could think up, and his baseball marathon will be documented for a special to be released by HBO, partnered with his website, Funny or Die.
Playing all nine positions is a baseball feat seldom attempted since Kansas City Athletics shortstop Bert Campaneris first pulled it off on September 8, 1965. In the game, Campaneris played all eight fielding positions and pitched ambidextrously, throwing with his left arm against left-handed batters, and vice verse. It waits to be seen whether Ferrell tries throwing with his non-dominant arm, but I have a feeling he will; it'd just be too funny.
Here is the schedule for Ferrell and where to find him on the field this afternoon:
Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics, 12:05 PM, PDT (2B and SS)
Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 1:10 PM (CF and 1B)
Cincinnati Reds at Arizona Diamondbacks, 2:10 PM (3B and LF)
San Francisco Giants at Chicago White Sox, 4:05 PM (C and DH)
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres, 6:15 PM (RF, P and Umpire)
Perhaps one of these clubs will find a place for Ferrell on their roster; he's hungry if nothing else...
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