In 1848, seagulls swarmed into the state to eat up crickets that were threatening to force a famine in Utah. It was a miracle: the crickets were eaten, the famine avoided, and the seagull became an instant hero and eventually becomes the state bird.
Fast forward 159 years to Iggy's, our favorite sports bar to watch Yankees games. Yankees are winning 1-0. Jabba is pitching, and dominating as usual. In fact, his era is 0.38, and he just got Pettite out of a jam the previous inning, getting 2 outs on just 4 pitches. Suddenly, a swarm of gnats take the field. Jabba is covered by gnats. He walks a batter, something virtually unheard of. He can't concentrate. The next guy bunts, and the runner goes to second. Then, a wild pitch. GNATS ATTACK! He can't focus and throws another wild pitch and the runner scores. Then, he hits the next guy and I thinked walked another batter. What a disaster! The gnats were all over his neck and face, it made it difficult for us to eat.
The Yanks end up losing in the 11th, and now face elimination. Could this have been a modern day miracle? Did gnats come to save the Cleveland Indians? I hope not, because it will be a sad day if Ohio adopts these pesky critters as the state bird.
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