Miss Lou Lou Gehrig Out for the Season/Miss Babe Ruth Mulling Returning from Retirement
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(Greensboro, NC) The Greensboro Grasshoppers announced today that Miss Lou Lou Gehrig has been placed on the Disabled List and will miss the remainder of the 2016 season. The popular K-9 Bat and Ball Dog is being treated for malabsorption and has been advised to rest until she fully recovers. “Lou Lou has done a great job filling in for Babe this year and we hope she feels better and gets her strength back real soon,” said Grasshoppers President and General Manager Donald Moore.
“The dogs are such a huge part of our nightly entertainment,” Moore continued, “that Miss Babe Ruth is considering coming out of retirement and filling in for Lou Lou for our last several games. Babe will put in some practice time, see how she feels, and we will make a decision in the next day or so as to her availability.” Miss Babe worked 649 consecutive games since making her debut August 2, 2006 and retired September 2, 2015. This season she has worked as a Special Assistant to the Team President and also as an ambassador, greeting fans on the concourse during games.
“I know Babe has missed being on the field this season but we won’t put her out there unless we are sure she is still physically capable, said Moore. “Once we see her work out a couple of times we will be able to answer that question.”
The team estimates that Babe delivered over 3,500 baseballs to umpires and retrieved upwards of 4,600 bats in her tenure. Her bucket is in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.
The Grasshoppers continue their homestand continues through Monday August 22. For ticket information call 336-268-2255 or go to www.gsohoppers.com.