Throwback Thursday: Scorpions Edition – Part II

Dugout Disasters & Bat Flip Beef

“It’s not a meltdown. It’s a passionate expression of poor choices.”
—Miles Kade, mid-dugout tantrum

This week, we’re heading back into the dust, sweat, and sunflower shell-covered chaos that is the San Antonio Scorpions. And no—these aren’t the highlight reel moments. These are the ones the PR team tried to delete.

From bat flips that almost started brawls to dugout drama that would make reality TV producers weep with joy, the Scorpions’ brand of chaos is as iconic as their fastballs.

🧨 Dugout Drama That Still Haunts Us:

• Bat Flip Beef:
  Sawyer Cruz hit a walk-off homer and launched his bat into the air like he was summoning Thor’s hammer. Knox Moreno was not impressed. He responded by stealing Colin’s sunflower seeds for a week. The passive aggression was elite.

• The Gatorade Cooler Massacre:
  After a bad call, Knox Monroe tried to kick the cooler. The cooler kicked back. He bruised his shin and iced it with the same Gatorade he meant to destroy. Karma’s favorite flavor is fruit punch.

• Sunflower Seeds Standoff – Round 2:
  Knox and Tanner agreed to a truce. It lasted one game. Tanner brought pistachios instead and declared them “mentally superior.” Knox dumped them into the bullpen toilet.

• Mascot vs. Bench Coach:
  Scorch the Scorpion tried to start the wave from the dugout roof during a tight 9th inning. The bench coach threw his clipboard at him. The wave still happened. Scorch won.

🗣 From Easton Rhodes:

“You don’t flip the bat like that unless you’re prepared to run the next practice in full catcher’s gear.”

🏈 Next Week on Throwback Thursday:

We bring it full circle with Outlaws Part III: Sibling Rivalries & Sideline Sabotage. Think Brett vs. Dylan, surprise prank wars, and the reason Dean refuses to sit between them on the team bus.