Derby The Very Good Bat Dog Has Died
by Patrick Redford from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#3CVDB)
Derby, Team Bat Dog for the double-A Trenton Thunder, has died of cancer at nine years old. Derby was a beloved member of the Thunder, and he began his retrieving apprenticeship in 2008 under his father Chase. Even as his face got all gray, Derby continued to do his thing and go pick up bats. Thunder GM Jeff Hurley "