Airplane fly-bys are a quintessential part of American sports and have been a common pregame tradition for decades.
It’s just that, typically, those fly-bys don’t happen in the middle of the game.
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Players for the Chicago Cubs certainly weren’t expecting it during Friday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, but the Chicago Air and Water Show had other plans. With planes practicing during the day ahead of the show, which will take place on Saturday and Sunday, one of them gave the entire Cubs dugout quite a scare as players found themselves running for cover at the sound of the unknown threat.
It also led to an incredible broadcasting moment as it occurred during an ad read for Motorola, leading to one of the funniest sponsored line reads you will ever hear.
While the Cubs players were certainly startled, it didn’t give them the energy boost they needed to emerge victorious as they lost 3-2 to the struggling Pirates.
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But hey, at the very least, Motorola is probably pleased with the engagement.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Cubs’ dugout startled by Chicago Air and Water Show