Chase, bat dog for Yankees minor league team the Trenton Thunder, dies at 13

[DainBramaged]

He doggedly did his work, this pinstriped pooch who faithfully served minor leaguers of the New York Yankees while providing big league entertainment.


Chase, the bat-retrieving golden retriever for the Double-A Trenton Thunder who made highlight reels all across baseball for a decade, has died at 13.


"Chase was there a long time. He put a lot of smiles on people's faces," Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain, who played in Trenton, said Tuesday night.


"You know it's going to be sad, but his lineage is carried on. You know it's something that people are going to miss, but it was fun to be around Chase," he said.


Chase lived just long enough to be thrown a retirement party by the Thunder last Friday night — featuring Chase bobbleheads, no less. The team said he died Monday.


Chase had been diagnosed in February with a form of lymphoma and had arthritis.


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-400_162-57593004/chase-bat-dog-for-yankees-minor-league-team-the-trenton-thunder-dies-at-13/

[Auntie Bush]

1. Nice dog. Good dog. Good life. Sad ending.

Sounds like he should have been retired earlier.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. 13 is a good age for a big dog. He did well even with the lymphoma. RIP

[get the red out]

3. Yes, that's what I was thinking

And apparently he had a great deal of fun along the way. Goldens are so people loving!