Needing a little air, a 2,000 pound bull named Hardball tried to stretch his legs and see some of Houston’s sights yesterday. Seizing the opportunity for freedom by knocking aside a two inch steel pin holding his pen closed, Hardball made a break for it and escaped from his quarters at the Houston Rodeo. Heading for the parking lot, he gave a couple of wranglers a run for their money that barely escaped with minor injuries. After being tazed (!) the bull was finally lassoed the old-fashioned way and led back to his pen.

Since 2005 Hardball has been ridden 24 times and his bucked off riders 79% of the time according to probullstats.com. Hardball is now back on rodeo rotation and is scheduled to run again on Wednesday night ridden by Tyler Thomson.

Go Hardball!

You can check out video footage of the Bull Escape here!

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