Yesterday, the Tampa Bay Rays succumbed to the Texas Rangers in the playoffs. Weâre not blaming iPad Farmville clone âWe Farm,â but David Price, who made a costly fielding misjudgment in that game, is a big fan of the game.
So are fellow starting pitchers James Shields and Matt Garza, who with Price were a combined 0-3 over four starts. Teammates Chad Qualls, Kelly Shoppach, Matt Joyce and B.J. Upton are also We Farm devotees, which was introduced to the clubhouse by Shieldsâ 7-year-old daughter. (Fellow starting pitcher Jeff Niemann, used in three innings of relief, prefers Angry Birds.)
And this isnât some cutesy-poo diversion; theyâre going whole hog with real money. Price forked up $100 to boost his fake cropsâ yield. Garza, who owns a real-life grape farm in California, is ranked something like 3,000 in the world.
Price and his fellow virtual farming teammates used the game to break up tension during their run to the American League East division title; now theyâll use it to pass time until Spring Training in February.
Rays Cut Tension With iPad Game We Farm [Jeff Passan, Yahoo! Sports]
