Tampa Bay Rays play cartoons after power outage at Tropicana Field (Photo)

So you’re sitting in your seat, minding your own business watching the Tampa Bay Rays host the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. It’s a game you normally wouldn’t be able to see given the nasty, rainy weather outside but thanks to the Tropicana Field dome, you’re safe.

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Or so you thought.

As the two teams were playing, the lights at Tropicana Field went out and baseball was halted. So what was the problem? Well, according to those in the know, there was a lightning strike near or even on the stadium resulting in a power surge that knocked out power.

Players left the field as electricians attempted to restore power, but thanks to a backup generator it wasn’t completely boring at the Trop.

Some additional safety lights were turned on and the team decided to show cartoons, specifically Bugs Bunny and fellow members of the Looney Tunes on the jumbotron.

This is the second time power has been knocked out of the Tampa Bay Rays’ Tropicana Field this season, so it seems as if the organization was ready. I mean, that’s the only way you’d have the lone episode of Looney Tunes’ ‘Baseball Bugs’ available and ready to play, right?

Once the power was restored, mascots took the field and played a game of soccer before players were eventually allowed to return to the field.

Actually, that was probably at the disappointment of the Tampa Bay Rays and their fans after the team had given up five runs in the top half of the first inning.