A sudden and blinding flash of lightning seemingly directly above Rangers Ballpark sent the Twins and Rangers scurrying on Sunday night. The lightning was followed instantaneously by a crash of thunder, sending unsuspecting players, coaches and umpires instinctively sprinting to the dugouts and ducking for cover in utter confusion. "I thought I was a spirit; I thought I was dead," is how Texas manager Ron Washington described it. "That was the loudest thunder I've ever heard in my life," Rangers first baseman Michael Young said. "(Twins base runner Josh) Willingham hit the deck. I turned around and he was doing a dirt angel on the floor. Their first base coach (Jerry White) was going bananas and hid behind the umpire." The jarring sequence stopped play as everyone looked around to gather themselves. Quickly, the grounds crew started to roll out the tarp even though it wasn't raining. Before play could be resumed, the rain came, ushering a 46-minute delay, and both teams headed to their respective clubhouses