Don't know if this fellow saved his beer or not , but he could have been hurt, killed , or hurt or killed someone else . IDIOT .

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Not-again-Fan-almost-falls-from-stands-at-Home-?urn=mlb-wp12376

APRTW wrote:

What is the deal with people doing this?  They do know it is just a ball, dont they?

Sadly, a young boy watched his father fall 20 feet trying to catch a ball at a Texas Ranger game.  As you may know that man later died of head injuries.  That wasn't even a home run ball - just a ball thrown up to the fans by a player (cry)  It may be fun to take home a souvenir but not at the cost of your life!

Webstergrovesalum wrote:

APRTW wrote:

What is the deal with people doing this?  They do know it is just a ball, dont they?

Sadly, a young boy watched his father fall 20 feet trying to catch a ball at a Texas Ranger game.  As you may know that man later died of head injuries.  That wasn't even a home run ball - just a ball thrown up to the fans by a player (cry)  It may be fun to take home a souvenir but not at the cost of your life!

I wouldn't be surprised if MLB comes out with a moratorium on players throwing baseballs into the stands. I wouldn't doubt this poor guy's next-of-kin was contacted by an attorney while he was still in the ambulance.

artie_fufkin wrote:

"You guys are sort of entertaining this morning."

Now there's an ummm ... left-handed compliment.
I can just imagine the reaction if I said to my wife: "That dress makes you sort of attractive."

So this "extreme righty" (lol) didn't say it ...um....correctly?  And they say I come out of left field so often! (wink)

Thought I was going to be ticked off at Fielder - till he hit that HR (well barely)! (happy)

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APRTW wrote:

I dont see anything wrong with MLB putting a stop to it.  It is unneeded and only a ball.  These people need protected from themselfs.

Did anyone else see the video from a couple of weeks ago of the woman in Houston who literally ripped a baseball out of the hands of a young girl? They were both standing behind the Astros' dugout, I believe, and one of the players tossed the ball to the girl, and this middle-aged woman just swiped it from her. The woman raised the ball and had a big smile on her face, until the crowd started booing the crap out of her. I think she was shamed enough to give the ball to the little girl.

http://houston.cbslocal.com/2011/06/16/greedy-woman-steals-ball-from-little-girl/

"Did she give it back to the little girl?"

I think so. ESPN had it #1 on its "Not the Top 10" segment, and I recall one of the talking heads said the girl ended up with the baseball. The Astros might have given her some other souvenirs, too.

APRTW wrote:

Honestly if you are over 18 you shouldnt be throwing people out of the way for a baseball.  They are for the kids.

Back when I lived down in Mobile, AL my family was attending a Mardi-Gras parade & of course they throw beads & candy etc.  My daughter reached down to get some candy & a man actually stepped on her finger while taking the candy away from her!  She was only about 8 years old & boy was I livid!!!  He basically told me to get over it because " it's Mardi-Gras lady"!  (furious)

I didn't take her back to the Mobile parades after that - just the Fairhope ones.

artie_fufkin wrote:

APRTW wrote:

Honestly if you are over 18 you shouldnt be throwing people out of the way for a baseball.  They are for the kids.

Apologies in advance to anyone who has done this, but I've always been baffled by adults who bring a baseball glove to a major league game. Your chances of catching a ball are remote in the first place, so the glove is usually excess baggage.
I suppose there are allowances for the dad who brings his kid to a game, but in most instances the hand you'll be sticking into your glove is better suited to holding a beer.

Unless you're in a location that gets lots of foul balls.  In that case it can be a defense!

I've actually caught two foul balls at Cardinal games. The first actually caught me. I was walking down the stairs that were directly behind home plate with a beer in each hand. The batter tried to bunt, fouled the ball over the screen and it hit between my thighs about 3 inches below my nuts. I held one beer with my teeth, grabbed the ball and stuck it in my pocket. The next day I had two perfect half moon circle bruises on my inner thighs. But at least my nuts were safe. A couple inches higher, I'm pretty sure I would have wasted about $15 worth of beer and probably would have ended up on one of those funniest video shows. 

The second one I legitimately caught.

I've touched horsehide once - in Montreal. Orlando Cabrera hit a popup over the first base dugout and I had the option of dropping a nearly full 24-ounce cup of Canadian beer and going with two hands, or holding onto the beer and trying a 1-hand grab. I put up my right hand and the ball spun out of my palm. Crowd booed the crap out of me. But I didn't spill a drop of beer.

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artie_fufkin wrote:

"The next day I had two perfect half moon circle bruises on my inner thighs."

Did your wife buy the foul ball story?

It wasn't that tough of a sell, the other beer I was carrying was for her.  She saw the whole thing.