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| Author: | badrogue17 [ Wed Jul 03, 2013 6:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
At a Cubs game in early nineties, sitting 3/4 down the 3rd base about halfway up, Lenny Dykstra fouled one off onto the roof, rolled off the roof and floated down right into my hands. And popped right the fuck out and bounced away. My brother was with me and still gives me shit about it. |
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| Author: | leashyourkids [ Wed Jul 03, 2013 6:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
Explains a lot. |
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| Author: | newper [ Wed Jul 03, 2013 6:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
About two weeks ago, this kid hits a ball foul over the backstop and I caught it. |
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| Author: | Hatchetman [ Wed Jul 03, 2013 6:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
foul liner at Wrigley hit me in the hand, but I couldn't nab it. bruised my hand though. |
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| Author: | mcbrides [ Wed Jul 03, 2013 6:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
A guest invites me and Mrs. McBride to the game sitting 3rd base side on the tarp. I lean over to make sure I don't look like a dope and fall on to the field and find I need to prop myself up my right hand leaving all fielding to the left. 2nd batter fouls one down the line I'M leaning over pops right off the fucking left hand  Security guy flips it to me  What really sucked no kids to give it to. Sitting in the pub next to Konerko spring training ball 
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| Author: | hootmon [ Wed Jul 03, 2013 8:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
Got one from steve ontiveros against the expos in my first wrigley appearnce in the mid 70s. Foul ball into the first base side that the first guy had it spin out of his hands and bounced to me. Missed andy van slykes upper deck foul in the late 80s when some long arm mutant outereached my by 4 ft in wrigley. Coming right down but this guy was too tall to outjump. |
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| Author: | Terry's Peeps [ Wed Jul 03, 2013 8:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
Caught a foul ball as a kid at Comiskey. I remember thinking what a true fan I was. |
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| Author: | leashyourkids [ Wed Jul 03, 2013 8:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
Terry's Peeps wrote: Caught a foul ball as a kid at Comiskey. I remember thinking what a true fan I was. Don't start. |
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| Author: | Terry's Peeps [ Wed Jul 03, 2013 8:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Wed Jul 03, 2013 8:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
One-handed one from Sammy in the RF bleachers with a full beer in my other hand. Didn't spill a drop. It was legendary. People still talk about it. |
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| Author: | badrogue17 [ Wed Jul 03, 2013 8:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: One-handed one from Sammy in the RF bleachers with a full beer in my other hand. Didn't spill a drop. It was legendary. People still talk about it. Ever tell your kids that story? |
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| Author: | hootmon [ Wed Jul 03, 2013 8:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: It was legendary. People still talk about it. "People" or "your people?" |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Wed Jul 03, 2013 8:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
badrogue17 wrote: Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: One-handed one from Sammy in the RF bleachers with a full beer in my other hand. Didn't spill a drop. It was legendary. People still talk about it. Ever tell your kids that story? Do you think Dan Bernstein would think it's important? |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Wed Jul 03, 2013 8:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
hootmon wrote: Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: It was legendary. People still talk about it. "People" or "your people?" I'd imagine people the world over. BTW, if you'd asked me if there would be two unrelated mentions of Steve Ontiveros on the board today, I'd have bet against it. |
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| Author: | hootmon [ Wed Jul 03, 2013 8:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: hootmon wrote: Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: It was legendary. People still talk about it. "People" or "your people?" I'd imagine people the world over. BTW, if you'd asked me if there would be two unrelated mentions of Steve Ontiveros on the board today, I'd have bet against it. There are no unrelated Ontiveros comments. This is only one outcome from the recent Bilderberg conference. |
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| Author: | Walt Williams Neck [ Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
Caught a homer run at Comiskey off the bat of George "Bommer" Scott...hurt like hell! |
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| Author: | K Effective [ Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
Caught a liner foul off the bat of Darrell Evans of the Tigers at Comiskey back in the early eighties. |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
Came close but Boyd ran interference. |
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| Author: | Regular Reader [ Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
Closest I ever came was a line shot in '77 off the bat of the legendary Jorge Orta. My otherwise great aunt held a young RR from diving over two rows in what was likely to be a vain & painfully empty attempt to grab a then $2 ball. 
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| Author: | Mini Ditka [ Thu Jul 04, 2013 11:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
I was at a Twins game in Minnesota and one of the outfielders or relief pitchers threw a foul ball into the stands. There was a sea of hands that went up for it and I caught it barehanded. I want to say with my left hand. I immediately placed the ball in my pocket and did not show it to anyone at the game for fear of it being stolen. |
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| Author: | Apologist [ Fri Jul 05, 2013 2:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=21380555&source=MLB&gid=2012_05_12_sfnmlb_arimlb_1 Thunder Dan!!!
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Fri Jul 05, 2013 7:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
Got two in the same inning of the same all star game at Wrigley Rain sent 50% of the crowd home |
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| Author: | RFDC [ Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
I have never actually caught one. But I do own a homerun ball that was caught in the bleachers at Wrigley in the 80s. My neighbor across the street was a huge Cub fan and he went to a lot of games. He caught this ball and as a little boy I thought this was like the coolest thing ever. Everytime I saw him outside I would ask to see the ball. He died suddenly from a heart attack and his wife gave me the ball. In Sept of 2000 I lived in the KC area and had a buddy come through town that wanted to check out a Royals game. They played the Angels that night and they were WAY out of contention. The weather was not great and so there was basically no one in the park. We had seats a little down from and behind the 3rd base dugout. He and I each got a foul ball that night of which one of them hit quite a bit above of us and it rolled down to our feet. |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
In 1992 or 1993 my Dad took me to a Sox daygame. We got there early so we could watch the guys warmup. Ozzie Guillen went out and started jogging and I asked him for a ball. He said his arm was sore and he couldn't throw that far. Later on just before the start of the game, him and Cora were playing catch in front of the dugout. He looked around and saw me still standing there, pointed at me, and threw the ball at me. Kid in front tried to get it, but he missed and I caught it. I'm pretty sure I still have the ball somewhere. I think there are a couple signatures on it. |
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| Author: | sjboyd0137 [ Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
Darkside wrote: Came close but Boyd ran interference. I prefer to think of it as I came close and you smacked me in the face with your armpit. |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Fri Jul 05, 2013 5:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever come close to catching a ball at a game? |
sjboyd0137 wrote: Darkside wrote: Came close but Boyd ran interference. I prefer to think of it as I came close and you smacked me in the face with your armpit. Possibly quite close to the truth. |
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