First off, God bless Shannon Stone and his family. He was the All-American Dad giving his son the All-American experience of attending a real Major League game and getting a foul ball for the six year old.
Key words....six year old.
Then there's the MORON at the HR derby last night standing on the table and falling over the railing. He was quite a bit older than six.
I also saw a melee just behind the RF fence where a nasty looking adult wrestled a young boy (probably 11-12) for a home run ball. The adult "won."
I would love to catch a foul ball or a home run ball. But only for the experience of being at a game and taking home a piece of it. But are you kidding me? The behavior of these people is unbelievable.
I took my family to a minor league game last week. I sat next to my 13 year old son in some prime foul ball seats. By the second inning I had already decided that if I catch a foul ball, I'm giving it to the young boy next to me. His dad spent the entire game teaching his son the fine points of this great game...including double cuts!
I never caught that ball but I know that boy would have gotten a great thrill out of it. And I would have matched that thrill watching his eyes as he held that ball.
Too bad it didn't happen that night.
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