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I’ve been to a solid number of baseball games in my life, and while I’ve reached the age where bringing a glove to a game makes me that guy, that doesn’t mean I still hold out hope I might one day snag a foul ball (which I would 100% not give to a small child regardless of how much they cry).
I actually came pretty close to grabbing a ball at Camden Yards a few years back but had my quest stymied when the line drive headed in my general direction made a pit stop in the form of the bald head of a dude who was eventually carried out on a stretcher.
So close but yet so far.
At this point, I’ve basically accepted the fact that the only souvenir I’ll take home from a baseball game is one of those tiny helmets filled with soft serve that sets you back $15 because the government is apparently more than happy to turn a blind eye to monopolies when it comes to sporting venues, music festivals, and cable companies.
You might be able to put a laughably large price on stadium food but I guess you can’t really do the same with a foul ball, which is why I respect the guy who decided trying to track one down was far more important than the french fries he had in his hands.
Foul ball > fries 😂 pic.twitter.com/2SPtQjWljH
— MLB (@MLB) May 2, 2019
While that video by itself isn’t particularly notable, what is is the fact that the very same dude also sacrificed a slice of pizza to (unsuccessfully) grab another ball that landed in his vicinity later on in the game.
REAL LIFE: The guy who lost the fries just dropped a slice of pizza. 😂 pic.twitter.com/En2Ea8APre
— MLB (@MLB) May 2, 2019
At least it wasn’t beer.