Spring Training Yankee fans

[a47mlb]

So I was down to Tampa and went to the Twins/Yanks at the Yankees spring training complex. Good game, Twins win 6-3.

Anyways, while there, I catch my first foul ball. And of course, I give it to a kid. Now, throughout the game as folks near by are leaving, they make comments to me about how it was such a great thing that I gave the ball to the little girl, like they have never seen that done before. I finally ask the Yankee fan next to me why it seems to be such a big deal that I gave the ball to a kid? In the Dome, if you don't, you get boo'd out of the stadium. The guy said in his New Yoak accent, "I seen a guy eldow a kid in da head to get to a boal up in New Yoak, and didn't even feel badabadit. Da t'ings is like winning da friggin lottory up de'a."

I guess Minnesota nice is just that.

[petepeters]

im 30 years old and I have never caught a foul ball at a twins game. If I did catch one I would keep it and give it to my nephew(or keep it for myself, its my ball and I can do what I want with it), who(nephew) more than likely would not be at the game with me. I would not give it to some strangers kid. Would you boo me? Now, I wouldnt shove some kid to get one. But I also wouldnt give it up. People who boo others for not handing them free things are bums and should be treated as such.

I dont know you and I am not intentionally calling you a bum. Just speaking of people in general.

[a47mlb]

Now, I wouldnt shove some kid to get one. But I also wouldnt give it up.

But you said you'd give it to your nephew, so yea, you are giving it up. Maybe not to a kid right there, but you're giving it up. So there is hope for you.

[IFallsRon]

I wouldn't shove a kid but but some spare older person from 12 rows over is going back empty and maybe bruised.

[petepeters]

Originally Posted By: petepeters

Now, I wouldnt shove some kid to get one. But I also wouldnt give it up.

But you said you'd give it to your nephew, so yea, you are giving it up. Maybe not to a kid right there, but you're giving it up. So there is hope for you.

But you would still boo me? right? Because you have no way of knowing what I would do with the ball. I guess there is no hope for you.

[a47mlb]

Originally Posted By: a47mlb

Originally Posted By: petepeters

Now, I wouldnt shove some kid to get one. But I also wouldnt give it up.

But you said you'd give it to your nephew, so yea, you are giving it up. Maybe not to a kid right there, but you're giving it up. So there is hope for you.

But you would still boo me? right? Because you have no way of knowing what I would do with the ball. I guess there is no hope for you.

Yea, you're right. I'd probably still boo you.

[Born2Fish]

I was at a Twins game a few years back and had a Jeremy Giambi foul come straight to me. I reached my hand up and caught it. Exactally .00009 milliseconds later some one-who-thinks-I-am-silly pushed me from the back and knocked the ball out of my hand. In the process he fell forward, knocked over a few drinks and ended up kicking some poor guy in the head. I just don't get it.

[Jagsballar19]

I'm a beast i get like one to me every game....mostly in batting practice though

[zamboni]

I still have never caught a ball at a game. I have probably been to 30 Twins games at the Dome and 75+ Royals games at the "K".

When I was a little kid was at the Dome and I seen a left hander line-drive foul one off, went into the stands, bounced off the concrete mesanine, and drill an old lady in a wheelchair square in the back of her head. I hope whoever got the ball gave it to her. The medics came and had to haul her out of there. It was brutal.