Me, Sammy Sosa, and a Foul Ball

I had just gotten to my seat, at the newly named Minute Maid Park, for a day game pitting the Cubs against the Houston Astros. I had just finished a pregame meal in the left field restaurant, so Sosa was the first batter I saw. I had my digital camera out, ready to catch my favorite player in mid-swing. As the pitch came, I focused, and took a picture. As I set the camera down, everyone around me pointed up towards the roof, and I realized the ball was headed our way. As it came down, I knew it was going over my head, but I also knew that there was nobody sitting there. As the ball flew past, I turned around and waited, arms outstretched for the ball to bounce back towards me. A huge bounce, combined with a tremendous amount of backspin sent the ball flying towards me, and I reached out and snagged the ball with my free hand. As I pulled it towards me some guy grabbed it and tried to pull it away, but I was not to be denied on this day. As I sat down, I realized that I had just caught a ball from my favorite player, but I also had a picture of him hitting the ball to me! Sammy later homered in the game, but the Cubs lost 5-4. I went home happy with some great pictures and an awesome souvenier.

The first picture is him fouling the ball off, and the second is me back at the hotel with my prize.

I envy you...can I have it?

Yeah, that game today sucked....Sosa gives them the lead, Cruz blows it...I was mad :P

Oh well, we\'ll take out the White Sox, but yeah, that kicks all ass. You are the luckiest man...ever

See Yuz.

great to see you and that avatar back again aaron.


So first E3 and now this?  thats one great story man, you get the picture of him fouling the ball of to you... what are the odds?

I wish a could just go to a Baseball game...never mind catching a foul ball!

Congrats:)

You\'re right, with all the fun I had at E3, and now a sweet souvenier I\'ve had some good luck lately. \'Bout time! I\'ve had bad luck for the last few years. I also got Darren Lewis\' autograph on my jersey during batting practice. I was hoping for Sammy, but after he hit one about 480 over the centerfield wall he went back in the clubhouse until the game.

Yeah, Darren\'s pretty good...if only he coulda come through today :P Oh well.

my buddy al is a vendor at wrigley... i wanted to get tickets for this weekends series against the white sox. man that would be good sh!t.

I love both teams, but I think the guys in black are taking tis series.

very cool

what a **** for that guy to try and snatch it out of yer hand

i remember a few years back, a kid in the row i was sitting in caught a home run.  he must have been 8 or 9, welp some dood snatched it out of his hand and started to walk away.  wouldnt you know, the whole thing was broadcasted on the scoreboard for all 37,000 people to see.  the ENTIRE stadium boo\'d him, and that prick new damn well to give the ball back or he would be lynched

cool though, though im not 100% on who this guy is, apart froma  baseball player, though ive heard the name somewhere............