Sunday, September 26, 2010

Son-in-law Eric and went to the Rockies-Giants baseball game this afternoon. I saw something I had never seen before. Althought the Giants' pitcher took a no-hitter into the 8th inning, that wasn't it although I've never seen a major league n0-hitter. Nope-one of the Giants hit a ball that landed fair just outside the first base bag making it a fair ball. It then rolled into foul territory but it was still a live ball. One of the on-field usher/ball boys who wasn't paying attention thought it was just a foul ball and he ran over and grabbed it. The giant hitter was awarded a double but may have had a shot at a triple. Think of what would have happened if there had been a runner on first (which fortunately there wasn't). The rules cover the situation but it shouldn't have happened in the first place if the guy had been following the game. He spent much of the rest of the afternoon with his head down looking for a hole to crawl in. Fortunately the Rockies broke up the no-hitter in the eighth or I would have seen two new experiences.

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