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In response to "The Sawx must have been *really* happy we were there last night. Chris Sale pitched 8 innings of shut out and mel caught a ball. " by Diva

That's awesome that Mel caught a ball. I've never had the luck to catch one.

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Aug 9 '19, 06:27

I stole a few out of the tarp where the ball boy was storing the foul balls he caught. I had my cousin hold me as I reached over the rail between innings. :-)

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I caught a ball during BP at the AllStar Game in US Cellular Field. - groiny Aug 9, 08:04
LYC: My father caught a ball once - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 9, 06:32 8
- Ha and ouch! That's a story you don't forget. I hope he wasn't too hurt to enjoy the game. - Krusty Aug 9, 06:38 7
  - He said afterwards (this was ~30 years ago) it felt like someone ran up behind and punched him. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 9, 07:05 1
    - Must have been an uncomfortable game to sit through after that. Yeesh. -- nm - Krusty Aug 9, 07:07
  - "and this diary from Jeter's locker just filled with numbers and stars" -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 06:58 3
    - Heh. :-) It was before Jeter was in the majors. -- nm - Krusty Aug 9, 07:06 2
      - The joke I really wanted to make but didn't fit in the timeline was "weird vial from Gary Sheffield that made me feel angry". -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 07:18 1
        
        Best. Silent Auction. Ever. -- nm - Diva Aug 9, 07:19
  - And one of the kids stole Mattingly's chaw but lost it while running through the tunnels under the stadium. I was so pissed he lost it. - Krusty Aug 9, 06:39
Over the years we've been lucky to get a few. One time we were sitting in Dugout and mel got 2. He gave one to a young lad of about 7 years old - Diva Aug 9, 06:31 1
- Very nice! Mel's a good man. :-) - Krusty Aug 9, 06:35

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That's awesome that Mel caught a ball. I've never had the luck to catch one.

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