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I agree that throwing the ball back is a Cubs tradition, and that giving the ball to a kid would make his day. But, whoever catches a homerun ball has the right to do whatever they choose with that ball. Personally I wouldn't do it, but I think that complaining about a fan throwing a ball back is pretty pointless.

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I agree that throwing the ball back is a Cubs tradition, and that giving the ball to a kid would make his day.  But, whoever catches a homerun ball has the right to do whatever they choose with that ball.  Personally I wouldn't do it, but I think that complaining about a fan throwing a ball back is pretty pointless.

Actually, anyone who throws the ball back on the field is disturbing play and should be escorted out of the stadium by security.

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2 things.

 

1. The probability of catching 1 homerun within your lifetime should be the first insight that you should keep the ball. I caught a Tino Martinez HR a few years ago when he was on the Mariners and to this day it sits next to my Joe Crede foul ball caught at 1:08 in the morning last year.

 

2. I got a batting practice HR before the game yesterday. I could care less about a batting practice HR. So what I did was during my little league practice in the evening I showed it to the kids. Told them that there are 3 practices remaining before the first game. Whoever is at practice on time and gives the most effort in these next three practices will get this ball. Their eyes lit up. I completely agree with what someone said earlier in this thread. If you don't want it, make a kid's day...

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2 things.

 

1. The probability of catching 1 homerun within your lifetime should be the first insight that you should keep the ball.  I caught a Tino Martinez HR a few years ago when he was on the Mariners and to this day it sits next to my Joe Crede foul ball caught at 1:08 in the morning last year. 

 

2. I got a batting practice HR before the game yesterday.  I could care less about a batting practice HR.  So what I did was during my little league practice in the evening I showed it to the kids.  Told them that there are 3 practices remaining before the first game.  Whoever is at practice on time and gives the most effort in these next three practices will get this ball.  Their eyes lit up.  I completely agree with what someone said earlier in this thread.  If you don't want it, make a kid's day...

Oh yeah, I caught one too yesterday. Who's was yours from? Mine was hit by Angel Berroa - the guy above me dropped it, and it fell right into my feet. I kind of wanted to keep it, because I've never caught/had an actual game baseball, and it was hit by Angel Berroa, last years ROTY, so that's pretty cool.

 

Plus, I'm only 16. I'm still a kid, right? :D

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Jesus...when will people learn.  If you don't want the ball give it to a kid...make his day. I'm glad those people were smart enough to know better. I have a feeling that won't happen so much when the regular sox fans are in attendance as opposed to the "opening day" crowd.

I agree a ton...if I ever got a ball, I would give it to my lil sis...no question.

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dumbass cub fans dont even throw THE homerun ball back its usually some other s***ty ball they brought... LOSERS

They had footage of a fan pulling the switcheroo last year at a Cubs game, and ESPN made it a point to show it.

 

 

The closest I've ever gotten to a home run ball was in 2000 at a Twins-White Sox game in September. Torii Hunter hit a home run that landed literally one row in front of me. He hits it like 1 foot higher and it lands in my lap, not the guy's sitting in front of me.

 

Then my brother got a BP ball from JC Romero the next day. So it all worked out in the end.

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All I've gotten was a Jermaine Dye BP ball. The sun was right in my eyes while standing in left, but it bounced right to me. That was right after a scary moment when an elderly man got hit in the head on the fly because he lost the ball in the sun. They took him to first aid, and I never saw him agian. :o

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a game back in '97, i was with my dad (i was 10 at the time), we were sitting right behind the plate, during BP, ray-ray durham tried to throw a ball into the UD, fell short, it rolled down the net behind the plate (not there anymore) and fell right to us. That same game, a foul ball went behind the plate, fell ontop of the netting, and rolled to us again, awesome game

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Really they tried to throw it back?  I didnt even know, i was sitting to the left of the foul pole next to our bullpen.

I was also sitting left of the foul pole. At least 25-50 people were chanting throw it back and pointing towards the field after one KC homer. As people from my section(including myself) were yelling "Keep the damn ball, this isn't f-ing Wrigley!!"

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