bjm676 Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 (edited) Lucky bastard. I've never even come close to catching ONE in my life!! Astros fan catches two home runs During a day of unlikely scenarios at Minute Maid Park, the most unusual feat might have come in the stands. Astros fan Shaun Dean caught Lance Berkman's grand slam and Chris Burke's game-winning home run during Game 4 of the National League Division Series on Sunday at Minute Maid Park. Burke's homer ended a record 18-inning affair which sent Houston to the National League Championship Series. Berkman's slam answered a grand slam by Braves rookie Jeff Francoeur, marking the first time two slams have been hit in one playoff game. "I never caught one in a game before," Dean told the Houston Chronicle. Dean was sitting in the second row of the Crawford boxes in left field. The 25-year-old brought a glove, snagging each of the home runs on the fly. "Everyone was congratulating me, patting me on the back," Dean said. "I had several people say I should buy a lottery ticket or go to Vegas." While the feat is rare, it's not unprecedented. A's fan Jay Didion caught three home runs in Game 3 of the 1988 American League Championship Series against the Red Sox from Oakland's Mark McGwire, Carney Lansford and Dave Henderson. Edited October 10, 2005 by robinventura23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Cool story, to bad it was Laroche who hit that grandslam for atlanta and not francoeur but oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benchwarmerjim Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 While the feat is rare, it's not unprecedented. A's fan Jay Didion caught three home runs in Game 3 of the 1988 American League Championship Series against the Red Sox from Oakland's Mark McGwire, Carney Lansford and Dave Henderson. WHOA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChWRoCk2 Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 well this is similar to the guy who caught two of bonds home run balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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