mecrury sent me this link from Yahoo! News – Foul Ball Cubs Fan Inspires Hollywood Movie Idea
26 year old Cubs Fan Steve Bartman – must be one of the most despised men in Chicago, right about now….
(09:20:09) queenkv: neato
(09:21:30) queenkv: wasn’t there an interference call?
(09:21:33) queenkv: or something similar?
(09:21:45) mercury: when a fan touches a ball, the ball is declared “dead”
(09:21:55) queenkv: oh my
(09:26:59) mercury: http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/official_info/official_rules/game_preliminaries_3.jsp 3.16 When there is spectator interference with any thrown or batted ball, the ball shall be dead at the moment of interference and the umpire shall impose such penalties as in his opinion will nullify the act of interference.
(09:27:29) mercury: but, .. .However, should a spectator reach out on the playing field side of such fence, railing or rope, and plainly prevent the fielder from catching the ball, then the batsman should be called out for the spectator’s interference.
But hey folks….he felt bad. Real bad about the whole catching the foul ball thing….
“There are few words to describe how awful I feel and what I have experienced within these last 24 hours. “