This Guy Gives Ballhawks A Bad Name

Some idiot wanted $10,000 for catching Oakland's Matt Carson's first ML home run. What a moran.

over 2 years ago Al Yellon 10 comments 0 recs |

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Some idiot wanted $10,000 for catching Oakland’s Matt Carson’s first ML home run. What a moran.

"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009

by DrCrawdad on Sep 26, 2009 2:55 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

+ 1000 BCB points

for the reference to morans. It don’t get any better than this.

Blue mountains high .. Blue valleys low
I don't know which way we will go ..
One summer dream .. one summer dream ..

coda

ELO, 1975

by cubnational on Sep 26, 2009 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions

With respect to our resident ballhawk

and all Wrigley ballhawk’s really, there are some real horrid human beings that have been catching home run balls this season. These ballhawks need to wise the heck up and stop being giant assholes.

Be happy you get a signed baseball.

Just say no to players named Aaron on the Cubs.

by nji232 on Sep 26, 2009 3:22 PM CDT reply actions

Just to clarify...

Nowhere have I read or seen the term “ballhawk” used in the reporting on Carson’s HR. Unlike that guy from Milwaukee who actively tries to catch homers and ‘ransoms’ the balls back to the players, it sounds like this misguided fool just happened to be a baseball fan in the right place at the right time.

“Duk” (the Big League Stew blogger) is Kevin Kaduk, who wrote a book (Wrigleyworld) about a season at Wrigley. He spent a lot of time with us ballhawks out on Waveland & Sheffield and he gets what we do and why. So I’m not surprised he made no reference to ballhawks while reporting on this.

The guy who caught Carson’s HR most likely just got caught up in the moment. For some people, that means giving the ball back, no questions asked, glad to do it. For others (like this guy), it means here’s a chance to cash in big time, “show me the money”! And for the rest of us, probably somewhere in between. Just depends on how we’re wired, I guess.

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Sep 26, 2009 3:39 PM CDT reply actions

you are such a good, diplomatic soul

by Emelie on Sep 26, 2009 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions

And that was a pretty good book too .. Racy and ribauld

but really fascinating to read .. Anytime I get transported to Waveland and Sheffield I grok it.

BTW, Balldude .. did you get the DVD? Never did hear whether you did

Blue mountains high .. Blue valleys low
I don't know which way we will go ..
One summer dream .. one summer dream ..

coda

ELO, 1975

by cubnational on Sep 26, 2009 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions

just opened it today though apparently it was delivered awhile ago

I’ll send you an email with details later but long story short… it would appear a well-intentioned person in my building picked up the package for me but apparently forgot to drop it by until today.

Oh well, good thing there was nothing perishable…

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Sep 26, 2009 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions

like the time I had a lobster fedexed to my building

and the package place held onto it one day too late… down the chute.

Oh, how I miss trash chutes.

by Emelie on Sep 26, 2009 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions

An elegant tool for a more civilized age.

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"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Sep 26, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions