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2009

Playoff Diary: Nearly Bartmanesque

Posted by dmac at 12:40 pm ET 24 Comments

On Shane Victorino’s leadoff double in the seventh inning, two fans actually reached for the ball after the umpire ruled it fair. Did Steve Bartman teach us nothing?

Here’s a good rule, people: If you’re going to a baseball game and you have seats where you might be able to interfere with a ball in play… know that you shouldn’t interfere with a ball in play. That’s really the only rule you need to know when attending a baseball game. I know we all want to be instant celebrities like that little girl who threw the ball back after he dad caught the foul ball, but let’s not hurt the home team in the process, okay?

Everything else about yesterday’s game was awesome.

Each day during the postseason, Dan McQuade will write about the Phillies’ chance at a second straight World Series title. You can usually read his thoughts on baseball at Walkoff Walk. He thinks these people deserve much more scorn than that woman reading Vanity Fair at the game back in July.

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24 Comments on “Playoff Diary: Nearly Bartmanesque”

ill Says:
October 8th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
this was my exact comment when I saw it go down. I can’t imagine what is going through their heads right then.
Jdashdog Says:
October 8th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
As a side note, check out that guy about to stick his finger in that chick’s ass. She deserves it for trying to pull that shit anyway.
njpanick Says:
October 8th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Looks like the dude in pink (!) had a clue, and was trying to stop them.
seabass Says:
October 8th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Kind of off base but I was watching the other NLDS last night… could there be two more annoying teams to choose from should the Phils advance? LA has lame fans, Manny who wears a blue diaper on his head, a huge fugazi like Russell Martin, and pesky midgets like Pierre and Furcal. STL has comatose cult-like fans, a manager who acts like he invented baseball and should have a breathalyzer test before he steps out of the dugout, a shortstop with a mustache that makes him look like the WB Mason guy, and I still can’t but think Pujols isn’t cheating somehow.

At least neither of them are the Mets I guess.

End rant.

NOW LET’S GO PHILS TAKE TWO MORE FROM THE ROCKS!
GenericFanGroup Says:
October 8th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
I said it before and i will say it again….Dumb fans is a result of the success of the team….Phils win the World Series and people show up that know nothing about the game end up in better seats then I have ever got.
Alex Says:
October 8th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
I couldn’t believe this when I saw it, the ball was 5 feet fair. Not like it went over the corner of the bag. Morons. I hope they read this site.
Lynniemac Says:
October 8th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
People should have to take an entrance exam to sit in those seats.
James Fayleez Says:
October 8th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Jdashdog – I THOUGHT THE SAME THING!!

Add two more digits and go with THE SHOCKER!!!!
ill Says:
October 8th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Pink shirt should have Royal Rumble’d their asses and flipped them over the fence.
GM-Carson Says:
October 8th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
I’d have tried to get the damn ball too.
j_romes Says:
October 8th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
I saw the woman go for it and thought baldy was going to stop her….then he reached right for it. Same spot shane got robbed by the ballgirl, if i remember.

She is forgiven. Baldy is not.
sarahKNUCKLEUP Says:
October 8th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
@ill

there WASN’T a thought going through their heads other than just being selfish nothings. no concept for how the game’s played or how that their scooping up a ball might affect the players or the score or anything.

wfc brings us… dogshit stupid fans, and infrequent/expensive seats.

i say fuck the both of them.
man Says:
October 8th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
I saw this and just thought…assholes.
will.H Says:
October 8th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
rudy guliani?
Mr. Bryan Says:
October 9th, 2009 at 8:02 am
I hope they were ejected after that. No excuse.
ill Says:
October 9th, 2009 at 8:31 am
@sarahKNUCKLEUP
I think I may love you.
huh? Says:
October 9th, 2009 at 10:54 am
wait even if they touched it it would of still been a double so it doesnt really matter if they touched it or not..it wasnt going to be a triple so i dont really understand why this story even matters?
Scott F Says:
October 9th, 2009 at 10:57 am
ITS THE PRINCIPLE OF THE THING.
Jdashdog Says:
October 9th, 2009 at 11:03 am
You’re stupid, huh?
will.H Says:
October 9th, 2009 at 11:13 am
not many players can get a triple out of a ball to the left field corner, but shane at least has a shot if that ball gets to the corner and gonzalez cant dig it out. the point is the people didnt even consider it. the probability of it being a double doesnt make it less dumb. get it “huh?”
ill Says:
October 9th, 2009 at 11:52 am
there is always a chance for a misplayed ball, just ask Matt Holliday.
RJ Says:
October 9th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Those fans should be ejected and not permitted to the stadium ever again, YOU CANNOT TOUCH A LIVE BALL(Unless its hit by the other team of course)
Lynniemac Says:
October 9th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
@huh?: The minute the ball is interfered with, it becomes dead, which takes away any and all possibilty of a runner or runners advancing on a fielding error, overthrow, etc. As it happened in this situation, I didn’t matter. However, the play on the field should not be influenced by the idiots in the stands (unless, of course, it’s a case of a fan knocking a fielder’s glove out of the way when he reaches into the stands, because I love that.
jehosaphat Says:
October 11th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
The ballgirl should (and maybe she does, I don’t know) remind all the front row fans in that area that they can’t touch a fair ball. Then, since they had proper warning, a violation should mean a walk over hot coals at Bull’s BBQ. Luzinski should sign the ball of course.