Somehow Someway a Guy Caught Two Foul Balls on Consecutive Pitches at the Oakland A's Game Yesterday

I’ve been to a ton of baseball games in my life. I’ve sat behind home plate, in the bleachers, in the upper deck, down each base line, and I’ve caught one foul ball total. The fact that this guy caught two fouls balls in one game is crazy. The fact that he caught them on BACK TO BACK PITCHES is nothing short of miraculous. I mean if a mathematician broke down the odds of that happening, it was probably more likely the sun would explode during the game than one person catching foul balls on back to back pitches. It’s one thing to be in an empty-ish stadium and you can chase after a bouncing ball in the vicinity of you, but this guy was in his seat and didn’t move a muscle. It came right in his kitchen and snagged them both clean with his bare hands. It’s unheard of.

As an “adult” there’s really only one reason to want to catch a foul ball at this point. That is to find an extremely attractive girl sitting in your section and give a kid sitting near her the ball. That’s the endgame. Show we have a heart and are unselfish in hopes to win a woman’s heart. Since this guy appeared to be with his wife, I hope he went straight to a gas station and played the lottery following the game. He probably won a billion dollars. You ride that heater until you know it’s over.

Also, I’d like to say fuck you to Foul Ball Guy Zack Hample. There’s actually no one worse than that guy at a baseball game. He shows up with his glove during BP and just sprints to any potential home run or foul ball, pushing people out of the way. Nothing brings me more joy than seeing that guy miss a ball by a few inches. He get so upset and it’s very pleasing. This guy at the A’s game put Foul Ball Guy in his place.