Comments on: How To Snag a Souvenir Baseball

By: bruce d

bruce d — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:52:52 +0000

One tip i could give is, if a ball is coming near an isle or any concrete area and there is a group of people jumping for it. Stand back and get it on the bounce.it is hard to catch a foul ball and almost impossible if people are crowded around you.I got a lot of foul balls at a minor league park with this

By: Tom Haggas

Tom Haggas — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:27:58 +0000

I read a stat somewhere that women and children are most likely to get hit by a foul ball. (I assume from not paying attention.) If you are going with loved ones, sit between them and home plate. I caught a foul from Mike Aviles last year. It was on the road in the eighth with the Sox up big. The KC fans had all left, so we had three whole sections to ourselves.

By: Dave Miedema

Dave Miedema — Tue, 18 May 2010 21:17:40 +0000

I’m certainly not gonna shove or knock over a kid for a ball…BUT…if I catch it fair and square, I keep it…PERIOD! If some horse’s derriere yells at me to “give it to a kid”, my response is usally “You want the kid to have one? YOU catch one and give it to him!”

Another thing I won’t do is sell a ball I caught on eBay. One of the guys who hangs out on Waveland Avenue outside Wrigley Field tries to sell his home runs on that site. I say “tries to sell” because his prices are so inflated that the stuff never moves”.

By: Riley

Riley — Sun, 16 May 2010 23:49:28 +0000

I went to a minor league game and i got 3 autographs and a foul ball… it was cool.

By: Walter

Walter — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:15:36 +0000

I remember when I was about 11, our school went to a Brewer’s game. I had saved up all summer to get a team autgraphed ball. I got one at the game, it was awesome, that was back when Paul Molitor, Robin Yount, ect. played. I had it in my coat pocket when some of my friends and I snuck up to the press box to see Bob Uecker. We went in and were quickly escorted out by a guard! Anyway when I got back to my seat the ball was gone. I almost cried. Major disappointment!

By: Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:14:49 +0000

All about batting practice, it’s fun to sit out and watch before the game with the kids, and if you get a ball it’s all the better. I’m a big fan of AAA ball, and have gotten a few balls from it. Love the post.

By: Dallas

Dallas — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:03:12 +0000

Another “good” idea is seats above the home team dugout where the first baseman will be entering his dugout after catching the third out. He has a ball in his glove that he will flip into the seats. Todd Helton tossed a ball to my son a few years ago. I say “good” because you don’t want to get a foul ball rocketing towards your kid that skips off the top of the dugout enough to pick up some more wicked spin & change directions quickly. Never had that happen to me but I’ve seen it happen. Always make sure to watch every pitch!!
@Gary-When I read this article I was thinking about that commercial. Funny how a commercial can make such an impact.

By: Chris Patchin

Chris Patchin — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:59:09 +0000

It’s true, my ten year old son and I recently attended a Major League game and were fortunate enough to sit in the dugout box seats, my son was lucky enough to snag not one, but two foul balls, what are the odds? I don’t even think my son remembers who was playing, but those two foul balls made a ten year olds dreams of catching a foul ball come true.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:08:25 +0000

I just read a guy’s Blog on MLBlogs and he has written a book called “Taking Home A Piece Of The Game”. His name is John Witt and he has been collecting baseballs for over 30 years. He has caught over 4850 baseballs at professional games including 99 Major League Game Home Runs.
The book not only tells you how to set up your day at the ballpark but it gives you pointers from how to get tickets to where to go in the ballpark to get a baseball or autographs. He also shares stories about some of the more memorable home runs he has caught such as Sammy Sosa’s 61st HR in 1998, 2 home runs from Eddie Murray in the same game that Murray hit from each side of the plate and a few others. It is a pretty cool book for sure!

I think you can check it out here https://www.createspace.com/3358632

By: Marcellus

Marcellus — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:02:15 +0000

My kid brother used to always ask umpires for a ball after the game, as the umps are leaving the field. True you’re not actually catching the ball, but it worked every single time.