Astro Fans And Bravery... The video says it all...

One reporter said, "Of course he lost it in the lights. Here hoping that the couple stopped at a sporting goods store for some eyeblack. You know, right after their post game trip to the florist." Yahoo Sports ~Duk




He wouldn't be concerned with his stop after the game for blackeye Duk in a man's baseball city. He would have been laughed out of most parks, heckled to the point of wanting to beat himself half to death with his program, and then finishing the job with his 'I failed scouts manual...' LA, NY, Chicago lookout fizzled shooting star fan, you are in for a ride! Better yet if homegirl was from one of those cities, she would have blacked his eye for him!



I have taken my crew to quite a few Single A Tourist games over the years, and seen a couple of hilarious events take place. Drunks, are often good for a laugh, but hard headed kids are the best! I listened to a mom tell her two boys, that were approximately 10 & 12 years old, to sit and pay attention to the game. They turned a deaf ear. I told my boys that we were on the first base side, and to beware of the right handed batters drilling a foul ball our way. Well Craig Catallanote (sorry if I butchered the last name Craig) popped one sky high on the right side off of a lefty. I jumped up in a near empty right field bleacher section and gave chase. The ball came down near the two disobedient boys, and took a one bouncer off of the crete, and then took a shot off of the ring leaders face, and straight into my hands! I held the ball up, tried not to laugh as I grinned from ear to ear, and the crowd booed me! I then took the ball over to my middle son, who was paying attention, and received a standing O from about 25 people, it was great!



Then here's one for the not so brave (no pun intended because the Stro's played the Braves in the game involving the cowardly fan) boyfriend... Justin Lincoln hit a million miler per hour line drive foul ball from the right side (batting stance/left side of the plate) to the right side (first base side) at my family! My kids were wide eyed, I didn't stand quickly enough, praise God that ball was moving, put bare hands out in front of my wife, and it sailed just over us, toward a couple in their late 50's early 60's perhaps? The husband of the more mature couple tried to shield his wife as well, but unfortunately it didn't sail past her. She had awesome reflexes though. She got her arms up to protect a well preserved face, and took that line drive off of the elbow! Her elbow in just a few minutes was swollen to the size of a grapefruit! The EMT's came, her husband begged her to go to the ER. She said don't be silly, you haven't been to a game in years! The EMT's wrapped her elbow in ice, the Tourist gave them free drinks, and she proved that Single A Asheville have more courageous fans than most Single A facilities, and even one MLB camp, not to call anyone out Houston... Lol



I am waiting for the Yanks to blow up next, but the fans don't put on half the show that the pinstripers do. ;)