# Pitting the people who are pitting the Rangers fan **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 26, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-people-who-are-pitting-the-rangers-fan/620049 "2012-04-26T19:37:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2012, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-people-who-are-pitting-the-rangers-fan/620049/141 "2012-05-22T06:14:17Z")
I know this thread has been dead for a few weeks, but i thought that some people might be interested in this story: Mike Leake and Zack Cozart hit back-to-back home runs for the Reds today. [The same fan](http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=21644929&topic_id=21753540) caught _both_ balls!!! ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2012, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-people-who-are-pitting-the-rangers-fan/620049/142 "2012-05-22T06:36:00Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > I understand it from hearing baseball players talk about their intentions when they throw a ball in the stands. What is your understanding based upon? Bullzhit. Fans help pay their inflated salaries. It’s a goodwill free for all. Fuck the whiny kid. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-people-who-are-pitting-the-rangers-fan/620049/143 "2012-05-22T20:27:06Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > This we can all agree on. Tosses into the stands are meant for kids. They also toss them to hot chicks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-people-who-are-pitting-the-rangers-fan/620049.md?page=7)