Whilst masticating on , Terry May (1:209/745)
wrote to UUCP:
TM> As soon as they did that, I thought, "What the hell are they doing, 
TM> rewarding this guy for potentially costing a team an ALCS?"  NBC blew it 
TM> big time on this.
Compared to what the New York media did, NBC was mild.
RB>> (2) Bob Costas said, "It isn't his (the kid's) fault."  Well who 
RB>> the hell else's fault is it?
TM> I guess a case could be made that he was too young to know any 
TM> better, but I still wouldn't say it wasn't his fault.
You can't blame the kid for reaching for a ball headed his way.  Every fan 
reacts like that, especially kids.  The blame lies with a) the security 
force, which was supposed to keep people from the fence to prevent just such 
an occurence, but obviously didn't, and b) Rich Garcia, foul line umpire, who 
is supposed to keep an eye on fans.
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