Re: _[WORLD-SERIES] Completely indefensible!!!_, Mark Yoder wrote to Terry
May on 11 Oct 96:
MY> You can't blame the kid for anything.
So if a kid breaks the rules, you just dismiss it as "kids will be kids" and
pat them on the back, or in this case, make them into a hero? That's a hell
of a way to teach kids to respect the law.
MY> 90% or more of any age person in the United States that was sitting in
MY> the same seat the kid was would have tried to catch the ball.
Then why was he the only one with his glove stretched out over the fence?
MY> Every kid and most men who go to games would LOVE to catch a foul ball
MY> off the pitcher's bat in the middle of June, let alone a HOMERUN in the
MY> playoffs.
It wasn't a home run. That's the point.
... Hall of Fame Ballot: [x] Phil Niekro [x] Terry May [ ] Mark Yoder
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