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Posted By: steve k

I also have attended hundreds of MLB games. Caught just one foul ball. It was on the first base side roughly behind the dugout about 30 rows up at the Phillies old Veterans Stadium in the mid 1970's. It was off the bat of Pete Rose when he was with the Reds. I have played a lot of baseball, mostly outfield, so when the ball was hit, midway through the air I knew that I had a very good chance at it. The stands were crowded so of course you can't go to the ball, the ball has to come to you. It was surreal as it seemed like the ball took about a few minutes to get there but it landed in my raised hands with a two-handed catch. It's funny, I was so excited about catching the ball that I didn't even initially realize who hit it until my cousin told me a batter or two later that it was from Pete Rose.