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Did This Fan Really Catch a Foul Ball in His Beer?

During a game between the Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres Tuesday night, right fielder Will Venable hit a foul ball into the bleachers and, apparently, right into a Padres fan’s beer.

The happy fan celebrated his lucky catch by drinking his beer with the ball still in the cup (which, although kinda’ gross, is definitely something we would do).

Watch the catch-n’-chug (via MLB):

Although we don’t want to rain on this fan’s parade, we can’t help but point out that after watching the clip over and over, we can’t tell if the ball actually landed in his cup.

Judging by the crowd’s reaction, we‘ll go ahead and assume it’s authentic.

Did This Fan Really Catch a Foul Ball in His Beer?The only thing we can tell from this camera angle is that we have no idea what’s going on.

Play-by-play men Dick Enberg and Mark Grant were convinced of the fan’s good luck and they gave him high marks for the chugathon.

And you know what? It turns out that even with a poor start to their season, some Padres fans are still having a good time on account of the occasional foul ball. Take, for instance, this broken-armed Padres fan who performs a beautiful one-armed catch (via MLB):

But let’s go back to the first clip. Let’s assume the ball landed in the fan’s cup. If you thought that was cool, then you’ll dig this:

Or this:

The “foul ball moment” really is one of those things that makes baseball especially exciting. Think about it: what other major league sport transforms spectators into participants by demanding they make a split-second decision, the result of which may earn the approval or scorn of an entire stadium?

You can be a hero:

Or you can be a villain:

Whoa. That is one unhappy mother. Heck, you can even be like this couple The Blaze wrote about earlier:

Or you can be like this dad who dropped his daughter:

Or you can be an endless source of amusement:

The outcome to having a foul ball come your way really depends on how you react to sudden and surprising situations: you can either prove to the world that catching a ball with a broken arm is no big deal or you can spend the rest of your evening explaining to your wife why you dropped the baby.

Either way, the whole thing is pretty exciting.

(H/T: Deadspin)

Comments (20)

  • nobama4ever
    Posted on May 11, 2012 at 12:36pm

    Who cares. It’s sad to see, when the country is being destroyed by Obama and his administration, people are more interested to see such trivial things instead of working together to throw Obama and other democrap rascals out in 2012. Come on people, wake up. Our country is heading towards point of no return. We need to correct this NOW.

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  • LimaBean
    Posted on May 10, 2012 at 3:14pm

    can’t say for sure but it looks as if his beer was on the ground and maybe the ball bounced into or off one of the seats into it.

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  • itsjustkim
    Posted on May 10, 2012 at 12:01pm

    Fumbled or not, it’s one of the most exciting plays us Padres fans have seen this season! Go Friar faithful!

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  • TheFonz
    Posted on May 10, 2012 at 11:59am

    In 1996, at an Atlanta Braves/Houston Astros game, a man three rows below me caught a homerun ball in his beer cup. Not only did the beer splash everyone around him, including some of us three rows away, but the plastic cup was destroyed as well. I don’t see how he caught it and still have beer in there.

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  • garbagecanlogic
    Posted on May 10, 2012 at 11:39am

    For all those folks out there who believe he caught it in his cup. I have a few acres of beach front property down in Florida I will sell extremely cheap. It has a little water on it, however, if you use your imagination as in the cup catch, I’m sure you can figure a way to get rid of the water also.

    Praise Be To Obama. Psalm 109:8

    The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
    The U.N. Out Of The U.S.

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  • scrapadapolis
    Posted on May 10, 2012 at 8:08am

    Catch a ball in a cup of beer get splashed with beer.him and the people around had no beer on them.

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    • AMENDMENT
      Posted on May 10, 2012 at 8:33am

      agreed… looked to me like a fumble out the hands and into the beer that had been placed on the floor by the feet.

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  • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
    Posted on May 10, 2012 at 7:52am

    Whiskey for my horses… baseball in my beer…

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  • geo01
    Posted on May 10, 2012 at 6:24am

    .
    In the overall scheme of things. . .
    .
    Does it really matter?
    .
    And yes, I agree….too much beer still in the cup.
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  • Servant Of YHVH
    Posted on May 10, 2012 at 3:45am

    I hate to disappoint him but there is no way that he caught the ball in his beer. You drop a ball from 12 inches into that cup and that cup would only be half full, much less it being filled to the brim in the picture. There would have only been a couple of ounces of beer at the most, also I seriously doubt that the PLASTIC cup is indestructible. Apparently everyone thinking that he caught that ball in the cup would have to be gullible to believe obama when he speaks. Physically IMPOSSIBLE!!! Even people there have to try and cheat just to get a little attention.

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    • 1proudAmerican
      Posted on May 10, 2012 at 5:28am

      I agree and thought the same thing before I even saw the video. I wonder how he feels knowing he chugged that beer with his pinkie up – and millions watched. lol

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    • CapitalistUno
      Posted on May 10, 2012 at 11:32am

      However, from the pics on the blaze article, the ball is still in the beer, which would cause the beer level to rise to the brim perfectly, in order to compensate for the buoyancy of the ball. If the ball is removed, I would bet that there would only be about a 3rd of the beer left.

      Pretty awesome if you ask me!

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  • moussiagilda
    Posted on May 9, 2012 at 11:45pm

    Read the Scott Walker Facebook page, and see what things are really like in Wisconsin.

    I neglected to sign out this computer! Follow all laws! Back to bed.

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  • moussiagilda
    Posted on May 9, 2012 at 11:43pm

    Perfect yourself.

     
  • moussiagilda
    Posted on May 9, 2012 at 11:42pm

    You distorted my remarks. I will keep posting, tonight, and correcting the time.

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  • moussiagilda
    Posted on May 9, 2012 at 11:40pm

    This is not the permanent end of antichrist, but the daily overcoming of evil by the Tea Party.

    Soros is the antichrist. Have to talk with him.

    This is Christ vs.yself, looking for the victory over self.

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  • moussiagilda
    Posted on May 9, 2012 at 11:36pm

    The non-final but great cynical-sorta victory over Nzarure

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  • moussiagilda
    Posted on May 9, 2012 at 11:35pm

    The victory over antichrist. For now.

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  • Baddoggy
    Posted on May 9, 2012 at 11:16pm

    Our town had a lady killed last year in our Texas leauge by a foul ball. It is very rare for it to happen…Only abiut 8 have been killed in the last 50 years.
    Then there was the guy that died in 2010 trying to grab a ball Josh hamilton threw into the crowd at the ballpark at Arlington, he fell to his death in front of his young son. The young boy threw out the opening day pitch t Josh to start the 2011 season. Not a dry eye in the house.

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  • GhostOfJefferson
    Posted on May 9, 2012 at 10:51pm

    His man card is certified for life now. Well done sir, well done.

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