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After a weekend of watching the College World Series and several super regional games, there was one play during the Florida St. vs Wichita St. that reminded me of a very familiar play from 2003. This “foul ball poacher” has been blamed for the downfall of the Cubs in Game 6 versus the Marlins. How did fans react?
Although not on the MLB standing, we nearly saw this again this weekend. FSU pitcher Geoff Parker got Wichita batter Andy Dirks to pop up down the left field line with 2 outs, one runner on base. As third baseman Stuart Tapley went to make the routine catch, a FSU fan reached over the fence and nabbed the ball. The very next pitch Dirks went yard for a 2 run homer. Wichita managed to squeeze out 2 more runs that inning making the score 6 - 4. Florida State went on to win the game big time, but life could have been worse for the foul ball catcher had they lost.
Steve Bartman now resides in an undisclosed location in Northern Florida and is taunted to this day.
