This was one of the many fun things from this past MLB season that I wanted to share, but never really had a great spot to share with non-Cubs fans. It has nothing to do with the Cubs, or even the game, but it was awesome:
.@Athletics ballboy goes above and beyond the call of duty, lays out to snag foul ball: http://t.co/K8qVx3GN2J pic.twitter.com/ilSHEUSSs9
— Cut4 (@Cut4) August 23, 2015
I’m sure it was mostly instinct, but, to the extent this young man had any time at all to think about what he was about to do, I am impressed by his gumption. To have the guts to dive for that ball, knowing that, if he missed it, the play would have spread even further than it did (and he would have never heard the end of it).
So, good on you, young man. Great play. Great nerve.