Follow-Up Item, No. 1
Last week,
Hot Clicks linked to video of a Yankees fan getting hit in the face with a ball that bounced into the stands while he was on his cell phone. Here's some background info on the incident from
Ken Buonocore, of Conshohocken, Pa. "The guy who got hit in the face at the Yankees game was actually sitting in my seats (he bought the tickets off me). I e-mailed him about it and this was his response: 'Awesome dude. I was going to send you an e-mail and let you know that it was me. Those seats were the best. I'm getting constant IMs, e-mails, phone calls from friends, co-workers and family. And taking a lot of crap from a lot of folks. And yes, I am an Internet sensation. The sad part is, and you would appreciate this since they are your seats, that I saw the ball coming, and just about the time it hit the ground was when I knew it was gonna hop the wall. I started to raise my right hand because I knew it was hopping the wall. I should've had my hand over a little further, but didn't gauge the slice on the ball properly. Once it hit the ground, you can't see it, just know it is coming. I tried to move my hand to grab it once it came back into view. No luck. The worst part is that I didn't even have anyone on the freakin' phone. I had dropped my call and was dialing back from between innings. I never make calls during all the hockey and baseball games I go to. Problem was that [
Rob]
Johnson hit the first freakin' pitch of the inning. I heard it, picked it up and didn't have a chance. Love to sit there again though. Have a great laugh like everyone else.' "
Moral of the story? Don't think about picking up your cell phone at a game if you have AT&T because the constant dropped calls will burn you.