Quote Originally Posted by esigs View Post
Were you able to watch Bourjos coming back to the dugout, and whether he tossed the ball to another player and/or got a ball tossed back to him? If he didn't toss the ball around, the only other option I can think of is that the ball got into the ivy and he picked up a BP ball without realizing it. I don't know how carefully the grounds crew look for balls in the ivy before each game. Both MLB.TV feeds don't show Bourjos picking up the ball; the Cardinals feed show the ball bouncing towards the ivy covered wall, but cuts off before I can tell if it disappears into it.
I was watching the Cubs celebrate so wasn't focused on it, the ball was tossed onto the dugout when Bourjos and Jay were coming off the field before the bullpen guys. I was able to grab it ahead of a few others and we were all saying that I was lucky to get the game winning hit ball. Oh well, I'm glad you were able to get that screenshot so I did not think I had the hit ball...