Quote Originally Posted by godwulf View Post
I just saw where MLB is going to be enforcing a uniform "code of conduct" throughout Major League Baseball beginning next year. Aimed primarily, it seems, at what fans can yell at players and associated punishments for doing so, I hope somebody will think to add the "no throwing HR balls onto the field" into the new rules.

Geez, if I really didn't want to keep an opponent's HR ball, I'd offer it up to the other team's fans in my section to the highest bidder. I fielded - well, it bounced and just sort of rolled up to me - a Barry Bonds Spring Training HR ball in 2001 and I didn't throw it back - I gave it to a little kid in a Bonds jersey.
I saw that code of conduct article, too, and I'm hoping our wish on this comes true. Although with the Wrigley Field bleacher drunks being so used to doing this and so willing to bully and intimidate fans into doing it, it may be 2 or 3 seasons before the bleacher drillrods finally get the message.

Dave M.