There's no way of knowing what Gonzales would have done -- in fact, if Castillo is out instead of walking, infielders are positioned differently, pitchers pitch differently, batters bat differently, etc. But I refuse to blame the fan, who did exactly what any other fan would have done (and what all the fans around him were trying to do).
I didn't see the game, but of course I saw several replays of the event, and I wouldn't say it was 100% certain that Alou would have caught the ball even if the fan(s) had stayed out of the way.
Whatever the case, death threats are not really an appropriate response.
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Date: 2003-10-16 03:27 pm (UTC)I didn't see the game, but of course I saw several replays of the event, and I wouldn't say it was 100% certain that Alou would have caught the ball even if the fan(s) had stayed out of the way.
Whatever the case, death threats are not really an appropriate response.