What would you give to run onto a major league baseball field and slide into second base? $100 to a charity? Your left pinky toe? Your first-born? How about a night in jail?
On Monday night, in the home regular-season finale for the Boston Red Sox, an unidentified fan ran out of the right-field stands and slid head-first into second base to a resounding cheer from the Fenway faithful--a cheer that is usually reserved for ace pitcher Pedro Martinez.
Once he wrapped his arms around second and gave it a quick hug, he was escorted from the field by Fenway security and presumably was booked at the nearest precinct headquarters.
So now the fan has a police record.
But he's also got a great story to go with it.
Anytime anyone asks about his record, he will get more of "What was it like?" than "What were you thinking?"
The fan, who probably wasn't more than 18 years old, did something nearly all of the 33,000 gathered would love to do just once.
There is not one baseball fan who, as a young boy or girl, did not desperately want to play just one inning of one game in the major leagues.
And because of this desire, anyone who lives the dream earns our respect.
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