'New Girl' actor catches a Jimmy Rollins foul ball
Some guys have all the luck. "New Girl" star Jake Johnson hadn't been at Monday's Phillies/Cubs game for five minutes when he caught a foul ball hit by Jimmy Rollins in the 8th inning.
'New Girl' actor catches a Jimmy Rollins foul ball
Dan Gross
Some guys have all the luck.
“New Girl” star Jake Johnson hadn’t been at Monday’s Phillies/Cubs game for five minutes when he caught a foul ball hit by Jimmy Rollins in the 8th inning.
Johnson, a Chicago native and huge Cubs fan, has been to hundreds of games and never caught a ball. He told the People Paper’s Ellen Gray that he had his phone in one hand taking a picture of Citizens Bank Park when he saw the ball coming.
“I sat down, the ball goes in my hand,” he said. “I have the camera in one hand. I didn’t even have time to get nervous about catching or missing it,” Johnson said.
The actor, who will also appear in the film “Safety Not Guaranteed,” out June 8, said he hopes to visit every MLB stadium and asked Fox to arrange his “New Girl” publicity tour with that in mind. He knew Monday he would miss most of the Phillies/Cubs game but wanted to see as much as he could after flying into town.
He plans to catch a Red Sox game in Boston Tuesday night.
Well we sure know it wasn't from a Home Run or ground rule double!!— elfman- Good one, slappy. What gave it away? The words "FOUL ball" in the headline?? — StartSnitchin
- @StartSnitchin: I guess his snarky comment was a little too deep for you. The rest of us got it. — Rudey Obnoxious
- booo!— palmyra21
- Did he pay to get in? Who in the hell goes to a game in the 8th inning?— TomM
- Who cares. Never seen or heard of him.— annad
- Why is this news???? Who really cares. Must be a slow day in the news room, eh!— oneway
- He got there in the 8th inning because of his schedule and desire to visit every park. Try reading.
The "this is news?" posts are so tired. If it's not news to you, don't click the link!— AbeVigoda - he didnt give the ball to a child? he needs to be criticized on the web world wide like those poor texas folks.— jim715
- AbeVigoda We don't know it's not news until wee start to read the article; how hard is that to understand or do you want me to draw you a picture?— oneway
- You didn't know that you probably weren't interested based on the headline, "'New Girl' actor catches a Jimmy Rollins foul ball"?
If you didn't know what 'New Girl' was or if you didn't care who caught a foul ball, why did you click on the link?
You must be really dumb if you needed to read the article to determine that it was about the star of 'New Girl' catching a foul ball.— mknphotos - That counts, show up in the 8th and say you were there..........— Earl J
- I am in Houston now. I can say I was at an Astro game because I am seeing the park? or do I actually have to buy a ticket to watch that garbage?— thingfish
- Ok, so fine, if it isn't news to you, don't bother posting. Why waste your time posting if it isn't news to you?— PhilliefaninAZ
- Hey, I've got a couple balls I was lucky to get over the years (without his likely great seats). But these days? You MUST give that ball to a child near you. Whoever this guy is should have done just that. Bet it's autographed, too. Don't I sound so jealous?— PhillySubsMac
