'Get over it,' says Phillies fan who interfered
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'Get over it,' says Phillies fan who interfered
Matt Gelb
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — In the end, the interpretation of the rules, back-and-forth about who did or didn't request a replay, and the frustration of 14 lost innings of baseball could have been totally avoided had two Phillies fans not reached into the field of play.
Alex Dicandio and Augie Fitzhenry, two friends and students at the University of South Florida, paid $15 for their tickets in the first row. Mike Berardino from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel found the two outside Sun Life Stadium after they were ejected and they pleaded ignorance.
The ball was coming right at them. So they reached over, and possibly changed the outcome of a game.
"The Phillies are 45 games over .500," said Fitzhenry, who wore a green shirt and touched the ball first. "Get over it."
They're actually 40 over .500 now. And yeah, Game 136 will likely have no bearing on the outcome of the regular season.
But those comments, uh, probably won't sit well in Philadelphia. The two fans said they were harrassed as they left the ballpark and that was probably just the beginning.
Berardino filmed a quick video interview with the fans:
So, what say you?
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Let's see, obviously not bright enough to be pre-law or pre-med. Definitely not engineers. Quite possibly communications majors since they wanted the spotlight. No wait.. They must be political science majors! Damn the consequences, taxes will take care of whatever we spend or our children. Who cares about interfering with a game. And being too stupid to think they did something wrong.— GHK- We're 7.5 games up in the division. The natural reaction to a ball flying at you is to grab it. They just seem like two college kids that got caught in the wrong spot at the wrong time. I can't believe people on here are degrading these kids. In the long run, our Magic Number for the playoffs is 9, nothing else really matters. If you think these kids should be jumped or beaten..... you need to get a life, seriously.— 5forprez
- this is the second time in marlins history that the marlins got away with those fan interferences,,remember the playoff game against the cubs in chicago,,a foul ball was hit by one of the marlins batters into left field and alou reached for the grab which a cubs fan interfered and was ruled a foul ball,alou got pissed because the ball was in his glove,the next pitch was a hit by the same batter which cost the cubs the playoff loss and got eliminated,,no out was called against the marlin s batter,so this cubs fan got blackballed in chicago and received death threats,,pence got called out,,but if the situation was reversed ,,the marlin batter would be awarded the double...joe west must have a thing against the phils,,just wait till he gets to ump the phils homegames..fans will give him an earful of big boos..— hardball
- What do you mean ONLY SECOND TIME in baseball history a player's been called out for fan interference. It happens far more frequently than that.— eaglesfan
- I'm just curious where was the instant reply rule? You think the Yankees would have gotten that call? neither do I. Which is why I want to beat the Yankees in this world series this year.— male
- no matter how many games ahead they are it doesnt give him the right to tell us to get over it. next time your at a game pay attention and not worry about being on tv.. losers....— phillysportsnut
- Do yourselves a favor and stay in Florida... dopes.— albertpa
- The biggest disgrace here is that this happened on the road. How can the Marlins have any self respect when Phillie fans overrun their stadium to the point where they can't do their jobs without being harassed? Home team rules. I don't care if the stadium is full of Phillie fans - home team is responsible for fan behavior and the visiting team shouldn't be punished for it. We got the Braves coming up, so front row ticket holders wear those Braves jerseys and take away so Braves runs.— fly eagles fly
- good one mick— stoky
- everyone commenting on here is a fraud. You ALL would have done the same thing. Please, what were they supposed to do? Put their arms out as if preventing anyone to move and then maybe be hit by the ball? It is not like they dove on the field. Any object coming at you, you are going to try and catch?— tremo12
- "Get over it." ? Are you TRYING to be the next Steve Bartman? No, it's not a playoff game, and the Phils do have a large lead. Hope the Braves don't nick the division from the Phils by a game.— verve
Comment removed.- Everyone seems to be blaming the 2 idiot fans who interfered with the ball but the real reason the Phillies lost is because of the garbage still in the bullpen. Herndon is the worst pitcher I have ever seen, to load the bases 3 straight innings is totally ridiculous. To keep this joke of a pitcher on the roster is idiotic. 3 home runs the day before in one inning and then give him another attempt the next day is absurd. The managers lost this game.— eaglesman1
- with a hat that big how did he miss the ball?— phillysportsnut
