JSF @ ASG: “Grown Men with Baseball Gloves” Ratio Very High at The Derby

Grown men with baseball gloves always provide a chuckle; primarily because the presence of a leather mitt transforms a seemingly typical Dad into a souvenir-seeking beast who is willing to dive over bleacher seats or rip a ball from the fingers of a five year old.

Walking up to the Busch Stadium last night, I joked with Mr. Bacott that the Homerun Derby may be the only event where “grown men with gloves” are acceptable.  The event’s sole purpose is to litter the stands with souvenirs.  Fine.  Whip out the Will Clark-inscribed Rawlings and lets get nasty.

However, walking Clark St. throughout the Derby revealed the common unrealistic expectations usually displayed by grown men with baseball gloves, who love to frequent the upper terrace of baseball stadiums with their mitts.  You see, Clark St. sits behind the left field bleachers at Busch Stadium, and it would take an approximate 650 foot yard job to reach the street.

Outside Busch Stadium.  Roughly 650 feet away from homeplate.  No worries.  It didn’t stop a large percentage of adult men from flashing some leather last night.

Long live grown man with glove.

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