"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:lIojb.779966$YN5.769802@sccrnsc01...

This is perfectly logical, given that everyone was looking UP at the ball,
as it was coming down on them at 80 mph. Many people tried to duck out of
the way, probably because they lost it in the lights.

Yeah, believe me. I was sitting in the upper deck of Yankee Stadium just behind and
to the right of home plate. A pop-up came down and landed in the seat next to me.
I just stared at the thing thinking "I could have been killed by that thing." The guy
behind me grabbed it.