I witnessed a most remarkable, albeit trivial, occurrence during any sporting event that I have ever seen. During the Brewer/Diamondback game, two straight pitches produced back-to-back home runs by Carlos Lee and Geoff Jenkins. That is perhaps unusual, but not rare. What was remarkable was that they were both caught by the same fan. Lee’s homer was a line drive into the D’backs bullpen in left field that bounded to the right into the stands in left-center. Jenkins’ drive was much farther toward center and struck seating that sent it far toward the left into that same fan’s hands. Both home runs had initially landed at least 50 feet from him. Two pitches, two home runs, two souvenirs. Wow!

The young man was interviewed by the announcing crew for FSN and all he talked about was supporting the Katrina relief effort. Asked if he were now going to play the lottery because of the ‘luck’ he was having, he said that he was too young. The broadcaster asked if he would then give him the numbers. Not a bad idea.