2011 Home Run Derby Participants Upstaged by Ball Boy Catches

There were some serious efforts by some serious young baseball players this evening.  I wasn't even watching the home runs, because who cares?  Oh you can hit home runs off your 58 year old father? Not impressed, so could I if he could hit the strike zone. Unfortunately he knows I have power to all fields and pitches around me to get to my sister. Good strategy pops, but the next time you leave one out over the plate I'm putting it on the F-Train to Pound Town.  What we were talking about? Oh, sweet home run catches by the ball kids? Here they are:

That poor centerfiedler didn't know his turf was being usurped until the usurption had already taken place: (potentially better video)

But this kid didn't just take his MLB provided box lunch and take a nap in the outfield. Oh no, here's another one the same little Willie Mays:

Normally I would decry should unbridaled shows of emotion. I had several coaches who told me to act like I'd done it before in situation where I had most certainly not done it before. In this situation I'm fine with the little guy going nuts because I'd guess that he's never made two amazing catches in an All-Star Game before.

Potentially most impressively, this gentleman looks to have caught the ball and still manages to save his beer. Unfortunately, his Teva sandals are probably drenched (more complete video)