"He got me on the arm, in the back of the neck .. everywhere," Polanco said. "Then he said, 'Oh, I'm sorry. ... I stopped you from the catch.' And I told hm, 'That's OK.'"
That exchange was prompted by both player and fan wearing Pirates jerseys -- although the customer's was old-school style, with "Bonds" on the back.
"Is that right? Then there's some depth to that guy," said Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, who wasted no time emerging from the first-base dugout to challenge first-base umpire Bill Miller's call of "no play."
The ensuing replay review -- the first of its kind for Hurdle, of fan interference -- came at a critical time.