The Post interviews the man who caught Aaron Boone's home run ball, as sociologist Rick Peterson met Boone in a photo op. Peterson revealed he caught the ball after it "deflected into his chest after hitting someone else's hand." He is also the center of ALCS championship fever, with people loving him: "A lot of people wanted to take pictures. They wanted me with the ball, me with their girlfriends and the ball, or me with them and the ball. One guy came up and kissed me on the cheek. The guy next to me gave me two big bear hugs." Aw, this is a nice fan getting baseball story. Versus others.
Published Oct 18, 2003
Modified Mar 6, 2008
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