Post by jenny123 on Jan 17, 2014 22:49:52 GMT -5
PHOENIX -- Keith Carmickle and his friends had already caught three balls during Major League Baseballs Home Run Derby Monday night and wanted more. He nearly got a lot more: a headfirst fall to a pool deck about six metres below. Chasing a home run hit by Milwaukees Prince Fielder, Carmickle was saved from a long fall when his brother and a friend grabbed him around the legs and arms, then pulled him back as he dangled above the deck area behind the pool in right field at Chase Field. His near miss came the same day as the memorial service for Shannon Stone, a 39-year-old fan who died last Thursday while trying to catch a ball thrown into the stands at a Texas Rangers home game. "I thought: Ive lived a good life," Carmickle said about dangling. Seated in a small section of seats above the right-field fence, Carmickle, of Kingman, Ariz., and his group had already grabbed home-run balls by Robinson Cano and Adrian Gonzalez and were looking to add another to their collection when Fielder came up in the second round of the derby. Trying to snare a towering shot by Fielder, Carmickle stepped up onto a metal table about 45 centimetres wide and reached down to catch the ball. It hit a wall several feet below Carmickle. His momentum carried him forward, headfirst over a short railing at the back of the table. Carmickle was headed for a hard landing when his friend, Aaron Nelson, grabbed his legs and his brother, Kraig, grabbed him around the arms. Carmickle dangled briefly over a deck where a couple of cameras were positioned behind Chase Fields pool before being pulled back up to his seat as the crowd above and below gasped. "He tried to catch it, I grabbed his legs and his brother grabbed his arms," said Nelson, who, along with Kraig Carmickle, is from Chandler. "So when he went over the ledge, we pulled him back. He wasnt going down, I was holding on." The Carmickles and Nelson gathered themselves after the near fall and let out a few shouts before breaking into high-fives. They relived the moment with a few of the fans around them, then again as they looked at photos taken by an Arizona Republic photographer, who had shots from behind of Carmickle on the table, then falling. The trio spoke with security personnel a few minutes later and were allowed to remain in the game, with Carmickle putting his arm around a security guard who told him to be careful before he walked back to his seat. "I stepped up on the table, I missed the ball by two or three feet and went over," he said. "We caught three balls and I told the guys I was going to go for the cycle. Dude, they were really holding onto me." Fielder didnt notice the close call and continued his turn in the derby. "I didnt see it," he said. "We dont need any of that." Youth Montee Ball Super Bowl Jersey . -- Wes Short Jr. Womens Danny Trevathan Super Bowl Jersey .C. -- Cathy King earned a rare Canadian curling triple crown Sunday afternoon. www.authenticbroncosjerseysnfl.com/Womens_Super-bowl-48-robert-ayers-jersey/ . Jared Dudley had a season-high 22 points and the Suns had a lead most of the way in a 99-84 victory over the Jazz 99-84 on Friday. Louis Vasquez Super Bowl Jersey . Campbell returned to the field on Thursday, the next step in his recovery from a head injury sustained on Nov. 24 when he was hurt on a blindside hit by Pittsburghs William Gay. Womens Zane Beadles Super Bowl Jersey . Last month, Cohon signed a three-year extension to continue on the job he assumed in 2007 when he succeeded Tom Wright.HOUSTON -- Dwight Howard had 15 points and 17 rebounds and James Harden scored 19 to help the Houston Rockets to a 100-95 win over the Dallas Mavericks on in a preseason game on Monday night. Houston coach Kevin McHale moved Howard to power forward on Monday to get 7-foot centre Omer Asik in the lineup with the teams new acquisition. Asik had four points and nine rebounds in his fiirst game this season after dealing with a calf injury.dddddddddddd The game was tied late in the third before the Rockets used a 7-0 run to take a 77-70 lead and hold on for the win. Dirk Nowitzki had 11 points and four blocked shots before he was ejected late in the third quarter after drawing a flagrant two foul for knocking Omri Casspi to the ground on a fast break. ' ' '