Fan almost falls from Chase Field stands at 2011 State Farm Home Run Derby [HD]

After what happened at the Home Run Derby on Monday night, we as a baseball-loving nation need to run a check on our priorities.
Wherever "catching a baseball" ranks — and it's high, apparently — it ought to be made less important.
Keith Carmickle — the man pictured above hanging on by his right arm, with his baseball glove dangling from his left hand — almost fell about 20 feet to a pool deck below at Chase Field after he chased a home run hit to center by Prince Fielder(notes).
Thankfully, he didn't catch the ball. Or fall. But he almost went over completely. As the Associated Press reports, he was saved by his brother and a friend.
"I thought: I've 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(notes) and Adrian Gonzalez(notes), and were looking to add another to their collection when Milwaukee's Prince 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 18 inches wide and reached down to catch the catch. He missed the ball, which hit the wall several feet below him, and the momentum carried him forward, headfirst over a short railing.
Carmickle was headed for a hard landing when his friend, Aaron Nelson, grabbed his legs and his brother, Kraig, grabbed him around the arms. The crowd above and below gasping, Carmickle dangled briefly over a deck where a couple of cameras were positioned behind Chase Field's pool before his brother, Nelson and a few fans pulled him back to his seat. - Yahoo!

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[CLaiireLeeesinqs]

Last picture like a boss

[lovetownsend]

LMFAO those pictures are sooooo funny. LOL americans are so fucking dumb....i mean the generic american. im american!

[gibsonfan11]

0:44 TAKE OF THE GOD DAMN GLOVE TARD!

[justindanielp]

they should take the ball from people who fall

[smallstartllc]

at least he got the ball

[ricardosalinas79]

All for a baseball hell yea

[hurleydude454]

@MickJagoffable yeahhhh bitch!

[greenwilly69]

wow, not a smart move by that guy, probably not worth breaking your legs to catch a souvenir

[zimThuet]

@shiron236 no idea what u were talking about in the first place, just a sidenote: you are an arrogant american (US american obviously) if you think somebody is just european or american. the differences between countries in europe are vast. fucking huge. i always hear that from US citizens, there is no "european guy", as there is an american.

[Alkahaulin]

@saintswarrior9 I just have to let you know that I am literally LMAO.