Baseball fan's expression changes from excitement to shame when he realizes he scooped up a ball in play

Understand, too, that catching a foul ball is one of those things that baseball fans like to do. I go to a LOT of baseball games – some years 20+ games – and I’ve really only been close to catching a foul ball about three or times. It’s stupid – a baseball is only worth about $12 – but it’s tradition.