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Giants fan catches home run, attempts to throw it back, gets Dikembe Mutombo'd by other fan

Giants fan tries to toss HR back, has throw blocked

The debate surrounding proper home run ball etiquette has raged on for years, as the world attempts to decide whether 'tis nobler to keep a rival's souvenir or toss it back from whence it came. (Or come prepared so you can have it both ways.)

But this cold war reached a boiling point during Saturday's Nationals-Giants game. After Washington's Danny Espinosa homered into the seats in right, a staunch Giants fan cocked his arm, ready to heave it back onto the field. He was promptly disabused of that notion:

Fan throw block

The official Cut4 Rejection Panel gives that stuff an 8.5 for efficiency, but just a 4.2 for conviction. If you're going to smack a ball out of another man's hands, at least do it with authority!

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