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Three A's fans climbed and fell over each other in pursuit of Ryon Healy's home run ball

As a fan in the stands, a homer headed in your direction can lead to some excitement. If you have a glove (or even if you don't), there's nothing quite like the anticipation of that baseball off in the distance, slowly getting closer and closer, making its way RIGHT TO WHERE YOU ARE. It's surreal, even. 
Another common scenario played out to perfection in the A's 4-1 win over the Angels on Wednesday afternoon at the Coliseum. In the seventh, Ryon Healy stepped up and crushed a first-pitch no-doubter deep into the bleachers in left field. When it came to a landing in some uninhabited seats, three A's fans, each determined to find the baseball, set off in pursuit ... leading to this: 

If you're anything like us, this is now looping in your head:

In the end, the gentleman in the green shirt went home with his hard-fought prize, while the other two ... well, they at least now know what to try next time they're in this situation.

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