Is It Worth It: Baseball Edition

In today’s episode of “Is It Worth It,” we ask, “Is it worth it?”

Just less than 24 hours after fallen firefighter and Texas Rangers baseball fan Shannon Stone was laid to rest–after he fell to from the stands trying to retrieve a baseball thrown into the stands by Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton–this happened.

Details:

In a terrifying replay of a fatal accident last week, an over-enthusiastic baseball fan was caught and held by his friends last night as he lost his balance trying to catch a ball.

The ball had been struck into the stands at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, when Keith Carmickle climbed up on a narrow table, leaned forward and lost his balance, momentum carrying him toward a 20-foot fall and a hard deck below.

Dramatic photos show him dangling precariously over the edge of the stand while his brother, a friend and a handful of fans hold him tight.

After the incident Mr Carmickle said: ‘I stepped up on the table, I missed the ball by two or three feet and went over. I thought, “I’ve lived a good life”.’

We imagine the most terrible thing about falling to your death for a lousy baseball is the thought that goes through your head as you’re falling. “All this for a baseball?”

Crazy photos of the incident>>>