Cubs Fan Catches Foul Ball, Does Not Drop Baby

It's that time of year again, when dads somehow simultaneously shirk and embrace parental responsibility by catching foul balls with babes in arms. Last night in Chicago, a Cubs fan managed to juggle his infant to his left arm and grab a foul ball with his right.

This is, fundamentally speaking, the most impressive foul ball catch a fan can make: he's not just saving a $7 cup of beer here. We suppose that's why it so dazzled the WGN crew, who declared it—as quaintly as possible—"a web gem, if I ever saw one!" and demanded that someone "give that man a contract!" If Ricketts ever gets the memo, then this should make for a great takeoff on Rookie Of The Year some day. Ryan Gosling will play the young hero of a dad, and Costner will play the grandfather. Of course.

H/T Joel.