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    Paul Sullivan: From Nacho Man to Mai Tai Guy to Ronnie Woo: Ranking the best baseball fan stories

    by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune Jul 22, 2019 7 minutes

    CHICAGO - The story of "Mai Tai Guy" swiping a home run ball from the grasp of a couple of boys at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night had all the ingredients for viral video success.

    It involved an adult behaving badly. It ignited a debate over Wrigley Field bleacher etiquette. And more important, it was witnessed on live TV by thousands of viewers, while many more saw the video clips on social media.

    I've reported dozens of baseball fan stories over the last 38 years at the Tribune and, before that, as a freelancer at the Chicago Reader.

    Some have had happy endings, some have resulted in criminal charges and sometimes fans were simply found guilty in the court of public opinion. The common denominator is they all love the game, for better or worse.

    Here are my top 12 stories, in descending order:

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    12. Accidental Bartman (2019)

    Cubs fan Andy Bargren caught a foul ball down the third-base line at a Cubs-Angels game in April with Javier Baez and David Bote in pursuit. He was booed for not allowing either player to try to make the catch, and calls of "Bartman" rang

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