Yes, diving into the crowd is a completely legitimate baseball strategy

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Steve Bartman wouldn't have had a chance.

Anthony Rizzo, infielder for the Chicago Cubs, got a chance to make a once-in-a-lifetime catch Wednesday night by leaping off of some pads into the crowd to snag a foul ball. Initially ruled out, the umpires understandably brought out the rulebook to decided that his catch was, in fact, good.

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