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Cubs fan catches foul ball in full beer cup, proceeds to chug beer

Cubs fan catches foul ball in full beer cup, proceeds to chug beer

Step aside, Kris Bryant, Starlin Castro and all other professional baseball players in attendance at Wrigley Field on Saturday afternoon, for you are not the star we wish to honor.

Instead, we'd like to turn everybody's attention to the fan seated second row in the upper deck along the third base line, as it was her ninth-inning catch of Yonder Alonso's foul ball that ended up stealing the entire afternoon.

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Equipped with only a full beer cup to collect her souvenir, this fan made the best use possible of said cup under the circumstances. Without thinking twice, she extended her cup as the baseball quickly approached, and then watched as it dropped perfectly within its confines.

It was one of those plays you couldn't make twice if you tried it 200 times, but fortunately for her she was 1 for 1 at being awesome on Saturday. Well, actually, 2 for 2 if you count the celebration.

Again, without hesitation, she raised the overflowing cup over her head and chugged what remained to cheers from the Wrigley Field crowd.

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Granted, chugging beer with a game used baseball in them is not something we'd advise trying often. However, under these circumstances, there was no other way to celebrate.

As for the Cubs, they celebrated too on Saturday, though in a much more understated manner. After blowing a four-run ninth-inning lead, they rallied to score the game-winner off Padres' Craig Kimbrel in the 11th. Starlin Castro played on-field hero with the walk-off single, while Kris Bryant reached base five times in his second career game.

BLS H/N: Deadspin

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Mark Townsend is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at bigleaguestew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!