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Kid Who Fell Onto Field Further Traumatized By Dopey Matt Lauer Interview [MLB]
Published 8/29/2008 by Rick Chandler at Deadspin
... to get to Campbell, and being that he's a Met, of course dropped him. Actually the Mets were quite supportive, as was the Phillies front office, which gave the kid a bat and a ball, both signed by Ryan Howard, and a pair of tickets "to a future game." Hello Phillies-Nationals on Sept. 26th! Also during the interview, Campbell revealed that he's actually a Yankees fan. Meanwhile, another Phillies' fan got a far different going-away present. Baseball Fan Takes Plunge, But Comes Up With Ball [MSNBC] Guilty Of Beating At Phillies ...

Kenny Campbell, Who Fell Out Of The Stands At Phillies Game, Interviewed By Matt Lauer
Published 8/29/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... Perhaps the funniest thing about all of this is that it came out that Campbell isn't actually a Phillies fan, but a Yankees fan. Which means two things. One, his fall pretty much mirrors the Yankees season perfectly. And two, he better not attend that Phillies game he got tickets to, because if I know my Phillies fans correctly (and I do), they'll throw Campbell out of the stands this time around. ...

Cracked rib & other news
Published 9/14/2008 by Zack at The Baseball Collector
... on the trampoline (don't try this at home kids) He realizes he is very lucky and recognizes the significance of what he did (and couldve done).  He just wanted that ball and tried to "outplay two adults" for it. Keep the faith - we were at the Yankee game today - no ball (but we'll be back next Sat). Thanks for your concern and thoughts. Regards Ken Kenny and his parents recently appeared on the "Today Show" and you can view the footage here. Okay... Two more media-related piece of news, and then I'm done: ...