Had you already heard about the response Vernon Wells had for a\u00a0bunch of hecklers<\/a>\u00a0at the beginning of this month? After enough innings of shouts and jeers, the story goes, Wells tossed a ball up to the stands, with a handwritten message:<\/p>\n

\u201cHere\u2019s your ball, now please tell me what gas station you work at so I can come and yell at you when you\u2019re working. Please sit down, shut up, and enjoy the game. From your favorite centerfielder, Vernon Wells\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Maybe the fans got under Wells\u2019s skin, but that\u2019s a pretty comedic retort. Poetry it\u2019s not. Billy Chapel\u2019s signed message in\u00a0For the Love of the Game<\/em>, it\u2019s not. (And while we\u2019re on Costner, it\u2019s also not as good as the note Crash sent Annie in\u00a0Bull Durham.<\/em>)<\/p>\n

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