I was at Ocala in the early 90s when a tornado went through the
area during a matinee. They asked everyone including the players
to move to the right side of the building because the left side
of the building was being ripped apart. The power went out but
somehow the damage was minimal. I'm sure anyone in attendance
that day still remembers the incident.
Pelotas come out of the screen all the time at Ocala and Ft. Pierce.
The first time it happened to me at Ocala it came close to hitting
me. A player came up to the screen and told be to try to push
it back through one of the holes on the screen. He would point
to different ones that seemed big enough for the ball to fit back
through. Of course, my attempts did not work but he and many others
found it very humorous. I don't remember who the player was
but it was a lesson I had to eventually learn like many other
fans before me.
