Somewhere in the universe, there is a world that is a mirror image of our own, where the baseball fans eat cotton candy in reverse. I want to live in that world.

Let’s face it: nothing the Astros do on the field this season is going to compare to the catch that one of their fans pulled off in the stands on Thursday.

Did you know that the Yankees have their own private security force who roam the stands and can throw people out of the stadium, at away games? Or that the MLB has no set policy on fan ejections? Think that standard heckling of an opposing player is your God-given right? Think again.

A youngster named Joseph Dever threw out the first pitch at the Phillies game on Saturday, representing “all kids with autism” on the team’s Autism Awareness Night. But Dever is not only a ballplayer, he’s a showman.

It began with Emmy Rossum tweeting a picture of her dog, but it didn’t take long for things to get all Photoshoppy over at @NYKnicks. The actress was put in charge of the team’s Twitter handle for a few hours today as a promotional event.

The Wave turns 32 years old this October, and while that seems far too young to die for you and me, a group of Washington Nationals fans thinks its demise is long overdue. Come with us now for a history of sports’ most annoying fan activity, and what is being done to eradicate it.