Brave lady snags screaming liner like an old pro then celebrates like a kid (VIDEO)

While neighboring fans ducked for cover, this brave woman with a glove reaches up and snags a sizzling foul ball out of thin air at Thursday's Astros-Indians game.

The skillful lady got an ovation from the Progressive Field crowd for her extraordinary catch and, after an exuberant jump for joy, did what anyone else these days would do — check her iPhone to find out if someone you know saw it.

Well they have now.

Erick Aybar gets plunked and strikes out at same time (VIDEO)

Striking out and getting hit by a pitch have to be the worst feelings in baseball —  both mentally and physically.  So what happens when you are the recipient of both dishonors at the same time?

The Angels' Erick Aybar found that out Monday after striking out and simultaneously being hit by a Joe Smith pitch in the bottom of the eighth inning.

In case you're unfamiliar with the rule, the swing supersedes the hit-by-pitch. If you offer at a pitch that hits you, it's a strike no matter what.  Aybar definitely went around though.

Double your displeasure.

Brett Myers disses Rivera's MVP award and starts war of words on Twitter

Twitter blew up late Tuesday night after Mariano Rivera took home the All-Star Game MVP award and  Brett Myers was one of the first tweeters to question the merit of Rivera's performance garnering the trophy for coming in and routinely pitching to three batters in the eighth.

"Appreciate Mariano Rivera for all he's done but, MVP???? No way! Mariano is a class act and respect him but the media rules who wins!" tweeted the journeyman Cleveland Indians righthander.

Appreciate Mariano Rivera for all he has done but, MVP???? No way! Mariano is a class act and respect him but the media rules who wins!
— Brett Myers (@TheOutlaw39) July 17, 2013

Myers — who was accused of punching his wife when he was with the Phillies — was just venting what probably a lot of baseball fans were thinking when Mo was awarded the glass bat after the game. Why him?

Minutes later, the Kenny Powers lookalike added, "The guys that deserve the MVP are the guys that drove in the runs to get Mariano the chance to be a hero in his last all star game!”

The guys that deserve the MVP are the guys that drove in the runs to get Mariano the chance to be a hero in his last all star game!
— Brett Myers (@TheOutlaw39) July 17, 2013

The 32-year-old Myers Twitter account (TheOutlaw39) blew up bigger than his ERA after he dissed the Yankees closer.  Comments calling Myers a "has been" and "Mariano's waterboy" were countered by support for sometime closer's viewpoint.

"You got balls, kid" and "support you 100%" were tweets that had Myers' back.

Either way, Myers must have seen the eighth-inning tribute to baseball's all-time saves leader and the outpouring of respect for Rivera and know it's only a glorified exhibition game.

Myers should have just kept his thumbs to himself.

Swisher gets bro-asted twice in one game

Bro, could you have had a worse night?

At least Cleveland Indians first baseman Nick Swisher doesn't think so.

First, with the game tied 2-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Detroit Tigers Monday night, Swisher hit a slow roller that initially went into foul territory. He got careless when it looked like the ball was rolling out, and Tigers catcher Brayan Pena alertly picked up the ball and chased Swish down.

While it’s easy to mock Swisher here for his brain freeze, give some credit to Pena for his own heads-up move.

As if that bogus move wasn't embarrassment enough for Swisher last night, later, in the bottom of the 10th, with the Indians trailing 4-2 and trying to mount a comeback, he took an epic tumble rounding third.