Ugh, exhibition season is upon us. Now that that's out of the way, during last night's Home Run Derby a fan almost fell from the stands to the pool deck below. (Yes, there was a pool deck. Don't ask.) The Examiner reports: "Fans [held] the legs of Keith Carmickle from Kingman, Ariz. as he nearly fell over a railing trying to catch a ball during the MLB Home Run Derby Monday, July 11, 2011, in Phoenix. The ball arching against Chase Field's bright lights, Keith Carmickle climbed up on a narrow table, leaned forward and lost his balance, momentum carrying him toward a 20-foot fall to a pool deck below."

However, if it weren't for the the help of his quick brother and fans last night, Carmickle could've died the same way Shannon Stone did last Thursday. If you recall, the Texas fan died while trying to catch a ball thrown into the stands during an A's-Rangers game. He plummeted 20 feet while is young son watched on, later dying at a nearby hospital.

After being pulled up to safety, reporters asked Carmickle what he was thinking as he dangled from the stands. "I thought: I've lived a good life," he replied. Which: rad.

[Examiner]