What the ...?

Now that baseball season is under way, it's time to answer a burning question.
When baseball souvenirs are so treasured, why would anyone in their right mind throw one back onto the field, particularly when other fans will get ejected for interfering with balls that are in play?
The "tradition" argument doesn't hold water, especially not in Denver, where the major-league baseball "tradition" (for good or bad) has lasted less than 20 years. That's hardly enough time for a tradition (unless it's substandard play). Besides, it's illegal in most parks to throw anything from the stands onto the field. The fan pays good money for those seats ... why run the risk of getting tossed out of the park and wasting the hard-earned money?
If you don't want the home run ball, don't sit in a favored area for the taters.
Better yet. Send it to me. I've gone to games for 45 years and caught one. Uno.
The ball, which sits in a Baggie at home, is lonely.