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Friendly follies: Barkley, fan in stands share rough night at Wrigley

Published Sep. 16, 2014 11:40 p.m. ET

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Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta had a stellar night at Wrigley Field on Tuesday, taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning and one-hitting the Reds for the first shutout of his career.

Others, however, did not have such a wonderful night at the Friendly Confines. 

First, it was Sir Charles himself, who tossed out the first pitch.

Even Barkley would have a hard time describing this toss as anything other than simply "turrible." I'm sure his "Inside the NBA" co-hosts will have lots of fun with this footage next season.

Just watch the video above.

And later, with Arrieta cruising through a no-hitter in the seventh inning (he lost it with five outs to go) and the Cubs up 7-0, Jorge Soler launched a home run over the left-field fence.

But one lucky fan who caught the ball quickly became unlucky during his post-catch celebration with those around him. While hopping around and high-fiving his fellow Cubbie diehards, the man's wedding ring slipped off his finger and fell onto the field.

Take a gander:

Thankfully, the ring was found on the warning track and returned to the fan. 

Ah, Cubs fans. 

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