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How can you not hear a 3 year old fan crying when right next to you?
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I'm probably in the minority on this one, but I don't buy into this "baseball is for kids" mindset where an adult who legitimately, fair and square, catches a foul ball is obligated to give it to a kid. Back in 2009, someone posted how, after a player tossed him a ball during a game, no less than three fathers approached him and asked him to give the ball to their kid - and two of them cursed him out when he refused to do so.
Baseball is for EVERYBODY regardless of age. And in my case, I wasn't a big fan of baseball as a kid. One game a year was enough for me, and even then I was more interested in the view from Shea Stadium's upper deck and the lights on the scoreboard than I was in what was happening on the field. I wouldn't have appreciated the significance of getting a ball back then - in fact, I didn't develop a serious interest in baseball until I was in my 20s.
There are adults who would treasure a foul ball just as much - or even more - than a kid.Please help. I was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer last summer, and now I'm in a position where I need financial assistance. For the full story, please check out my GoFundMe campaign at https://gofund.me/3874ea2d. Thank you.
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Agreed. It's one thing if a player tosses a ball to a kid and an adult snatches it, it's another if it is just a random toss up for grabs or a foul ball. Tough luck to the little kid and Michael Kay totally skewed the situation into something it wasn't. They were not taunting the kid, they were just taking pics of themselves with the ball.
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I would have given it to the kid, but I don't blame the brunette for keeping the ball.Using a stolen chant from Boston Celtics fans whenever an L.A. team is playing up there just reeks of inferiority complex.
If hitting a baseball is the toughest thing to do in sports, then pitching must be the easiest thing to do in sports.
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Originally posted by Gary Dunaier View PostI'm probably in the minority on this one, but I don't buy into this "baseball is for kids" mindset where an adult who legitimately, fair and square, catches a foul ball is obligated to give it to a kid. Back in 2009, someone posted how, after a player tossed him a ball during a game, no less than three fathers approached him and asked him to give the ball to their kid - and two of them cursed him out when he refused to do so.
Baseball is for EVERYBODY regardless of age. And in my case, I wasn't a big fan of baseball as a kid. One game a year was enough for me, and even then I was more interested in the view from Shea Stadium's upper deck and the lights on the scoreboard than I was in what was happening on the field. I wouldn't have appreciated the significance of getting a ball back then - in fact, I didn't develop a serious interest in baseball until I was in my 20s.
There are adults who would treasure a foul ball just as much - or even more - than a kid.Lou Gehrig is the Truest Yankee of them all!
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There's no way in hell that couple could NOT have known that kid was crying right next to them. It was so obvious.
The least they could have done is look suitably guilty, not gloat like they did.It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
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Originally posted by Mr. Laser Beam View PostThere's no way in hell that couple could NOT have known that kid was crying right next to them. It was so obvious.
The least they could have done is look suitably guilty, not gloat like they did.Lou Gehrig is the Truest Yankee of them all!
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I don't care how they caught it. They still gloated. Knowing full well the kid was right next to them.It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
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Originally posted by Mr. Laser Beam View PostI don't care how they caught it. They still gloated. Knowing full well the kid was right next to them.Lou Gehrig is the Truest Yankee of them all!
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Since when are you required to give a foul ball to the nearest kid next to you?
I don't care if you are 8 or 80; getting a ball at a game is a thrill and a reward. It's not just kids who enjoy it. There's something special about holding a baseball in your hands that was used in the middle of a major league baseball game.
So I'm sorry, I don't buy into the theory that you have to give a crying kid a ball just because he or she didn't catch it and you did. It's ridiculous.
This all comes off like an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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Originally posted by White Knight View PostIf they held the ball up to his face, I'd agree with you. What are you supposed to do, look around to see who's next to you before you cheer?
Besides, I believe Mitch Moreland threw the ball to the kid.
It wouldn't have been so bad if the couple had just admired the ball for two seconds, then put it away and returned to watching the game. But they were so full of themselves. Posing, snapping pics, making out, grinning like ninnies. I don't care if they were about to get married. Michael Kay was right - they were rubbing it in the kid's face.Last edited by Mr. Laser Beam; 04-27-2012, 01:55 PM.It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
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