My story about a foul ball

[beevomav]

In the following picture notice the couple to the left of the crying kid. They just caught a foul ball and the kid is crying. Other fans around them are taking them to task for not giving the ball to the kid.

I have a different take on the incident. First they sell baseballs at the game. Let the father of the child go buy the kid a baseball because he would not know the difference. Second those foul balls are part of a sometimes priceless moment.

In 1994 I was at a Rangers/California game. It was a hot July crowd and the place was packed. I can't remember when but I got lucky and caught a foul ball off the bat of Chili Davis.

The pitcher in that game was Kenny Rogers and he threw a perfect game. That ball is the most valued, non family, item I have. I could only imagine how I would feel if I had given up that ball to some spoiled brat because he was crying.

I for one am glad the couple kept the ball and know one knows what that ball meant to that couple. The child won't remember or care plus the Ranger dug out gave him a ball. I just wish people would quit vilifying people for doing nothing.

 

[bbdude]

In the following picture notice the couple to the left of the crying kid. They just caught a foul ball and the kid is crying. Other fans around them are taking them to task for not giving the ball to the kid.

I have a different take on the incident. First they sell baseballs at the game. Let the father of the child go buy the kid a baseball because he would not know the difference. Second those foul balls are part of a sometimes priceless moment.

In 1994 I was at a Rangers/California game. It was a hot July crowd and the place was packed. I can't remember when but I got lucky and caught a foul ball off the bat of Chili Davis.

The pitcher in that game was Kenny Rogers and he threw a perfect game. That ball is the most valued, non family, item I have. I could only imagine how I would feel if I had given up that ball to some spoiled brat because he was crying.

I for one am glad the couple kept the ball and know one knows what that ball meant to that couple. The child won't remember or care plus the Ranger dug out gave him a ball. I just wish people would quit vilifying people for doing nothing.

You heartless bastard! I would have given the ball to the kid.

Chili Davis? SWEEEEET. Liked him until he went to play for the evil empire.

 

[TexasBaseballBlog]

Great post bevomav. I can't believe how much press this got and how many people were vilifying this couple (who apparently have several kids of their own). I found it telling that many of the sites linked to a post from a guy in a yankees shirt dubbing this couple the worst people on Earth. Really?? I'd think the guy who gives his one-night-stands souvenir baskets would be a little higher up that list than these two people. Still not the worst person on Earth (Bob Stoops says hi), but come on.