Enjoy your 15 minutes, hero.
What a class act.
I saw this on Sportcenter last night. So not only is this guy an asshole, but he looked like an asshole on national televsion. (And for those of you who don’t know, SC replays 5 or 6 times in the morning.)
When I go to a game and get into my seat, one of the first things I do is look around to find the closest little kid, so I know who to give the ball to if I catch one.
If it landed right by him and he didn’t give up the ball, I’d understand, but he leap right onto him and took it. Not only is he a selfish asshole, he could’ve given that child a serious injury. What a fuckhead.
I wonder how his female companion feels about him now. I wouldn’t want to be seen with a guy like that.
It was on CNN Headline news this morning, too. I hope that guy is catching hell today at work. Kudos to the other fans and especially Reggie Sanders who tried to make up for it. And props to the the mom for not trying out her son’s new souvenir bat.
What I really wonder is what the wife/girlfriend of this jerk thinks about being seen on national TV with this guy’s arm around her just after he plowed into a little kid and then acted proud of it.
EZ
For those of us unable to download the plugin, can someone give a play-by-play of what this fuckbomb did?
Ahhh, I simulposted ya! Oh well… Anyway just about any woman now should have serious doubts about this guy. I can see him describing himself now to future potential dates: “I’m great with kids!”
Oh yeah – in honor of this being a pit thread, fuck fuck fuckity fuck!
EZ
As a guy who has always wanted to catch a foul ball and never has, I think it’d be hard for me to give one up to a little kid nearby. However, I think I’d probably do it, especially if said little kid has actually been interested in the game and not kicking my seat and wanting to be fed every other inning. Still, though, you’ll never see me clambering over anyone to get a foul ball, much less a child.
Jerk Fan was one row behind Little Kid, and took a header over the seats in an effort to catch the ball. Jerk Fan being about a 200 pounder and Little Kid being about 5, Jerk Fan could easily have injured the little guy, and did bump him with his flailing legs.
I was watching the game yesterday, and what it looked like to me was this guy jumped over the row of seats in front of him, pushing the kid out of the way and then scrambled for the ball under the mother’s feet. The asshole could have very easily hurt that little boy by pushing him, not to mention with his legs moving around while going for the ball, the boy’s lucky he didn’t get kicked in the head.
Then Mr. Asshole stands up and shows off the baseball before stepping over the row of seats back to his seat. The fans were chanting for the guy to give the boy the ball, but he refused. (I guess he figures he fought for it fair and square and if the little boy wanted it, he shouldn’t go to a game until he puts on 150lbs or so.)
Reggie Sanders called the boy and the mother down to the railing and gave him a game used bat and ball. The Rangers also later gave him a bat and a ball signed by Nolan Ryan.
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Ball is batted into row X
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Fuckwicket in row X+1 leaps into row X, lands on child (said fuckwicket is thick-necked and stubble-headed, FWIW).
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Fuckwicket retrieves ball and climbs back into his seat; he holds the ball aloft and makes dismissive motions to the crying child, the child’s obviously angry mother, and many fans who can be heard booing all the way up in the news booth.
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Fuckwicket sits in his seat, puts a possessive arm around “his girl,” and makes “turn-it-up” motions to an ever-expanding circle of booing fans. He sits impassively as he and his behavior are broadcast on the Jumbotron.
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Tim McCarver makes disparaging comments about the fuckwicket, and Reggie Sanders delivers a Major-League bat to the kid, and several fans offer (deliver?) balls to the kid (fuckwicket’s balls not among them, unfortunately).
I didn’t. But I outraced them for it fair and square. With a beer in one hand that didn’t spill a drop. Now that I’ve got mine, I’d probably be generous if I get another, but that first one is MINE, damnit. It’s still on my bookcase.
I saw the story on mlb.com this morning. Reggie Sander is a class act.
As usual I have too much time to think:
Knock me out at the ball game,
take me out of the crowd,
spill all my peanuts and crackerjack
while you’re at it just step on my back
so you caught a ball from the home team
but you’ve no class-it’s a shame,
I would love to throw your ass out of
the old ball game!
The guy is an unredeemable :wally
Cardsfan and I were at this game yesterday sitting about 8 sections over. It caused quite a problem with the fans for sure.
The guy left the game shortly after that happened. I think he was afraid of being lynched up by his shorthairs. Makes Ranger fans proud to have a smuck like that at the game doesn’t it? At least Reggie Sanders and others were a class act, giving the guy some gifts. Just really glad he wasn’t hurt.
OMG! :eek:
I was just at a Cubs game with my small-for-his-age seven year-old nephew. Fuck, I weigh 200 lbs! If someone did that to my nephew, I’d use every dirty trick girl-fight tactic I know and make him cry and beg for mercy as I pull the hairs on his chest and poke my fingers in his eyes.
She didn’t either. From what I heard, she chose not to go with him when he left.
No kidding? Beautiful.
I can’t wait to check this out on Sportcenter tonite. That guy deserves a squeeze play to the testicles.
And it looks like the kid made out even better in the end.
It looks like karma’s gonna win. Jackass may have gotten the ball, but everyone knows who he is. It’s gonna take a LONG time for him to win this down.
What a loser.
Is there anywhere where I can see the video without going through 20 registration screens?
I don’t have sound on this computer, but humming the asshole song works very well here.
A S-S H-O L-E, everybody! A S-S H-O L-E!
I can see getting caught up in the moment, forgetting about the kid, and diving for the ball, but afterwards you have to give the ball to the kid. You just have to.