I have stayed quiet and tried to hide from this long enough. I have to speak my side of the story and will not continue to discuss this any further. Hopefully this clears things up a bit. I am the lady in video in the altercation at the CWS game. This is my side and the people who actually know me know how out of character this is for me, and what it must have taken to push me to the point of behaving the way I did.

While in Omaha for my son’s World Series, we surprised our boys with tickets to see LSU play in the CWS. We went to as many games as we could, all the while knowing if LSU continued playing we would only be able to stay until Saturday, as we had to get back home for work. We had an amazing trip and were able to go to two games before the first of the final series on Saturday night. That’s where the trip took a turn.

We splurged on seats right above the LSU dugout to give the boys the best chance of seeing the action up close. If you know me and how cheap I am, this was definitely a splurge for me! ?? At the beginning of the game we noticed a couple of “superfans” bouncing around from seat to seat, trying to get as close to the field as possible. I thought to myself how that’s a pretty crappy thing to do, seeing as everyone else in that section (and any section for that matter) paid a considerable amount of money for their seats, but thought to each his own and tried to enjoy the game with my family. One “super fan”, bounced around until he found an empty seat two rows in front of us. He proceeded to stand up the majority of the game, and not just at the celebratory times when everyone is standing and cheering, as we were all doing the same. He stood up in the middle of plays, turning around to signal to the crowd to yell louder, etc. He did this so much that my child turned to me several times and said he could not see. My husband asked him multiple times to sit down so we could all see the game, to which he responded with a smirk. I do want it to be known that I spoke with the security on two occasions regarding his behavior, however, when they would come down to our area to watch, this man would sit and act as if nothing was happening. It was so bad that even others around us were commenting that they too could not see because of him. The conversation eventually turned confrontational, and something was said that set me off. I acted in a way that I am, in some ways embarrassed of, but in some ways needed to happen. The man began to record the interaction on his phone, and unbeknownst to me, others around us did the same.My husband saw this and also started to record from his perspective. In the video, my husband tells the man that he has ruined the game for our son, to which this man replied “So what?”

During the interaction, the man told my husband to take his number so they could meet later so he could “deal with him after the game”. My husband called the number in that moment, with the man standing in front of him (you need to know this for later).

After the conversation was heated to the point that security arrived, we (willingly) left the stadium and went straight to our hotel to pack up and leave for home. At 11:08 pm, we received a text message from the man apologizing for the exchange and offering to reimburse us for football season, to which we did not respond. At 7:04am, he sent another text with another apology and an offer to take a picture with our son. Again, we chose to not engage in any conversations with him and did not respond. We were trying to take the high road in hopes that this whole disappointing experience would be behind us. Hours later, I started getting texts from friends saying there is a video of me and a portion of the exchange circulating the internet. Again, I chose to not respond and hope it would all die down. Then yesterday, I was informed that this man posted the video and his version of what happened on his personal Facebook page, which got lots of views and comments calling me names and immediately judging me without even considering that the man may have had any fault in the matter. I watched the video and read where this particular person is accusing me of calling him a racial slur. I would like to make it very well known that I did not call him that name, as is well shown in the video that he chose to post. While I did not act in an appropriate manner, what he is claiming is a serious accusation and one that I will continue to insist that I did not do. Do I wish my child was not there to have seen that? Yes. But we also teach our children to defend themselves and to stand up for what’s right so we had a discussion about it and how it was not handled properly; however, when the reason for the response is made clear, I’m sure every parent reading this would do the same. As far as the accusations that I was drunk or this is “what happens when alcohol is involved”, everyone who knows me knows that I do not even drink alcohol.

He also claimed that the initial reason we got mad was because people kept coming over to take pictures with him. I can honestly say I never saw a single person come over to take a picture when he was sitting in front of us, so this claim is simply not true. I could not care less if people want to take pictures with him or any other “super fan”. My only request is to not interfere with my children being able to see the game.

This was meant to be a special trip for us that was unfortunately ruined by this “superfan” and can never be redone. This bucket list trip for my husband and kids will always be a reminder of the way it ended. My kids will never get back the experience of watching the first game of the final series of the World Series with their parents without remembering this unfortunate ending to the trip, and for that, yes I am mad but more so, I am sad. I am sad for my children.

The “apologies” he sent were apparently his way of acting however he chose when everyone was watching, and then attempt to smooth it all over behind the scenes. I do not believe he is the slightest bit remorseful for his actions, which is sad, mainly because it involves a child and a possible once in a lifetime experience.

And before you say that it’s a baseball game and everyone has a right to stand and cheer whenever they choose, I completely agree. My family and I are fans of all LSU sports and have attended many games with no issue. I’m not that “Karen” that has issues everywhere I go. In fact, those who know me would say quite the opposite. I do however like to think that even during times of celebration, I am mindful of those around me and do what I can to not interfere in any way with their experience.

So to those that want to “make this girl famous”, make me famous for defending my child. Make me famous for not hiding from these people who like to comment hurtful things from behind a computer screen. Make me famous for standing up to those people who think it’s okay to make life about them, with no regard for others. He said in his text to us to “focus on LSU baseball”. Maybe he should try leaving the cowboy hat and wrestling belt at home and just “focusing on LSU baseball” like a regular fan. Oh, and stay in the seats you buy. And if this somehow reaches him, I’d like him to know that he could “reimburse” us tickets to every game from here on and it still would not give us back the game we lost because of his selfish actions.

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