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re: I hate the tradition of giving kids everything at ball games.
Posted on 6/29/18 at 8:41 am to Teddy Ruxpin
Posted on 6/29/18 at 8:41 am to Teddy Ruxpin
quote:Damn this is clever, definitely will use if the situation ever arises.
This is when you lie and say you're bringing it to your son at home.
Also I've been going to MLB/Astros games every year since I was 8 and have never caught a foul ball. I'll be damned if I'm giving it to someone else's kid just because he's sitting there. Just because I'm 25 doesn't mean I don't want mementos.
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Posted on 6/29/18 at 8:44 am to _Hurricane_
Kids trying to get a ball is fun for them. a-hole parents telling other parents to give their kid the ball not so much. How does she know that you did not have a kid at home that you were going to take the ball too?
Posted on 6/29/18 at 8:54 am to LSU GrandDad
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what? a baseball? give a kid the ball; it will be cherished by him for decades. it's only a friggin' ball
To be fair, that kid will lose that baseball within three days.
Also, it's more of a memory if the kid actually catches/retrieves the ball as opposed to it being handed to him by a total stranger IMO.
But that being said, I'd give it to a kid as well.
Posted on 6/29/18 at 8:59 am to _Hurricane_
This thread is really sad.
Posted on 6/29/18 at 2:13 pm to RD Dawg
quote:i mean I’m not going to fight some kid for it but if I catch one expecially at a pro game I’m keeping it. Don’t care who asks for it. Been trying to catch one my whole life. Have come close a few times
Bet you were one of these guys
This post was edited on 6/29/18 at 2:14 pm
Posted on 6/29/18 at 3:26 pm to Pelican fan99
I once saw a grown lady beg Phil Michelson for a ball at
a tournament once.
Held out her hand and said "Phil wouldn't you like to give that ball away" which he promptly replied, "You're right I would" and he handed it to a kid on the other side of the walk-way.
I became a Phil Michelson fan after that for life, screw what they say about the gambling, insider trading, blow and hkrs...he's ok with me!
a tournament once.
Held out her hand and said "Phil wouldn't you like to give that ball away" which he promptly replied, "You're right I would" and he handed it to a kid on the other side of the walk-way.
I became a Phil Michelson fan after that for life, screw what they say about the gambling, insider trading, blow and hkrs...he's ok with me!
Posted on 6/29/18 at 10:26 pm to _Hurricane_
If its a foul ball, I'm probably throwing it to a nearby kid unless its off the bat of a legend who is retiring that year.
If its a home run, I'm keeping it for my team, and throwing it back for the other
If it's a home run to win World Series Game 7 for the Astros? I'm knocking that kid out of the Crawford boxes to catch it.
If its a home run, I'm keeping it for my team, and throwing it back for the other
If it's a home run to win World Series Game 7 for the Astros? I'm knocking that kid out of the Crawford boxes to catch it.
Posted on 6/29/18 at 11:51 pm to _Hurricane_
I thought about that the other day when I saw an old Arkansas man give a foul ball to a little girl. I bet she will remember that for a long time, maybe forever. That’s a gift itself.
But this kid wins...
But this kid wins...
Posted on 6/30/18 at 3:24 am to LSUGrad9295
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There will be downvotes aplenty and people making "get off my lawn" jokes, but I am on your side. I hate going to a ball game and every damned kid thinks he is entitled to a baseball every time a player walks by. Or when watching batting practice hearing every little bastard holler for a ball every single time one is nearby.
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And no, I don't want to meet at Sonic to straighten it out.
Well then stop complaining
Posted on 6/30/18 at 3:39 am to RD Dawg
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HR ball sure but what exactly would you do with a foul ball?
Are you retarded?
Posted on 6/30/18 at 5:25 am to LNCHBOX
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Are you retarded?
Are you?What exactly is the value of a foul ball to a grown man unless you want to give it to your kids?
Posted on 6/30/18 at 7:29 am to RD Dawg
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What exactly is the value of a foul ball to a grown man unless you want to give it to your kids?
Same question back at you for the home run ball which you've decided is OK.
Posted on 6/30/18 at 8:18 am to sportsaddit68
Good take, sir.
Posted on 6/30/18 at 8:20 am to LL012697
You out MAGA’ed his fake MAGAness!
Posted on 6/30/18 at 8:21 am to LNCHBOX
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Same question back at you for the home run ball which you've decided is OK.
Do you not understand the difference? I would absolutely try to get it autographed and usually you can get it tagged or authenticated.Who GAS about a foul
ball that's autographed...you ctan just buy a game ball and get it autographed.
quote:
The modern sports market depends on authentication. MLB authenticators are at every World Series game, attaching unique hologram stickers to just about everything used, from bases to buckets of dirt to balls. While the MLB website asserts that they don't authenticate balls for fans, Davis says that in practice, the on-site authenticators will hologram the ball for you even if you don't relinquish it. Without a hologram, it would be difficult to sell the ball for anything near its potential value.
There's also 4 authenticators at every MLB game.
Posted on 6/30/18 at 12:38 pm to Graham Wellington Jr
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I was excited until a kids fat mother, that was sitting next to me, told me i should give it to her son.
I’m pretty hardcore on always give foul balls to kids, but if this happened there’s no way in hell THAT kid is getting the ball.
Posted on 6/30/18 at 1:23 pm to _Hurricane_
Did you have rude parents growing up? Did you get cut from a CYO league or were always the last one to get picked during a P.E. pick up game? I'd rather give a ball that i caught to any child around me who's parents got them out of the house instead of letting them get fat , and being addicted to video games. Society needs more young boys and girls attending ball games. Its wholesome, and most of all, its constructive.
Posted on 6/30/18 at 6:16 pm to _Hurricane_
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why does every damn thing sent into the crowd belong to some nearby kid and their rude parents?
Not the kid's fault if parents are douches.
Posted on 6/30/18 at 6:19 pm to Westwego Cocktail
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Did you have rude parents growing up? Did you get cut from a CYO league or were always the last one to get picked during a P.E. pick up game? I'd rather give a ball that i caught to any child around me who's parents got them out of the house instead of letting them get fat , and being addicted to video games. Society needs more young boys and girls attending ball games. Its wholesome, and most of all, its constructive.
Very well said.
Posted on 6/30/18 at 8:55 pm to _Hurricane_
Freddie Freeman gave my 8 year old a ball and it is her most prized possession a lot of nights she sleeps with it and it damn near brings tears to my eyes. Glad your punk arse didn’t get it.
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