Should Sports Fans Be More Considerate to Kids?
SodaHead Sports
2012/04/27 20:00:00
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Many of you may have already seen the infamous clip that was featured prominently on Gawker-owned site Deadspin.com. But if you haven't, here's the basic summary. A little boy and his parents are at the New York Yankees at Texas Rangers game the other night. A foul ball flies into the stands. His parents try to catch the ball for their young son. They're unsuccessful. However, the couple sitting next to them manages to snatch the ball. The couple next to the family are two grown adults. They cherish the foul ball like it's gold and the little boy starts crying uncontrollably.
Now think about what you would do in that situation as an adult who had just caught a foul ball at a game right next to a sad and disappointed little boy. Would you give him the foul ball? If you answered yes, you're a better person than the couple that instead posed with the ball and took pictures of it like they had a winning lottery ticket -- right in front of the boy and his family.
Luckily for all the parents watching out there, Yankees announcer Michael Kay got the cameramen to witness the rudeness by the couple and put them on blast for millions of people to see. It's one thing if the couple caught the ball. It's another to completely ignore the kid and act like a foul ball is gold. On top of that, they were caught making out, although we're not sure if that's an FCC violation.
All kidding aside, the Rangers gave the boy a ball after seeing what happened. Most importantly, the kid left the game with a smile on his face. As for his parents? They kept their cool. The couple? They just acted cool while everyone in America laughed at them.
Now think about what you would do in that situation as an adult who had just caught a foul ball at a game right next to a sad and disappointed little boy. Would you give him the foul ball? If you answered yes, you're a better person than the couple that instead posed with the ball and took pictures of it like they had a winning lottery ticket -- right in front of the boy and his family.
Luckily for all the parents watching out there, Yankees announcer Michael Kay got the cameramen to witness the rudeness by the couple and put them on blast for millions of people to see. It's one thing if the couple caught the ball. It's another to completely ignore the kid and act like a foul ball is gold. On top of that, they were caught making out, although we're not sure if that's an FCC violation.
All kidding aside, the Rangers gave the boy a ball after seeing what happened. Most importantly, the kid left the game with a smile on his face. As for his parents? They kept their cool. The couple? They just acted cool while everyone in America laughed at them.
Top Opinion
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..::localeye::.. 2012/04/27 20:26:44
If I'm ever at a game - not likely - and I happen to catch a ball, sure I might give it to a kid nearby. But that is my choice, I'm not obligated to in any way. Especially if he starts throwing a tantrum over it. In that case he gets nothing, as it should be.
Honestly, this is a good time for this kid to realize he's not going to get everything he sees and wants in this world.
Giving the kid a ball after the game is just letting him know to throw a tantrum when he wants something.
You would be obligated to give the ball over if you were asked to do so.
Since when did it become a moral imperative to give any baseball which you catch at a baseball game to any kid who wants it and cries over it?
Yes, I, personally, might take pity on a kid and give them a baseball which I caught. But, even so, I would do so because I chose to, not because anyone like the kid, the kids' parents, or the announcer expected me to.
But really what happened to ball games being for families? I wouldn't take my kids to these events for any reason any more although I went every game from the time I was 6 to I was 17. Today the adults fight, curse, act inapproprately....
That disgusting couple claimed they didn't see or hear the kid.
Later during an interview they claimed they were owed an apology by Michael Kay.
These people are disgustingly narcissistic.
And then they claim they didn't see or hear the kid? AND that they are being mistreated.
They should stay away from sporting events for a long time.
They might experience more 'unfairness'. Accidents happen.
I am glad that the Rangers gave the kid a ball.
They did offer to give the kid the ball once they finally figured it out, so that's a saving grace. The point is, is that it was a rather innocent mistake, that got blown up. This kind of thing happens ALL the time and no one says a word. Why is this one any different? Because some sports announcer decided to be uber judgmental.
Besides...I still think the title "worst people ever" goes a little too far >.> I mean after all we live in a world where someone will rain bombs on you because you belong to a different tribe. Not noticing a screaming kid (among probably several hundred other screaming kids...and fans) is hardly a qualifier of "worst people ever"
It was their first ballgame together, and they were not paying attention to the child.
BTW....they have 7 children between them.
Save your judgements. You don't know squat about these people.
Get some class, you nasty POS!
But, not everyone can handle a blunt truth like that.
No worries, I have considered the source.
The couple was unaware of what was taking place. It's not their position to take of the child. As for the parents, the dad is slacking in trying to calm his child down & talking him thru it. The patents have a lot of fault in this, control your child. This shouldn't have been his reaction.