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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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 Posted - 06/16/2004 : 08:31:35
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I love hypocrisy of this story.
Boy Who Lost Foul Ball to Man Gets Gifts
ARLINGTON, Texas - A 4-year-old boy who lost a foul ball to a not-so-grown-up adult is getting a windfall worthy of a game-winning home run hitter.
A man sitting behind Nick O'Brien at a Texas Rangers (news) baseball game Sunday knocked the boy against the seats as he dived to get a foul ball. Fans started chanting "Give him the ball!" but the man wouldn't give it up.
"I couldn't believe someone would do something like that to a 4-year-old boy," said Nick's mother, Edie O'Brien.
O'Brien said she swatted the man with a cardboard fan and called him a jerk, among other names. "I said, 'You trampled a 4-year-old boy to get this ball,' and he said, 'Oh, well,'" she told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Wednesday, adding that the man seemed proud he got the ball.
Video shows Nick was standing up as the man dived across the boy's seat to grab the ball at Nick's feet. The man's leg strikes the boy, and the boy is jostled a second time as the man stands up with the ball and appears to exchange words with the mother.
Nick wasn't hurt, but fan outrage mushroomed, and even Rangers announcer Tom Grieve voiced his disapproval on TV, calling the man "the biggest jerk in this park." The man and a woman with him left before the game was over.
Meanwhile, the Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals (news) quickly made sure Nick got souvenirs of his own — two bats and four baseballs, including one signed by Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, a former Ranger.
Cardinals outfielder Reggie Sanders came out between innings to give Nick a bat and ball. "In my heart, I thought I should do something," said Sanders. "It's all about the kids."
The man who took the foul ball has not responded publicly to the criticism, but The Dallas Morning News identified him as Matt Starr, a married, 28-year-old landscaper and former youth minister.
Starr is "not the bad guy he's been made out to be," said Rick DuBose, senior pastor of the Sachse Assembly of God Church. "He probably got a little aggressive and did something he regrets. But that's not Matt. He's a good kid, a good young man." |
Edited by - darwin on 06/16/2004 19:17:11 |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2004 : 11:36:17
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Won't somebody think of the children?
Listen to Nine Black Alps. |
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The Calistanian
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1342 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2004 : 14:26:19
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Reggie Sanders did.
1. I am a fsh with no i's.
2. You must be wearing Zubaz, 'cause you're daring to be different.
3. I am a man with 3 fingers...but that doesn't count my index finger nor my thumb. |
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The Calistanian
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1342 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2004 : 14:26:57
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Darn it!! I did the same thing last week, and I didn't make the national news!!
1. I am a fsh with no i's.
2. You must be wearing Zubaz, 'cause you're daring to be different.
3. I am a man with 3 fingers...but that doesn't count my index finger nor my thumb. |
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TheCroutonFuton
- Mr. Setlists -
USA
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Posted - 06/16/2004 : 14:27:16
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quote:
Originally posted by The Calistanian
Reggie Sanders did.
1. I am a fsh with no i's.
2. You must be wearing Zubaz, 'cause you're daring to be different.
3. I am a man with 3 fingers...but that doesn't count my index finger nor my thumb.
Ahahahahaha....oh my...that cracked me up for some reason..still is..hahaha..
"Freedom is a state of mind and the condition and position of your ass. Free your mind and your ass will follow." - Funkadelic |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2004 : 14:30:25
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Did he abuse them?
Listen to Nine Black Alps. |
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The Calistanian
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1342 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2004 : 14:31:26
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Naw, he's the player that gave him a bat and ball in the middle of the game.
1. I am a fsh with no i's.
2. You must be wearing Zubaz, 'cause you're daring to be different.
3. I am a man with 3 fingers...but that doesn't count my index finger nor my thumb. |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2004 : 14:36:04
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Aw shit yeah. Sorry.
Listen to Nine Black Alps. |
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The Calistanian
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1342 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2004 : 14:41:38
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C'mon, don't you keep up with all the average-talented American baseball players?
1. I am a fsh with no i's.
2. You must be wearing Zubaz, 'cause you're daring to be different.
3. I am a man with 3 fingers...but that doesn't count my index finger nor my thumb. |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2004 : 14:46:29
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Erm, no. I hate baseball.
Listen to Nine Black Alps. |
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The Calistanian
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1342 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2004 : 14:49:32
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Well, I guess I won't hold it against you then.<smiley face>
1. I am a fsh with no i's.
2. You must be wearing Zubaz, 'cause you're daring to be different.
3. I am a man with 3 fingers...but that doesn't count my index finger nor my thumb. |
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frank_black_francis
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
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Posted - 06/16/2004 : 14:52:17
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The kid was oblivious to begin with....HAHAHA.......what really is funny is that he was also on Good Morning America getting gifts, and I'm sure it wont end there. Dang media. These freakin false shows of sympathy make me sick.
Its like that great big lie that lives matter, like the idea that if I took a bank-security guard hostage during a robbery gone awry, I could demand a jet filled with gas to take me to Venezuela as well as 1 miliion dollars....and get it. So long as I dont hurt the hostage because life matters so much.
Bull-Shit! We all know things matter under the spotlight, meanwhile its chaos and pathos. |
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Little Black Francis
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 06/16/2004 : 21:38:29
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Well fuck, next time I go to a baseball game, I hope I get hit the face with a broken bat... but they won't even give me a free beer for that probably... just a hospital bill..
oh the horror |
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The Calistanian
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1342 Posts |
Posted - 06/17/2004 : 06:28:46
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The best thing that ever happened to this kid was that he didn't get this foul ball...
1. I am a fsh with no i's.
2. You must be wearing Zubaz, 'cause you're daring to be different.
3. I am a man with 3 fingers...but that doesn't count my index finger nor my thumb. |
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Youth minister tramples 4 year old for foul ball
