Getting tired of the "give the ball to a child" meme

[WhiteSox2023]

Haha, that was a pretty douchy move.  He made a look like it was the camera man’s fault.

[caulfield12]

2 hours ago, nrockway said:

Phillies lady era is over, now we're on "f*** Ken Rosenthal". Never trusted that bowtie. 

 

He makes Meidroth look tall.

[nrockway]

1 hour ago, caulfield12 said:

He makes Meidroth look tall.

our man is apparently 5'4...and a half. I might've thought he was trying to be funny/self-deprecating by putting that in his twitter bio, but I think he actually wants people to know he's not 5'4.

[Kyyle23]

The worst part of the Rosenthal thing is the dirty look he shoots that guy as if that was all his fault

[southsider2k5]

No OnE wOuLd Be OuTrAgEd If He WaS a MaN!

[Snopek]

From Rosenthal's apology: "I had to continue the interview. We were live, folks, on national television. Couldn't stop."

Ken, helping the cameraman up for 3 seconds would have made for much better live television. But sure, continue with your compelling and very important question of how the big moment made you feel as a player or whatever.

 

Side note: Why are height jokes so normalized and accepted in society? It's pretty weird and cruel actually.

 

[nrockway]

On 9/16/2025 at 2:44 PM, Snopek said:

From Rosenthal's apology: "I had to continue the interview. We were live, folks, on national television. Couldn't stop."

Ken, helping the cameraman up for 3 seconds would have made for much better live television. But sure, continue with your compelling and very important question of how the big moment made you feel as a player or whatever.

 

Side note: Why are height jokes so normalized and accepted in society? It's pretty weird and cruel actually.

 

"I had to continue the interview, that's why I mean mugged him, turned toward the player, looked back at him just to shrug and SMH".

even if we was just like, "oops, my bad" and still didn't help him up, this wouldn't be a thing. I'm glad it's a thing, the guy is annoying and has had a reputation for a while. 

https://awfulannouncing.com/mlb/ken-rosenthal-eric-hosmer-jacob-misiorowski-all-star-game-interview.html

Eric Hosmer said it best, "Really is disgusting they continue to let you in the dugout during these games‼️"

Also that time he called Fernando Tatis a "smiling, dancing peacock", compared his PED suspension to Wander Franco's child sex crimes, called Manny Machado "punkish", said that Profar is, “the kid who pulls the fire alarm at school and then asks, ‘Who, me?'”.

The guy is not a professional.

Edited September 18 by nrockway

[77 Hitmen]

On 9/15/2025 at 4:26 PM, Kyyle23 said:

The worst part of the Rosenthal thing is the dirty look he shoots that guy as if that was all his fault

This.    Think about the last time you (not you specifically, Kyyle) accidently bumped into someone out in public.  Did you shoot them a dirty look in response? 

I know it was all spur of the moment, but it makes Rosenthal look like a douche.  The camera man had a job to do too, it's not like he was some rando sneaking onto the field snapping photos for fun.

 

[Milkman delivers]

12 hours ago, 77 Hitmen said:

This.    Think about the last time you (not you specifically, Kyyle) accidently bumped into someone out in public.  Did you shoot them a dirty look in response? 

I know it was all spur of the moment, but it makes Rosenthal look like a douche.  The camera man had a job to do too, it's not like he was some rando sneaking onto the field snapping photos for fun.

 

My automatic response is to immediately apologize when bumping into anyone.

[Kyyle23]

40 minutes ago, Milkman delivers said:

My automatic response is to immediately apologize when bumping into anyone.

That’s such a normal response from most people.   “Oh s%*# man I did NOT mean to do that, can i help you up”

he said he was “confused”, like what was confusing?  You ran backwards so you wouldn’t get wet and plowed into a cameraman who was set up like normal, 10 feet away to get a good shot.  And instead of picking him up, he just looked at him and let someone else help him up 

[southsider2k5]

2 hours ago, Milkman delivers said:

My automatic response is to immediately apologize when bumping into anyone.

The apology comes immediately after "Ope".

[southsider2k5]

 

[77 Hitmen]

3 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

 

I couldn't tell from the video, but he gave the HR ball to a kid.  

https://www.si.com/mlb/mariners/news/cal-raleigh-mariners-reward-fan-who-gave-60th-home-run-ball-to-kid

Edited September 26 by 77 Hitmen

[nrockway]

FLIP THE SCRIPT! why don't more kids give balls to the grown men who might appreciate it?

jk, but heartwarming. nice kid.

[WhiteSox2023]

On 9/14/2025 at 11:02 PM, nrockway said:

our man is apparently 5'4...and a half. I might've thought he was trying to be funny/self-deprecating by putting that in his twitter bio, but I think he actually wants people to know he's not 5'4.

You could literally pound Rosenthal into the ground with your fist like a railroad spike like in the old Tom and Jerry cartoons.

Edited September 27 by WhiteSox2023

[Kyyle23]

4 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

You could literally pound Rosenthal into the ground with your fist like a railroad spike like in the old Tom and Jerry cartoons.

I’m imagining a squeaky toy sound every hammer strike 😂

 

[WestEddy]

10 hours ago, nrockway said:

FLIP THE SCRIPT! why don't more kids give balls to the grown men who might appreciate it?

jk, but heartwarming. nice kid.

The proverbial hot potato. I envision a time where nobody's even paying attention to the game, anymore, just pushing baseball into each others' hands while posing.