June 15, 200421 yr Give me a break!! Blow this up??? Have you watched the Video? His legs slammed the kid into the hard seats in front of him. I am positive you have NO kids or neices or nephews. You and that jerk are the ONLY ones thinking that it wasn't anything big... Taking a deep breath here..... Last year twice sitting in the front row in LF wen HR balls came towards us I was absolutely squashed by folks behind us. They wanted the ball... and not paying attention just lunged forward. I got showered with beer on numerous occasions just from Carlos tossing me balls (to the point he stopped ). I don't think this guy intentionally jumped on the kid. But I think he was an ass for not giving the kid the ball.
June 15, 200421 yr They wanted the ball... and not paying attention just lunged forward. I got showered with beer on numerous occasions just from Carlos tossing me balls That was you?!! Sorry.
June 15, 200421 yr That was you?!! Sorry. No you're not.. I was wearing white shirts every time you did it
June 15, 200421 yr No you're not.. I was wearing white shirts every time you did it Steff 187 Texsox 2 I'll never win
June 15, 200421 yr He got one for the half a seat comment last week, that was very point worthy Beer doesn't make me puke...
June 15, 200421 yr Taking a deep breath here..... Last year twice sitting in the front row in LF wen HR balls came towards us I was absolutely squashed by folks behind us. They wanted the ball... and not paying attention just lunged forward. I got showered with beer on numerous occasions just from Carlos tossing me balls (to the point he stopped ). I don't think this guy intentionally jumped on the kid. But I think he was an ass for not giving the kid the ball. It wasn't the act of slamming the kid into the chair that upsets me. Accidents happen and the "heat of moment when going after a ball" is accounted for in my opinion. He was a JERK and an ASS for not apologizing to the kid, giving him the ball, and his actions afterward. Acting proud of his handywork. He knew a child was in front of him before he jumped, he knew he hit the kid after...but he has NO remorse. That cannot be "Blown up". That is fact. He was a first class Jerk
June 15, 200421 yr He knew a child was in front of him before he jumped, he knew he hit the kid after...but he has NO remorse. That cannot be "Blown up". That is fact. He was a first class Jerk Well the big fat ass that fell over his chair onto the little girl next to me last summer knew she was there also... but he still dove for the ball as it came towards us. And bartman knew his team was in game 5 of the playoffs, but he still went for the ball... I just think to go after it is a natural reaction.
June 15, 200421 yr Well the big fat ass that fell over his chair onto the little girl next to me last summer knew she was there also... but he still dove for the ball as it came towards us. And bartman knew his team was in game 5 of the playoffs, but he still went for the ball... I just think to go after it is a natural reaction. I can excuse the behavior if they are sorry afterwards...
June 15, 200421 yr I just think to go after it is a natural reaction. I agree that going after it is a natural reaction. WHEN IT'S IN THE AIR. Once it hits the ground, that's a completely different story. I've gotten 3 balls this year. 2 were BP balls. The other was a Konerko HR. When I caught the Konerko HR, I already had a BP ball that day. I pocketed the Konerko ball, and tossed the BP ball to a little girl who was a couple of rows back. She didn't know the difference. She was happy. I've spent at least part of every game that I've been to this year in the outfield. There have been about 5 balls hit during the game within "diving distance" of me, yet I remained at my seat every time. The Idiots move wasn't going after the ball, it was the manner in which he went after the ball. Once the ball was on the ground in the row in front of him, there was no reason for him to leave his seat.
June 16, 200421 yr Don't know if anyone posted this anywhere else, but the guy has been "outed". This is from yahoo: 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." I dunno - sounds like a fake name to me, like a pro wrestler's name or a rock star®'s name....
June 16, 200421 yr Also here is an article about the kid and his family http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...lball.ea4b.html
June 16, 200421 yr Here's a story from the Trib on the kid and how well he's being taken care of. http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...ports-headlines
June 16, 200421 yr Maybe his parents can book him on a National Tour with William Hung?!? This is getting out of control.
June 16, 200421 yr When the guy waved his arms up and encouraged the boos and laughed, he became a jerk.
June 16, 200421 yr I don't know, do you think it's possible for a genuinely good guy to do such a rotten thing? I mean, as someone here said, he didn't molest the kid, but I can't imagine someone becoming so deranged by a chance at a foul ball that he would go against every instinct he would normally have towards children and do what he did. Not only that, but even after the adrenaline wore off he still refused to give the kid the ball, even when asked to by a reporter! Foul balls have strange effects on people I guess.
June 16, 200421 yr Maybe his parents can book him on a National Tour with William Hung?!? This is getting out of control. No kidding. Poor thing.
June 16, 200421 yr lol..I don't care what anybody says. This whole thing is a joke. They're tryin to make a celebrity outta this kid now? All the dude did wrong was not give the kid the ball. He didn't "intentionally" try to hurt the kid. He was overly agressive in trying to get what we all hope to get a chance to get when we go to a baseball game. I guess people r gonna start leavin this guy death threats like they did, Bartman. lol..Bunch of oversensitive idiots.
June 16, 200421 yr Author Me smells "opportunity". And it's frickin' sad. Enough's enough, and I'm on the kid's side.
June 16, 200421 yr Me smells "opportunity". And it's frickin' sad. Enough's enough, and I'm on the kid's side. It's cool that you're on the kids side. But do you see my point? This thing is being BLOWN UP. And it's f***in pathetic.
June 16, 200421 yr Author Yea, that is what I was saying. I think the guy's an ass, and the kid is in the right, but his parents are taking this waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too far. The kid could care less, he just wants to be a kid.
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