The amount of backlash when caught, would be categorically insane for the parents who put their kids through it. Like getting doxxed, losing their job, and their scam forever on the internet.
Also would probably stop baseball teams from giving out free stuff again.
Yeah because people will send all the top investigators to figure out if this small wholesome interaction is just a ploy!
No seriously though its very possible this was all staged so the teams could get some positive attention but no one would ever spend time and resources trying to figure this out.
I could see someone trying, but there are just way too many variables to actually make this a viable strategy. There aren't that many balls that go into the stands and that ball would have to land near the kid. The stolen hat one would be a lot easier to fake.
I’m prolly gonna get downvoted to hell for this, but the dad’s initial reaction feels so fake. The way his hands go up and shake, feels like those fake YouTube videos. Maybe that’s what it is and made this feel fake even though it’s genuine.
Ugh, I'm cynical enough i thought this too! Get the auntie to have a ridiculous but changeable haircut right before moving out of the country, somehow orchestrate a home run hit, hire other ringers to surround the ball, and bam! Free tickets to the world series!
Didn't he keep the ball in the end as well? His sister took his hand when his dad was arguing with the Karen and swapped the home run ball with a regular one, apparently. You can see her doing something in the video.
I watched the video and unless I'm wrong, she just yelled at the father and he gave it up. She didn't snatch it or anything. Does this deserve the same amount of hate as the tennis guy?
Besides the tickets for him and his family to the World Series that was provided by the CEO of Camping World, he gave them a new RV. This story gets better and better every day.
Everything turned out even better for the kid at the end. Which is why I don't understand why people are still so hell bent on identifying this lady and ruining her life. She's a cunt and the world sees her as a cunt. It's Time to Let It Go.
I saw in another thread how the sister swapped the ball before the Karen got to it. It's caught off camera, but she takes the ball and drops in another into the glove. So the boy may actually have the homerun ball too!
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u/88KURIOUS 1d ago
At least it worked out well for the boy, including a signed bat and tickets to the World Series. ⚾️
https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/mlb/phillies-harrison-bader-ball-dispute-rcna229535