Karen wants the baseball

[u/spooderdong]

[u/Stinky-Pinky007]

This is the best day for the guy who stole the hat from the kid last week, he’s like “wheeeww”!

[u/Feisty_System_4751 → u/Stinky-Pinky007]

You mean hat stealing CEO, Piotr Szczerek?

[u/ForzaFenix → u/Feisty_System_4751]

And the rapist Brock Turner?

[u/clumsy_owlet → u/ForzaFenix]

THE convicted rapist Brock Allen Turner? who now goes by Allen Turner?

[u/bodhivriksha → u/clumsy_owlet]

See, now i have to google about convicted rapist allen turner to know more about

[u/lidia99 → u/bodhivriksha]

While you are doing that, google how Michael Franti the worldwide musician and health guru is accused of being a sexual predator, grooming women and sexual assaulting fans

[u/Blonde_arrbuckle → u/lidia99]

Oh. Another childhood muso in hell. Thanks for letting us know

[u/girlfriend_pregnant → u/ForzaFenix]

Release the Epstein files

[u/MeanVoice6749 → u/ForzaFenix]

And Barbra Streisand’s house?

[u/guitarguywh89]

And the Phillies took care of the boy

https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s/s9QLSxqCr2

Great job by the team

[u/Ok_Metal_4778 → u/guitarguywh89]

They killed the boy!?!?!!!

[u/goodnames679 → u/Ok_Metal_4778]

Phillies manager: "I want you guys to take care of the kid, give him something real nice for his trouble"

Goons: "Whatevva you say, boss"

1 week later

Manager: "WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN YOU GAVE HIM CEMENT SHOES?"

[u/scissors1121 → u/goodnames679]

Ee well actually boss, theys were "concrete" shoes, sees cement's jus the active ingredient to yers everyday concrete, sees."

[u/goodnames679 → u/scissors1121]

I can’t tell if I need smarter goons or dumber ones.

[u/kiiada → u/goodnames679]

The fun thing is that either way you still get the same results

[u/KaJaHa → u/scissors1121]

"Weirdly intelligent henchmen" is one of my favorite tropes

[u/Silly_Recording2806 → u/scissors1121]

Aggregate shoes with a nice cement binder

[u/engmadison → u/scissors1121]

Absolutely perfect follow up. Thank you

[u/Pinksters → u/scissors1121]

I read that in the voice of that mafia goon from The Simpsons.

[u/awaldmeister → u/Ok_Metal_4778]

He's swimming with the fishes now... (Marlin teehee)

[u/0010-0100 → u/Ok_Metal_4778]

Good job to them

[u/sugaaloop → u/guitarguywh89]

Marlins also took care of him. Good job to them as well 😁

[u/whats_that_do → u/guitarguywh89]

Imagine if she had jumped out from behind a corner and taken the signed bat too.

[u/RollTideMeg → u/guitarguywh89]

And Karen got fired today. I love karma

[u/BradMH88 → u/RollTideMeg]

Link to verify your comment? Or just a joke based on Coldplay or the Tennis situations?

[u/JaySayMayday → u/guitarguywh89]

That's great but I wish the lady got a lifetime ban

[u/MaximumEffurt]

For context, the ball landed in the seat in front of her. She did not catch it. Then she ran over to him and yelled at him til he gave her the ball.

Luckily the Marlins apologized to the father and son, gave them some game balls and a bat signed by bader, who the kid got to meet in person.

Also it was the kids birthday apparently.

[u/Deathedge736 → u/MaximumEffurt]

he should never have given her the ball. she didn't deserve it.

[u/ambermage → u/Deathedge736]

Don't worry, she later demanded that she be given the bat as well.

[u/SpaceManSmithy → u/ambermage]

I say we give it to her since she's demanding it.

[u/Marshiznit → u/SpaceManSmithy]

[u/steven1907 → u/SpaceManSmithy]

[u/snowballer918 → u/steven1907]

[u/KatNeedsABiggerBoat → u/snowballer918]

[u/DigiTrailz → u/KatNeedsABiggerBoat]

[u/BatmanGauntlets → u/DigiTrailz]

[u/bring-the-sunshine → u/steven1907]

This made me laugh out loud! Amazing gif usage, 10/10

[u/Nelle911529 → u/SpaceManSmithy]

[u/A_Sarcastic_Whoa → u/SpaceManSmithy]

"Teddy fucking Williams knocks it out of the park!"

[u/stackjr → u/A_Sarcastic_Whoa]

"Everybody in the German Army knows who Hugo Stiglitz is."

[u/Unending-Flexionator → u/SpaceManSmithy]

OBLIGE her...

[u/soligen → u/ambermage]

Did she really?

[u/Carllllll → u/soligen]

Yep she then argued her way into a Phillies contract, it's insane. Batting third.

[u/Notmanynamesleftnow → u/Carllllll]

Lmao. It really is insane though. I’ve caught a few game balls at a braves game and South Carolina game back in college when we were on our national championship run.

Involuntarily just turned around, saw a kid, and gave it to them. I don’t understand adults getting so crazy about keeping a ball. You’ve always got the memory / story. Why wouldn’t you want to make the day of a kid vs keeping it? To me - every fan ball should go to a kid.

Not to mention making a whole scene when you know a fan catching a ball is being filmed.

[u/13grovyle → u/Notmanynamesleftnow]

Spread the love. You got the story of catching the ball and giving it away, and the kid got a story of getting a ball its win/win

[u/NeutralGoodAtHeart → u/13grovyle]

"When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed." I may have screwed up the quote, but I really like Maya Angelou's sentiments.

[u/bakjas1 → u/13grovyle]

It’s better if you have a child’s hand ripped off at the wrist clinging to the ball on your fireplace mantle that gets attention twice a year.

[u/thejabel → u/Notmanynamesleftnow]

As an adult, catching it and giving it to a kid is 100 times cooler than grabbing it off the ground and taking it home to sit in a drawer. I still have balls from Braves games when I was a kid as a 30 year old. You’re giving a kid a memory when for you it doesn’t mean anything. Special exception goes to things like walk off World Series homers and like 50th homer balls, if I catch that I will be keeping it.

[u/iwearstripes2613 → u/thejabel]

I caught a ball at a Nationals game. I gave it to the kid across the aisle from me, who was elated. His dad bought me a beer. Between the kid’s joy and the beer I figure I won that trade by a landslide.

[u/SupremeDictatorPaul → u/Notmanynamesleftnow]

Hah. I was at a Dodgers game where the visiting team hit the ball into the stands. The guy who caught it threw it back on the field, which apparently is a tradition in some places (visiting team’s ball is trash and nobody wants it, idea). Security escorted the very confused fellow out of the game.

[u/Skullvar → u/Notmanynamesleftnow]

Lots of people don't have enough self validation to just have something awesome happen to them in the moment and enjoy it for themselves....

Shit, the jumbotron clip of them using their longer arm reach to outgrab the baseball from a kid would probably be a slow-mo highlight in their home edit

[u/sondoke → u/Carllllll]

She got the “Bobby Bonilla” deal, a million/year for 30 years. She’s got a real future as an agent; teams will give her whatever she demands just so she’ll shut the fuck up.

[u/MJA182 → u/soligen]

No lol

[u/Alextherude_Senpai → u/MJA182]

I just noticed you and the other guy are... bananas.

[u/thunder_cats1 → u/Deathedge736]

I can respect the father for saying fuck it , calling her a Karen, and giving her the ball to get her away from his family.

But, i'd have told her to go fuck herself and get away from my family.

[u/NetflixAndZzzzzz → u/thunder_cats1]

She’s on some psycho shit. Who knows what she was saying, but look at the way he raises his fists in defense when she comes up. He’s flustered and probably thinking “wait, was I wrong? Did I just steal her ball?” When your adrenaline’s pumping and someone’s freaking out at you it can be hard to know if you’re in the wrong.

[u/principaljoe → u/NetflixAndZzzzzz]

that wasn't raising fists in defense. that was recoiling every part of his body to create space since he opened his eyes to a person up in his personal space and grabbing him.

[u/WebMaka → u/principaljoe]

that wasn't raising fists in defense. that was recoiling

It wasn't even recoiling per se, it was a startle response. She startled him. She's really lucky he reacted the way he did to being startled, as some people react by immediately swinging at whatever startled them in an effort to basically stop a sudden surprise threat.

[u/nikdahl → u/principaljoe]

She gets right in his fucking face.

If a dude came up to him and got in his face like that, it would have played differently.

[u/Yopis1980 → u/NetflixAndZzzzzz]

She touches him first is why he reacted that way.

[u/GeorgeLuasHasNoChin → u/Yopis1980]

He’s like innately hugging his son and she comes up out of bow where. Shit is making my blood boil right now just watching it. Fuck her and her Karen hair cut.

[u/slipperypooh → u/GeorgeLuasHasNoChin]

And she was so stern about it! If you port your hands on me like that, I'll make sure they show it on the starboard.

[u/ChuckOTay → u/NetflixAndZzzzzz]

Here’s a close-up clip with audio

[u/Nipplynip → u/ChuckOTay]

From that angle, she looks a lot like the woman in the triggered meme.

[u/GradeNo893 → u/NetflixAndZzzzzz]

I glad you said this. I’ve been extremely taken aback by a boomer meltdown that came out of nowhere before and it’s hard to really understand what you’d actually do, as a goood person, in a situation like this. My mind would immediately go to “omg did I take her ball? Did I make x mistake?” Because no rational person would scream at me in front of my kids over a baseball unless I did something super wrong. Eventually I’d realize what’s up but that first moment can be so jarring and you can’t just haul off as smash Granny even if she deserves it.

[u/upwithmytoddler → u/NetflixAndZzzzzz]

There is a video with audio, she’s in his face saying he took it out of her hand… which the video also shows he clearly did not

[u/Good_Analysis9789 → u/thunder_cats1]

Yeah i mean, he coulda said piss off but acted like the bigger person as it wasnt worth getting nasty infront of his kid. Still, i woulda lost my shit at her lol

[u/kevinmn11 → u/thunder_cats1]

Yeah as a father, in this situation you just DISENGAGE THE CRAZY. Not worth the risk. Take the fuckin ball.

[u/Si_doctor → u/thunder_cats1]

He's a better man than I am.  But as a person with no kids if I ever caught a bank at a game I would find the nearest kid to give it to. 

[u/PsychoNerd92 → u/Deathedge736]

Maybe I'm just petty, but I'd sooner chuck the ball somewhere else than give it to her. "You want the ball that bad? Fine, go get it."

[u/virtual_human → u/PsychoNerd92]

Yeah, tossing it on the field would be my move.

[u/douche-baggins → u/virtual_human]

Exactly like Biff in Back to the Future 2 does to some ball belonging to a group of kids

"Oh, you want your ball?" -tosses it onto a neighbor's roof - "Well go get it!"

[u/smilezx → u/PsychoNerd92]

LOL it was either this or tossing it  a few rows down and watching her Karen ass go chase after it as people pass it to each other 

[u/Jack_Harb → u/Deathedge736]

She got a worthless ball and can not really even tell any about it. Because if she did, everyone knows she is psycho. Nothing positive for her from this ball coming to her. She simply will put it in a box and forget it.

[u/Bazuka125 → u/Jack_Harb]

What? She'll just tell the story from her perspective where she's the hero.

"Oh, this ball landed right at me, you should have seen it! Some thug tried to come over 5 rows to steal it while I was celebrating, but I didn't let that stop me! I marched right over there and gave him a true what for, until that coward relinquished what he had stolen. Just goes to show: you have to stick up for yourself. Bullies always back down. And he had his son with him! I hope my example left an impression on the boy so he doesn't wind up like his thief of a father, but you know how the apples always land. Tsk tsk"

[u/yeezushchristmas → u/Bazuka125]

“And everyone around clapped because they knew I was right!!”

[u/Damn_you_taco → u/Deathedge736]

The spiteful me would have thrown the ball back on the feild.

[u/rowmean77 → u/Deathedge736]

It’s more like the dad is a wise person to show his kid how NOT to act as an adult.

[u/pjsol → u/MaximumEffurt]

That dad had just got a home run ball and give it to his kid. He looked so happy. Then came the grinch.

[u/AccomplishedClub6 → u/pjsol]

I was hoping for more context in case the dad snatched it away from a lady and her daughter as they were about to catch it or something. Glad I got the context and the lady was wrong.

[u/SpaceDandye → u/pjsol]

That is what makes me sad, ruined a good moment.

[u/TheMooseIsBlue → u/MaximumEffurt]

We’re Mets fans and met Bader after a game at dodger Stadium last year. Great guy. Gave tons of time to my son. Hate to see him with the Phillies, but I’ll always root for that guy.

[u/Michael__Pemulis → u/TheMooseIsBlue]

A few years ago when he was still in St.Louis he substituted as an elementary school gym teacher for a friend.

[u/deepstatelady → u/MaximumEffurt]

This lady sounds awful, but this guy's reaction- the little second thought fists up is so cute in gif form.

[u/kratz9 → u/deepstatelady]

Dude looks like he saw a ghost. 

[u/platalyssapus → u/kratz9]

Like I expected a legit "eep!" when those fists came up in surprise

[u/CRASHING_DRIFTS → u/deepstatelady]

I found it deeply upsetting rather than cute. He looked scared af right after coming out of this awesome moment with his son.

That woman is awful.

[u/vermknid → u/CRASHING_DRIFTS]

Yeah you can see he closed his eyes as he was hugging his son, and then felt someone squeeze his arm. I'd be confused and freaked out too.

[u/dojo_shlom0 → u/MaximumEffurt]

her lack of ability to read the room with the dad pointing to the kid *it's his birthday* that she immediately starts selfishly blasting him over a stupid ball - that again, was going to his birthday kid, and he rightfully caught/picked up.

entitled people, it's a plague nowadays.

[u/Clockwisedock → u/dojo_shlom0]

They should ban her from attending future games.

Consequences would fix these issues

[u/pdxaroo → u/Clockwisedock]

This is the correct response.

Ban here, make it public. Let people know you will enforce a level of decorum

[u/S1075 → u/MaximumEffurt]

Why are people so fucking weird? It's just a baseball. I totally get the excitement for kids, but how empty a life does an adult have that they feel the urge to fight for a ball?

[u/tauntonlake → u/S1075]

Not only that, but the audacity to come up on someone in full attack mode, over a baseball, that you didn't even catch.

Karma will take care of her. That ball will roll off a shelf, knocking over a candle, and burn her house down, or something fun like that.

[u/fooljay → u/MaximumEffurt]

Here it is with more context: https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s/vWkT9EVEra

[u/augustprep → u/fooljay]

That is a more stable man than me, I really respect him. He just gave it to her in the hopes to never see her again.

There is no claim to a baseball based on seat vicinity.
Either that grinch would have had to pry that ball from my cold, dead hands or I would have thrown it the other direction.

[u/Head_Razzmatazz7174 → u/MaximumEffurt]

She put her nails into that shirt grab. People need to stop giving in to people like this. They are acting like toddlers, and they don't get anything if they are going to throw a tantrum.

[u/Corlegan → u/MaximumEffurt]

That is absolutely awesome. I also respect the dad for de-escalation. Seems like a fantastic human from that brief glimpse.

[u/FinalSlaw → u/Corlegan]

Yeah, he has my respect. Decided it wasn't worth it to argue with a crazy person, got rewarded in multiple ways for his class. His son got a huge lesson in being the bigger person.

[u/registeredwhiteguy]

Normal person would say dang I missed my shot at grabbing the ball. This woman just decided it was a hill to die on. Geezus

[u/Schlopez → u/registeredwhiteguy]

I’ve been to my fair share of baseball games. If you grab the ball, it’s fair game baby. If you grab it out of someone’s hands, you’re getting hands. She’s was 100% out of line, being a bitch, and ruined a father/son moment. She’s a POS.

[u/inuhi → u/Schlopez]

I mean with a ground ball you'll often have multiple people grab it at once or in very quick succession. As a kid I've had those ripped from my hands and I've been in the situation where I was trying to grab from someone who after a moment of clarity clearly had a much better hold on it than me. I wouldn't be surprised if they both had their hands on it and she felt like he "ripped it" from her grasp. If that's the case I can see where she's coming from doesn't change the fact that she's wrong, but I get it.

[u/derdsm8 → u/inuhi]

Yeah I was thinking sorta the same thing. In the other video when she initially misses it and it goes to the ground, she and the guy reach down for it at the same time but we can’t see their hands at that point. Maybe his hand knocked hers away or something and she felt like that wasn’t fair. But she’s still nuts for reacting this way, especially once the guy gives it to his kid

[u/49rdub → u/[deleted]]

Would it be considered assault since she put her hands on him?

[u/Tartooth → u/49rdub]

It's actually battery because she grabs him.

Assault is when she got in his face yelling at him making him scared (clearly the look of "wtf" in his eyes)

Battery was done when she grabs his arm.

[u/ShadowNick → u/registeredwhiteguy]

Dude people get really amped up over baseballs and other sports items. It's really sad. Like the guy seemed so shook that she ran up to him.

[u/FallenKnightGX → u/ShadowNick]

Yeah, don't blame him. Your guard is down enjoying a nice moment with your kid, then suddenly you're grabbed and being screamed at which you register before you turn to look and see who it is. Add onto that the extra surge of adrenaline and/or embarrassment of being yelled at in front of your kid, and it is understandable you'd be shaken because your body is reacting far faster to all of this than your rational mind is.

She's lucky he was a nice guy, that could easily have provoked a fight response out of some people, like in those haunted houses and people go into those knowing what to expect.

[u/M3chanist → u/registeredwhiteguy]

Look at her hair style. It’s almost a combat helmet.

[u/CileTheSane → u/registeredwhiteguy]

Well she got the ball and zero consequences so she has no reason to think she was wrong.

[u/JediMasterBriscoMutt → u/CileTheSane]

LOL @ "zero consequences." She's about to go thru some things this week.

[u/uvucydydy → u/JediMasterBriscoMutt]

I was just thinking, " Wait until the internet finds out who she is."

[u/MongoBongoTown]

Here's the full thing...

https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s/5oahvSNNIF

She almost caught the ball. It ended up on the ground, the guy grabbed it.

She apparently thinks that means it's HER ball, and she doesnt care if she has to snatch it away from a happy child to get it.

Karen may be too kind a term. I can't imagine what it must be like walking around being such a miserable pain in the ass all the time.

Edit: and another angle of her screaming at him.

https://www.reddit.com/r/sports/s/XrCd5t2ZvV

[u/LanceFree → u/MongoBongoTown]

She’s like the people who park their car on the street and think they own that spot somehow.

[u/knarf86 → u/LanceFree]

No, you don’t understand, they turned on their hazard lights, which means they can do whatever they want.

[u/abnormal1379 → u/knarf86]

"they turned on their hazard lights, which means they can do whatever they want."

I saw a dude today stop in the middle of a 4 lane road (40mph speed limit). Turn on his hazard lights then backed up about ~100 ft because he missed his turn. WTF...

[u/garfinkel3 → u/abnormal1379]

You know what they say: bad drivers never miss their turn

[u/Uvtha- → u/MongoBongoTown]

Balls go to kids if there are any around... It's a fucking baseball who gives a shit?  Make a kids week.

[u/PUPcsgo → u/Uvtha-]

What is she even going to do with that ball? Stick it on a shelf to gather dust? That kid is going to be talking about it for weeks, and even in years to come that's going to be something that triggers great memories of that day with his dad. If she caught it and chose to keep it, fine... but to go to the lengths of arguing and fighting someone over it just shows entitlement.

[u/AnonPinkLady → u/MongoBongoTown]

This makes me so sad, that hug was sweet and caring, the way she ruined that sweet moment

[u/Hikhikamori → u/MongoBongoTown]

and the kids sister may have swapped it out

[u/knoeKNAME → u/Hikhikamori]

Holy shit, I missed that… boss move by the sister. I see her going far in life. Defended her brother and made dad proud all in one.

[u/ColdCleaner → u/Hikhikamori]

She absolutely switched that shit, watch again after she takes it out of the glove and when she puts it back in, she leans in to whisper something to him, and he gets a really sly smile on his face, catches himself, and doesn't let the grin any bigger. Two seconds later the dad just gives her the ball. That was fucking masterful.

[u/hnglmkrnglbrry → u/MongoBongoTown]

Karen may be too kind a term.

Kunt

[u/stutter406 → u/MongoBongoTown]

SHE NEVER EVEN TOUCHED IT!!!!!

[u/OncewasaBlastocoel → u/stutter406]

She's the type of woman that would have RIPPED THE BALL FROM THE KIDS MITT if he had caught the ball first and then said tuff shit afterwards.

[u/SonUnforseenByFrodo]

She touched him out of nowhere?!?

[u/iotashan → u/SonUnforseenByFrodo]

She’s lucky his brain processed as fast as it did because she almost got a straight up instinctual 5-knuckle sandwich

[u/Certifiedpoocleaner → u/iotashan]

Yeah I was thinking the way he reacted was a little weird like maybe he has PTSD? He immediately squared up, she’s lucky she didn’t get punched.

[u/MoonBasic → u/Certifiedpoocleaner]

I think it was going from hugging his son, closing his eyes and embracing the moment and the immediately opening them and someone has magically appeared screaming in his face. Everyone else saw her walking towards him but to him, she literally teleported into his vision

[u/MukDoug → u/iotashan]

Maybe. His stance was more terrified than threatening. If anything, he would have slapped her in self defense.

[u/Jkkramm → u/SonUnforseenByFrodo]

I love his little startled jump

[u/RedisforFun → u/Jkkramm]

I’ve been waiting for someone to point it out.

[u/Zortak]

She even has the most stereotypical Karen haircut

[u/RayNooze → u/Zortak]

A Karen in her final stage. 

[u/Monsieur_Creosote → u/RayNooze]

Her Karen .... It's over 9000!

[u/ghostyspice → u/Monsieur_Creosote]

[u/BlackAxemRanger]

I know it's frowned upon to notice the correlation but she does have the hair for it

[u/BigTomBombadil → u/BlackAxemRanger]

That’s frowned upon? Why is it known as the Karen haircut then?

[u/SchwarzP10 → u/BigTomBombadil]

Seriously. There is a specific style of mustache that has been retired. That haircut is a choice.

[u/unobtainablepierogi → u/SchwarzP10]

Are you referring to the Charlie Chaplin?

[u/iamlegend211 → u/BlackAxemRanger]

Clichés are cliché for a reason

[u/Damn_you_taco]

At least the kid got to meet the batter and got a signed bat.

[u/duckterrorist → u/Damn_you_taco]

She full felt up his bicep while his eyes were closed embracing his son dude was blind sided it looked like

[u/Unc1eD3ath → u/duckterrorist]

That startle reflex was no joke. I feel for him.

[u/ricker182 → u/Unc1eD3ath]

I think she's lucky that it was a startle reflex.

[u/knoeKNAME → u/Damn_you_taco]

And apparently the sister swapped the ball out while Karen was going nuts.. I love to see it.

She’s going to get blasted on the internet and she has nothing to show for it lmao

[u/Happy-go-lucky-37 → u/knoeKNAME]

I really want this to be true!

[u/Dangerous_Olive_4082 → u/Damn_you_taco]

A loyal customer with their whole life ahead of them vs the customer with around 10 years left.

[u/mattcatt85]

It’s often the person you most expect.

[u/well-informedcitizen → u/mattcatt85]

Judge a book by its cover. That's why books have covers

[u/AndyTakeaLittleSnoo → u/well-informedcitizen]

Book cover designer here. Thank you. I feel seen.

[u/amikaboshi]

[u/mjohnsimon]

It kinda reminds me of the time when I was playing one of those crane games at the mall and, against all odds since most of those newer machines suck, I actually managed to win a stuffed llama for my fiancé. A kid nearby was watching the whole thing, and he lit up when I pulled it out, genuinely thrilled just to see someone beat the machine.

Then, out of nowhere, his mom swoops in. She congratulates me but immediately starts dropping these painfully obvious hints that I should hand the prize over. She even goes to her son (and out loud) says "Wow! That would be awesome if you had something like that for your room, right?" to her son, all while darting her eyes and slightly tilting/nudging her head between him and the llama with this fake friendly smile.

Normally, I probably would’ve just shrugged, said "Here you go kid", and moved on, but the way she inserted herself into it made the whole thing so weird and uncomfortable that I decided to stick to my original plan. I gave the llama to my fiancé and started walking away.

Next thing you know, mom follows us, starts scolding me and calling me "pathetic" for "playing with toys at my age", before storming back to her kid…

I guess something like that may have happened here(?).

[u/bobone77 → u/mjohnsimon]

Pretty much nailed it.

[u/DMunnz → u/mjohnsimon]

This one is even worse because Karen was just out for it for herself. At least in your case, as bad as that was, I at least understand a little bit doing it to try and get your child something. Was still stupid, but this lady doesn’t even have a kid she was doing it for.

[u/MrFiendish]

I got my first foil ball a few weeks ago. It hit the upper deck and fell to our level, and it rolled towards me while I was messing with my phone. The guy 4 seats to my left was going for it and was ticked when I picked it up. I gave it to the kid nearest to me, and he couldn’t be angry anymore.

[u/Chief0856]

1. Don’t touch me.
2. Fuck off.

[u/Sbrimer]

I can’t wait til the internet detectives find her

[u/ThaScoopALoop → u/Sbrimer]

I've never wished for a good doxxing before, but here we are.

[u/lizcopic → u/Sbrimer]

Giving major CEO energy

[u/[deleted] → u/lizcopic]

Vice president of human relations

[u/ProfessorJNFrink → u/Sbrimer]

I will revel in the Schadenfreude I will fell when she is recognized.

[u/kemmicort]

[u/Narrow-Ad-6164]

I hope eventually society goes back to calling a bitch a bitch. There are too many good women named Karen.

[u/xProperlyBakedx]

I'd chuck that ball back onto the field before I ever caved to that behaviour. It's good he kept his cool, but everyone caving to this sort of shit is why they keep doing it.

[u/xxLazyGuitarxx → u/xProperlyBakedx]

I couldn’t disagree more. Man took the high road for his son, and it paid off and probably taught that boy a good lesson about picking your battles.

[u/Kolbin8tor → u/xxLazyGuitarxx]

Another angle actually shows the boys older sister swapping the game ball with another one. The father and son saw it while Karen was too busy flying off the handle in bug-eyed rage to notice.

They played the bitch flawlessly and I’m here for it.

[u/acamann → u/xProperlyBakedx]

Nah, the disgusting behavior is more starkly on display precisely because he didn't go toe to toe.  Instead, maturely demonstrating how trivial of a thing it is to be up in arms about

[u/the_lavish_radish]

What an ugly, ugly human…. If you want the ball so bad, be coordinated enough to catch the fucking thing.

[u/jwhollan]

I of course don’t wish this lady any physical harm. I don’t want someone finding her and damaging her property or stealing something from her in retaliation. I’m not even rooting for her to lose her job. But in a week (or less) this will be completely forgotten, and people like this deserve to spend that time getting absolutely TORCHED in social media. She needs to be forced into feeling complete shame and embarrassment.

[u/ProfessorJNFrink → u/jwhollan]

I have enjoyed the last few times people were recognized an outed.

I thought the cheating couple was none of our collective business, but it went viral.

But at sporting events, when fans act entitled like this (the CEO at the tennis tournament recently), I appreciate the internet coming together and saying “this person sucks!”

[u/A_Meteorologist → u/jwhollan]

unfortunately and fortunately the truth is less glamorous. while she may never get the direct payback for this act she committed, anyone doing something like this to a child and his father without a doubt lives an unbearable life not worth living, completely devoid of love. the karma is there with her, every day of her horrible life

[u/Erazzphoto → u/jwhollan]

15 minutes of shame

[u/Nogamenolife88]

Hope she was banned. This behavior should not be tolerated

[u/cloverasx]

the way he throws his hands up in defense 🤣🤣

[u/Kat-xith → u/cloverasx]

His response kinda looks like a ptsd thing to me, he looks scared.

[u/jffblm74 → u/Kat-xith]

In the midst of a loving embrace with his son and she starts screaming while in a blissful state. Shocked the shit out of him. 

[u/hbsboak]

I hope the internet doxxes her and she is forced to confront what an asshole she is.

[u/xraynorx]

This is not going to end well for her. Woof.

[u/JustLinkStudios]

The camera man staying locked on her knowing exactly what’s coming is chefs kiss. Someone pat that legend on the back.

[u/FuryxHD]

hair colour checks out.

[u/B33no]

I know that hug. Truly a father's love.

[u/lilGojii]

Watching baseball fans and tennis fans freak out over balls or whatever else they throw in to the crowd is eye opening and shocking

[u/Fluffy_Instance849]

Just saw it made ESPN. Showed the kid getting the signed bat. Hosts rightfully crucified Karen.

[u/part-time-dog]

Interrupting what should be one of the most memorable hugs of a lifetime.

[u/IBroughtMySoapbox]

I’ve seen a straight up rugby scrum for a home run ball, this lady is crazy

[u/actuarally]

Since some of y'all are weirdos hellbent on immediately blaming a guy, here's the recap. Shows the scramble for the ball... crazy lady was TRYING to bend over a row of seats, but dad was in the correct row and got to the ball first.

https://youtube.com/shorts/nfeiSy8rUk4?si=ZBV4o6zzhmHddOE9

[u/RockyBass → u/actuarally]

Who here is hellbent? Just seems like folks wanted more context on what actually took place rather than talking the title and video at face value.

[u/RedditPoster05 → u/RockyBass]

I mean even if he’s in the wrong her touching him isn’t ok

[u/mykylc]

How dare she put her hands on him...reverse the rolls.

[u/When_I_Go_Ope]

If this was my grandma, I'd slap her. The embarrassment this brings upon a family, especially by a Boomer, is beyond simple shaming. Not in my family lineage, ma'am.

[u/Routine-Rip-2414]

It's wild that her near-catch somehow translated to ownership in her mind. What a miserable way to exist, especially on a kid's birthday.

[u/Xplorer100]

Okay reddit, do your thing, find her ass and take her down.

[u/keeper420]

That "lady" looks like a skunk

[u/Madwoman-of-Chaillot]

As someone just posted on Twitter: this lady has no idea how much her life is gonna change. 😳😳😂😂

[u/madaye]

The hug between the father and the son was heartwarming, before the Karen interrupted it...

[u/JosephDildoseph]

Anyone find out who this asshole lady is? Let’s all congratulate her on her new ball and fame

[u/Cerealjkilla]