ecleme22 wrote: ↑06 Sep 2025 20:17 pm
Two scenarios:
1. Give the ball to the lady.
2. Keep the ball and tell the lady to take a hike.
The issue isn’t which one you choose. The issue is that #1 is somehow a sus.
He’s not. In front of his son, he took the high road. And wouldn’t you know it, the man and his son were rewarded big time.
But even if they weren’t rewarded, in life, you have to choose your battles.
It was just a ball.
And if you don't take care of the little details you'll never handle the big ones.
Not true.
The secret is knowing which battles to fight, while keeping your eye on the bigger picture.
No it is true.
The secret is knowing how to fight them.
None of us know what another's personal experience has been in previous encounters.
IN relationships with family or anything else you address them you don't ignore them.
You totally address stuff with family….when it’s important.
I’ve seen the most successful ppl I’ve ever worked with play the long game.
If you feel the need to address every perceived slight or get consumed with someone getting their comeuppance, that’s a sign of emotional immaturity.
What you fail to understand is you aren't the arbiter over anyone and how I or someone else handles a situation when it differs from you doesn't somehow make you "emotionally mature".
This wasn't a "perceived slight" this was bad manners by an adult with a child which strangely enough isn't hers.
If you or someone else wants to enable bad manners with your child that's your choice. Its my choice to show my child that having a temper tantrum isn't a conduit to getting whatever you want.
It doesn't make someone "emotionally immature".
It’s not your job to police bad manners, and if the lady was throwing a temper tantrum that nothing to do with your kid, you’d stand there and watch her. It’s BECAUSE it’s your kid you’d feel the need to intervene. By doing so, you’re teaching your kid that the way to handle someone acting rudely to you is to escalate and exacerbate the problem, not walk away and diffuse.
If that dad had done so, with the way she was acting, it very likely ends in a physical altercation. Not worth it.
Wrong again.
I knew right from the start you were intellectually stunted.
And you've never posted anything here to prove otherwise.
Let it go and quit making a complete (donkey) of yourself.
Getting triggered again?
Believe it or not, your viewpoint is actually the minority around here on this one. You’ll be OK.
Keep trolling (donkey)(pit).
Its the one true thing in your life.
There's plenty of help for the mentally stunted.
For God's sake get some.
Lots of name-calling here. Sort of an adult temper tantrum, if you will. Apparently I’m supposed to escalate the situation, but I’d rather just let the baby have his bottle.
Enjoy your night.
Awe the poor fake outraged playing the victim game who's exponentially had more posts in this thread than me, falsely accused another poster of being some kind of woman beater thus making a complete (donkey) of himself which is par for the course for him.
The tantrum is all yours false virtue seeker.
Don't forget to put up your "man bun" and do your nails before beddy bye.
Bader hits HR in the 4th inning. 14th on season - who would have thunk??
Marlins rep shows up in 6th inning. There is no indication that an usher or security person talked to the dad or family. Obviously Marlins became aware of situation via all the social posting. It seems as though when the young man is given his "bag of goody's" there might have been scoreboard viewing which added to fans positive response.
Why did the Marlins not talk to the crazy lady? Escort her out? etc. MLB policy states that "Disruptive & Abusive Behavior:
This includes obscene gestures, foul or abusive language, and any behavior that interferes with other guests' ability to enjoy the game." Immediate removed from stadium.
The moment the crazy lady touched the Dad the fist time she should have been escorted out.
Bully4you wrote: ↑06 Sep 2025 10:40 am
Crazy feminist.
Just ignore and keep the ball.
Tell her in a polite way to get drilled and quit acting like a child.
Agree with Melville on this.
He never should have relinquished that ball.
I've caught many balls at all three Busch Stadiums and given just about everyone away. The Dad set a good example for his son by being a gentleman. I'm sure his son was proud of his father. On the other hand, the lady should be ashamed of her behavior.
For sure OldRed.
I just think you have to take a stand when your right.
Not always. Some things in life aren't worth it.
What's the old saying "you can ne right or you can be happy" ? Not sure it fits exactly here, but somethings aren't worth escalating over, even if you are 100% right.
Bully4you wrote: ↑06 Sep 2025 10:40 am
Crazy feminist.
Just ignore and keep the ball.
Tell her in a polite way to get drilled and quit acting like a child.
Agree with Melville on this.
He never should have relinquished that ball.
I've caught many balls at all three Busch Stadiums and given just about everyone away. The Dad set a good example for his son by being a gentleman. I'm sure his son was proud of his father. On the other hand, the lady should be ashamed of her behavior.
For sure OldRed.
I just think you have to take a stand when your right.
Not always. Some things in life aren't worth it.
What's the old saying "you can ne right or you can be happy" ? Not sure it fits exactly here, but somethings aren't worth escalating over, even if you are 100% right.
OldRed wrote: ↑06 Sep 2025 08:35 am
Class act by the Phillies and Bader. I bet the woman regrets her actions now.
I can assure you with 100% certainty that she does not.
She has the ball.
That is the full depth of her thinking capability.
As certain as sunrise.
I'm not so sure about your first line. She may not have regretted in the moment but if you spend any time on twitter (you shouldn't, nobody should, including myself but I digress) you will see that she has already become today's Coldplay CEO/HR lady. I don't know how long her 15 minutes will last but the construction company owner from Poland who took the hat from the kid at the tennis is a very happy man today that he has now been replaced in the world of sporting event villains.
Social media can indeed cause embarrassment.
But it does not change character.
She has the ball - and did whatever was needed to get it.
Despite criticism, she thinks she "won" by getting a grown man to surrender.
And she is very proud of that.
100% guaranteed.
apparently you haven't read the latest--she's being booed everywhere, says she's being treated "unfairly", and wants to move out of the country
OldRed wrote: ↑06 Sep 2025 08:35 am
Class act by the Phillies and Bader. I bet the woman regrets her actions now.
I can assure you with 100% certainty that she does not.
She has the ball.
That is the full depth of her thinking capability.
As certain as sunrise.
I'm not so sure about your first line. She may not have regretted in the moment but if you spend any time on twitter (you shouldn't, nobody should, including myself but I digress) you will see that she has already become today's Coldplay CEO/HR lady. I don't know how long her 15 minutes will last but the construction company owner from Poland who took the hat from the kid at the tennis is a very happy man today that he has now been replaced in the world of sporting event villains.
Social media can indeed cause embarrassment.
But it does not change character.
She has the ball - and did whatever was needed to get it.
Despite criticism, she thinks she "won" by getting a grown man to surrender.
And she is very proud of that.
100% guaranteed.
apparently you haven't read the latest--she's being booed everywhere, says she's being treated "unfairly", and wants to move out of the country
She also got fired so I doubt she’s very proud of that ball lol she’s crying somewhere about how unfair people are treating her while she looks for a new job. Also the Savanah bananas did a skit mocking her that is hilarious
Bully4you wrote: ↑06 Sep 2025 10:40 am
Crazy feminist.
Just ignore and keep the ball.
Tell her in a polite way to get drilled and quit acting like a child.
Agree with Melville on this.
He never should have relinquished that ball.
I've caught many balls at all three Busch Stadiums and given just about everyone away. The Dad set a good example for his son by being a gentleman. I'm sure his son was proud of his father. On the other hand, the lady should be ashamed of her behavior.
For sure OldRed.
I just think you have to take a stand when your right.
Not always. Some things in life aren't worth it.
What's the old saying "you can ne right or you can be happy" ? Not sure it fits exactly here, but somethings aren't worth escalating over, even if you are 100% right.
I always thought of a Karen as like, your typical conservative family housewife that drives a brand new Chevy Tahoe (usually well above the speed limit, especially when travelling to/from church on a Sunday). This woman (is it a woman?) looks more like a Halloween character. Whatever it is, I wouldn't be surprised if it's actually a much younger person than people think. Maybe some type of feminist with the hair color (maybe its attitude toward the guy had some sort of underlying issue). Actually, it looks like what I imagine ecleme22 would look like.
The laughing wife is videotaping the ordeal. That's how you do it. I believe the scoundrel will be identified as Sally Jessy Raphael in a desperate attempt to jump start her career again.
OldRed wrote: ↑06 Sep 2025 08:35 am
Class act by the Phillies and Bader. I bet the woman regrets her actions now.
I can assure you with 100% certainty that she does not.
She has the ball.
That is the full depth of her thinking capability.
As certain as sunrise.
I'm not so sure about your first line. She may not have regretted in the moment but if you spend any time on twitter (you shouldn't, nobody should, including myself but I digress) you will see that she has already become today's Coldplay CEO/HR lady. I don't know how long her 15 minutes will last but the construction company owner from Poland who took the hat from the kid at the tennis is a very happy man today that he has now been replaced in the world of sporting event villains.
Social media can indeed cause embarrassment.
But it does not change character.
She has the ball - and did whatever was needed to get it.
Despite criticism, she thinks she "won" by getting a grown man to surrender.
And she is very proud of that.
100% guaranteed.
apparently you haven't read the latest--she's being booed everywhere, says she's being treated "unfairly", and wants to move out of the country
She also got fired so I doubt she’s very proud of that ball lol she’s crying somewhere about how unfair people are treating her while she looks for a new job. Also the Savanah bananas did a skit mocking her that is hilarious
OldRed wrote: ↑06 Sep 2025 08:35 am
Class act by the Phillies and Bader. I bet the woman regrets her actions now.
I can assure you with 100% certainty that she does not.
She has the ball.
That is the full depth of her thinking capability.
As certain as sunrise.
I'm not so sure about your first line. She may not have regretted in the moment but if you spend any time on twitter (you shouldn't, nobody should, including myself but I digress) you will see that she has already become today's Coldplay CEO/HR lady. I don't know how long her 15 minutes will last but the construction company owner from Poland who took the hat from the kid at the tennis is a very happy man today that he has now been replaced in the world of sporting event villains.
Social media can indeed cause embarrassment.
But it does not change character.
She has the ball - and did whatever was needed to get it.
Despite criticism, she thinks she "won" by getting a grown man to surrender.
And she is very proud of that.
100% guaranteed.
apparently you haven't read the latest--she's being booed everywhere, says she's being treated "unfairly", and wants to move out of the country
She also got fired so I doubt she’s very proud of that ball lol she’s crying somewhere about how unfair people are treating her while she looks for a new job. Also the Savanah bananas did a skit mocking her that is hilarious
The district added added, "Anyone who works for our school district, attended as a student or lives in our community would obviously have caught the ball bare-handed in the first place, avoiding this entire situation."
ecleme22 wrote: ↑06 Sep 2025 07:35 am
I just watched this. I actually think the dad did a really good job.
Partially agree.
But he did not handle it as well as he could have.
Yes, he was right to keep his composure and not get into an ugly confrontation.
No, he should not have surrendered the ball.
He missed an opportunity to show his son and his entire family how to stand strong when unjustly attacked.
He should have allowed the lunatic to rant and rave - and tell her the ball was the property of his son and that she should be embarrassed by her behavior.
Then, ignore her.
You are wrong as usual. The father handled with class and dignity and showed his son how defuse the situation.
He could have - and should have - done both.
Act with class AND take a stand for his son and family.
It was a teaching moment, and he sent the wrong message.
But then, you already know that.
He showed his son weakness and not how to stand up for yourself
..pathetic on his part.
its this mentality that gets people shot or stabbed. forget your pride and ask is it really worth it?
all in all, somethings in life are more important than a baseball. the confrontation was probably more upsetting and scary for his and theyd just rather the scary woman gp away than they wpuld have the baseball.
Bully4you wrote: ↑06 Sep 2025 10:40 am
Crazy feminist.
Just ignore and keep the ball.
Tell her in a polite way to get drilled and quit acting like a child.
Agree with Melville on this.
He never should have relinquished that ball.
And then what? She isn’t going to stop. She starts pushing and shoving? He can’t and shouldn’t hit back, especially not in public. It’s a no-win situation for him. If he does what he did, the alpha-male keyboard warriors call him a [redacted]. If he escalates, it gets MUCH worse for him.
Not everything in life is an opportunity to show off your machismo. Sometimes the winning move is not to engage.
She starts pushing me and I escort her away from my family and turn her over to security.
Not gonna let a person win under those circumstances.
What did she “win?” She’s a social pariah whose name and address is getting posted on the internet. His kid got a different ball, got to meet a player on his favorite team and get a signed bat, and got to see that his old man isn’t a hothead who escalates minor arguments.
Who’s the winner here?
That's a split-second decision to have to make.
You don't know that Bader will do what he did.
You don't think about the cameras and internet.
So, you do the right thing.
You never reward a child or adult when throwing a temper tantrum.
Always yields bad results.
You just don't buckle under those circumstances.
That was an adult lady throwing a temper tantrum.
If you do, you succumb to being bullied.
And your kid learns to cower in these incidents.
Bad all the way around.
stamding against people having tantrums can have worse consequences in real life. its not a good example to hoose pride over defusong a situation.
his kids are probably more scared by the cpnfrontation than they are by keeping the baseball. You want him to subject his kid to longer trauma and an escalating situation just over some pride about not backing down.
this is bad message to send. this is what leads to people getting into fights or worse.
OldRed wrote: ↑06 Sep 2025 08:35 am
Class act by the Phillies and Bader. I bet the woman regrets her actions now.
I can assure you with 100% certainty that she does not.
She has the ball.
That is the full depth of her thinking capability.
As certain as sunrise.
I'm not so sure about your first line. She may not have regretted in the moment but if you spend any time on twitter (you shouldn't, nobody should, including myself but I digress) you will see that she has already become today's Coldplay CEO/HR lady. I don't know how long her 15 minutes will last but the construction company owner from Poland who took the hat from the kid at the tennis is a very happy man today that he has now been replaced in the world of sporting event villains.
Social media can indeed cause embarrassment.
But it does not change character.
She has the ball - and did whatever was needed to get it.
Despite criticism, she thinks she "won" by getting a grown man to surrender.
And she is very proud of that.
100% guaranteed.
apparently you haven't read the latest--she's being booed everywhere, says she's being treated "unfairly", and wants to move out of the country
She also got fired so I doubt she’s very proud of that ball lol she’s crying somewhere about how unfair people are treating her while she looks for a new job. Also the Savanah bananas did a skit mocking her that is hilarious
The district added added, "Anyone who works for our school district, attended as a student or lives in our community would obviously have caught the ball bare-handed in the first place, avoiding this entire situation."
ecleme22 wrote: ↑06 Sep 2025 07:35 am
I just watched this. I actually think the dad did a really good job.
Right. Kuddos to the dad, who diffused the situation with the obnoxious lady. No, she didn’t deserve the baseball. She should have been escorted from the stadium. Social media will not be kind to her.
He should have shown his boy a lesson in standing up for himself. The right course of action would have been for him to remain calm and keep informing the woman that his son is keeping the ball. Handle it like a man.
