All three involved are twelve years old.

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Originally posted by wishfull thinker:
And now the hag knows what the defining moment of her life will be. Happy now?

She had no claim to anything. I would of told her take a hike. And not to touch me or my family again.
Great response from camping world and the Phillies. That is so great.

Even tennis isn’t safe; at the US Open a week ago:

Polish tennis star Kamil Majchrzak reunited with a young fan over the weekend to make things right after he found out a man snatched his match-worn hat from the child's hands.

Majchrzak was signing autographs on Court 11 on Thursday after an impressive five set victory over No. 9 seed Karen Khachanov, when cameras captured him hold up his hat to give a boy -- Brock -- in the stands. The garment intended for Brock was instead swiped by a man who was later identified as millionaire and CEO of a Polish paving company, Piotr Szczerek.

Majchrzak took to social media after seeing the video himself and enlisted the internet to "help me find the kid from my match," he wrote on his Instagram story. The pair were successfully reintroduced on Saturday before Majchrzak's final match, as documented on his Instagram, in which Brock received a fresh cap and additional gifted merchandise.

https://x.com/JohnMcCloy/statu...l1964312558812164469

I'm surprised that she wasn't thumped real good by other Phillies fans. Not only for the ball swipe, but for blocking the view of the game.

I remember when I was a kid, probably about 10 years old, I went to a Cubs game. Back then there would only be about 3000 fans at a game.
My seat was on the first base side. A foul ball was hit and landed in an area with no fans seated, it was about 100ft from where I was seated.
I ran for the ball, I pulled up and looked at the ball, I could see the stitching on the ball as I bent down to pick it up, I then made the mistake of glancing over my shoulder and saw the mob that was quickly approaching. I remember the blood thirsty, take no prisoners look on there faces and could tell that a 10 year old was about to be pummeled over this ball, I stood and turned only to be driven into the seats by the blood thirsty mob. I survived but learned a lesson, Go for a foul ball at your own risk, there are no rules.

Over a ball.

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Originally posted by smschulz:
You want to make him the bad guy.
Yeah. it's probably you.

I didn't say that I'm "making him the bad guy", but just look at his reaction to being confronted by a crazy woman...he's shaking his arms like a schoolgirl, and he just gives up. Now there's an example to set for your son.

"Sorry you weren't quicker. The ball is mine," is the correct response.

Our Little League team ofen went two hours earlier to see the White Sox play. We sat down low on the third base line. Players often tossed us a ball. As the game began you had to fight drunk adults to get a ball. WTF I could not understand some adult behavior.

I don't understand this at all. If I were that woman, even if I had the ball in hand, I would have given the ball to the kid. Unless I was obtaining the ball for a grandchild. If it was just to have the ball for myself, I would definitely have just given it to the kid. I've done that before and wouldn't hesitate to do it again. What is so important to that woman to have the ball? Geez, I just don't understand.

And if she didn't have have hands on the ball, well, tough shit. What's the saying, close on counts in horseshoes or something?

The dad: even if he was in the right, good on him for de-escalating the crazy around his child. These days, you never know how simple things will turn out once the crazy starts.

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Our Little League team ofen went two hours earlier to see the White Sox play. We sat down low on the third base line. Players often tossed us a ball. As the game began you had to fight drunk adults to get a ball. WTF I could not understand some adult behavior.

Had some season tickets to the Padres a few years ago and would enter early. Once, against the Brewers, watched a Brewer and a kid (12-ish years old?), in the stands and about 10-15 rows up, play catch. Kid was throwing perfect to the player who was about on the foul line.

About 10 minutes in, a pre-game drunk jumps up and snags the ball before it got to the kid. Drunkard was escorted out of the ballyard well before the first pitch.

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Originally posted by Gustofer:

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Originally posted by smschulz:
You want to make him the bad guy.
Yeah. it's probably you.

I didn't say that I'm "making him the bad guy", but just look at his reaction to being confronted by a crazy woman...he's shaking his arms like a schoolgirl, and he just gives up. Now there's an example to set for your son.

"Sorry you weren't quicker. The ball is mine," is the correct response.

Yeah, a nice throat punch to her would have been a better example for the son rather then diffusing the situation by giving her a stupid ball .

It's no longer speculative. The boy got special treatment beyond getting that ball. He met the pro and got extras. He's going to remember his dad doing the right thing.

Should would not have lasted in the outfield stands at old Candlestick Park.

What a fucking ogre

I believe the Dad did the right thing. As much as all of us would like to punch Karen Warren in the face until she is spitting teeth like Chiclets, it would have been only briefly satisfying. Getting arrested/jailed, paying for lawyers for possible criminal charges and definite lawsuit (one look at her and you know she has a lawyer on speed dial) would have hurt the father and his family long term. Yeah as much as his wife might appreciate his actions in the moment, you know in the years to come during every argument with the wife, this incident would come up.

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Originally posted by konata88:
...What's the saying, close on counts in horseshoes or something?...

"Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades."

Pops is a beta. Sad the wayhe reacted, and then capitulated.

I guess in the end she got three balls. I'm not saying he should have gotten physical with her, but he capitulated rather quickly. I wouldn't have given her the ball. Advised her so and if she persisted, seek LE.

IMHO, the father did made the right call by taking the high road. He had thousands of people watching him live and who knows how many cameras were on him. She had already assaulted him by grabbing his arm. Retaliating would have made the situation worse.

End result: New Karen video, goodie bag for the kid, chance to meet the home run hitter and get a signed bat, has garnered widespread support for dad across the country... and 'Karen' is getting blasted in a way he never could.

We are in a new world now with everything on camera. Good for him, very bad for her.

Kharma made it right for the kid. I' m thinking she's going to get hers.

She is her own life sentence.

Everywhere she goes, there she is.

-sm