Tara (doerofnone) wrote in ask_me_anything,
2012-04-26 17:08:00

Worst Couple Ever?

If you're in the US, you've probably heard this story today: A baseball gets tossed into the stands at a Rangers game, a man gets the ball and gives it to his girlfriend. A kid sitting next to them starts bawling because he doesn't have the ball.

I've been hearing all over the news that this the "worst couple ever" for not giving the kid the ball.

What do you think? Would you have given the kid the ball? Are they at fault for not giving it to the kid?

I can't find a video that I can embed, but you can see it here: http://mlb.mlb.com/cutfour/article.jsp?content_id=29693172
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morningloves

April 26 2012, 21:13:15 UTC 1 year ago

depends on their reasoning I suppose.

doerofnone

April 26 2012, 21:14:28 UTC 1 year ago

I'm not sure what you mean.

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brokenmold

April 26 2012, 21:16:29 UTC 1 year ago

I would have given the kid the ball but I'm also not into baseball and I understand that the kid would have been more thrilled about it than I would have been. If I were into baseball and got the ball, then I think it is mine to keep. I got it first and unless they intended for the kid to have the ball, then it's fair game for anyone to pick up. </p>

Do I think they're wrong for keeping the ball? No. I mean, they're the ones who got it first. That baseball might have been some cutesy reminder that they can stare at and say "remember when...?" The kid would have to learn that he doesn't always get what he wants and that sometimes things suck like that. Life goes on though. It would have been nice of the couple to give it to the kid if they didn't really want the ball but that is their decision to make and it sounds as if they wanted to keep it.

brokenmold

April 26 2012, 21:28:39 UTC 1 year ago

Oh, I meant to add that if one of my kids started crying because they didn't get to the ball first and then someone tried to give it to my kid, not going to happen. I wouldn't want my child to throw a fit & then end up with what they wanted. I'd make my child give it back to the person and I'd kindly tell them to keep it. Then I'd have a long talk with them about losing graciously and that while it's okay to be bummed out about missing out on something, it's not acceptable to throw a fit about it. If all of that makes any sense. lol </p>

We are currently working on this lesson with our 4 year old. If you throw a fit to try to get something, it won't work. If you throw a fit because you don't get something, you're not going to get it now period. If you throw a fit over something & someone (her grandma) gives it to you anyway, mommy will take it away. She's learning this lesson very quickly and I'm proud of her for it. It makes me sound like a mean mama but I'm very, very serious about manners.

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whorishness

April 26 2012, 21:16:36 UTC 1 year ago

They stll aren't as bad as the woman who ripped it from the little girl's hands...
http://lastangryfan.com/2011/06/woman-who-stole-baseball-from-this-little-girl-deserves-a-nations-scorn/

doerofnone

April 26 2012, 21:19:40 UTC 1 year ago

Ouch. That's bad.

I only really fault this new couple if the ball that the guy threw was meant for the little boy. From my perspective though, the little boy was trying to grab it from the man.

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reshinalynn

April 26 2012, 21:19:51 UTC 1 year ago

I definitely would NOT give the ball to the kid. I'm a bitch like that.

doerofnone

April 26 2012, 21:21:14 UTC 1 year ago

I would have given it to him if I was being shamed by the announcer like that, but I don't feel particularly obligated to indulge someone else's wailing child just because he screams.

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fletwock

April 26 2012, 21:20:24 UTC 1 year ago

I'd have given him the ball. Something like that would mean more to a child than me.
People obviously aren't required to make other people's kids happy, but it still seems like kind of a butt move for them to have kept it. tbh if they act like this in other aspects of their life they're probably not the sort of people I'd want to be friends with.

doerofnone

April 26 2012, 21:22:32 UTC 1 year ago

This is true. It would have been nice of them.

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tediousandbrief

April 26 2012, 21:22:39 UTC 1 year ago

Worst couple ever? Um...no. It looks like the guy got the ball fairly and then kept it for his girlfriend/wife/whoever that is next to him. Why would that classify him as a terrible person?

I'd probably have kept the ball for myself.

faecat

April 26 2012, 21:38:17 UTC 1 year ago

This.

ilysespieces

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ink_smear

April 26 2012, 21:25:26 UTC 1 year ago

The couple didn't do anything wrong. He caught it, not the kid.

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extraneousrooot

April 26 2012, 21:30:04 UTC 1 year ago

EVER? No. But there's kind of an understanding that when a ball is tossed into the stands like that, that they're for kids.

For me, it'd be something cool that I might mention at work the next day. For that kid, the ball is going to be a lifelong memory.

walklikethunder

April 27 2012, 03:40:36 UTC 1 year ago

really? because i never got that memo. fans like to catch baseballs at baseball games, not just little kids. if i caught a ball i'll be damned if i'd give it to some kid just for crying.

toppertje

April 26 2012, 21:30:45 UTC 1 year ago

I think it's sweet that he gave it to his girlfriend. What a cute couple.

velvetunicorn

April 26 2012, 21:33:38 UTC 1 year ago

No but I would have probably felt guilty and given the kid the ball. That said, the kid has to learn that they're not going to get everything they want.

swaggerdoodle

April 26 2012, 21:37:39 UTC 1 year ago

I probably would have given the kid the ball as a nice gesture. I don't think it's an obligation or anything.

gabriella

April 26 2012, 21:44:43 UTC 1 year ago

I don't think they are the worst couple ever, that would Heidi and Spencer, lmao. Or Karla and Paul D:

I would have given the kid the ball. He's a baby, he doesn't understand how mean the world is and keeping him in a bubble for one more day it's not going to be the end of the world. Also, did you see his happy face at the end? AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! Just to see that face would have made my day, I don't need a fucking ball.

doerofnone

April 26 2012, 22:22:31 UTC 1 year ago

For the record, "worst couple ever" aren't my own words.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135591/Worst-fans-Couple-catch-foul-ball-right-screaming-boy-desperately-wanted-posed-pictures-looked-on.html

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6761136/worst-couple-ever-doesnt-give-ball-to-crying-kid

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bailzzararco

April 26 2012, 21:55:42 UTC 1 year ago

Unless the dude diliberately kept the kid from catching it, then it's just too bad. Those foul balls are valuable.

policraticus

April 26 2012, 21:59:13 UTC 1 year ago

Are they at fault for not giving it to the kid?

No. WTF. They are not the worst couple ever. Unless they grabbed the ball out of the kid's hands, unless the ball was meant to go to the kid, the rule is whoever catches the ball keeps the ball. The kid has to learn that life isn't fair and that the ball isn't his by some divine right.

Would you have given the kid the ball?

Depends on how much he was whining, frankly. If he just looked sad, probably. Hell, if he was happy for me I'd almost certainly give it to him and gladly. If he was screaming and crying over it? No friggin' way. He's not entitled.

lil_insanity

April 26 2012, 22:34:59 UTC 1 year ago

I agree.

miss_october

April 26 2012, 22:00:48 UTC 1 year ago

I haven't seen the video, but....you catch it, it's yours? If a kid bawls, he gets whatever he wants?

I personally would have given it to him, simply because I don't like sports.

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octogirlie

April 26 2012, 22:22:48 UTC 1 year ago

This.

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lady_boobarella

April 26 2012, 22:15:34 UTC 1 year ago

What a brat. No way would I would have given it to him.

xhallucinationx

April 26 2012, 22:19:15 UTC 1 year ago

Just because a kid feels entitled to something doesn't mean they should get it. And yeah, it would mean a lot to the kid, but children have short attention spans and the baseball is now a reminder of (what should have been) a special event in this couple's relationship.

I'd give it away because I don't care about baseball. But wanting to keep a souvenir like that isn't selfish and doesn't make you a bad person.

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doerofnone

April 26 2012, 22:32:53 UTC 1 year ago

Geez, Dale, Get with the program! Even Robert Siegel and Melissa Block were talking about it! You're so behind on the important news. ;)

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bandcqulsj

April 26 2012, 22:37:54 UTC 1 year ago

Huh? Worst couple ever? How? Because they caught a ball?

Kiddo needs to learn that you can't always get what you want.

That said, if he was just crying because was upset that he didn't get the ball, then sure, I'll give it to him. I don't like it when kids aren't happy. If he's throwing a fit over it, then hell no. I'm not going to reward bad behavior/

lisasimpsonfan

April 26 2012, 22:38:38 UTC 1 year ago

I love how on the video the commentator says while the couple is taking a picture they are rubbing it in the kid's face but the kid is just looking around like he doesn't have a care in the world. Way to over react.

doerofnone

April 26 2012, 22:43:09 UTC 1 year ago

Yeah, and to me it looks like the couple is minding their own business-- I don't see them rubbing it in the kid's face. She's holding it up to pose for a photo.

slinkslowdown

April 26 2012, 22:40:47 UTC 1 year ago

Fuck the kid; if I catch a ball, it's mine.

Though FWIW, I ran away screaming every time a ball was hit towards me in baseball at school. So the odds of me catching a ball...

doerofnone

April 26 2012, 22:42:13 UTC 1 year ago

I was pretty much like that, too. I couldn't handle any sport that involved the ball leaving the ground because I was sure it was flying right at my face.

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jodete

April 26 2012, 23:12:57 UTC 1 year ago

They were the ones that caught the ball, not the kid, and they are under no obligation to give it to a kid. The kid sounds like a brat anyway, demanding something from a stranger.

soberloki

April 26 2012, 23:15:46 UTC 1 year ago

I'd probably give the ball to the kid, but I don't care about baseball. Maybe the woman is a major fan, and maybe that's her favourite player? Sure, the kid's disappointed, but he'd have forgotten about it by the end of the day if there hadn't been any fuss made.

spicytoys

April 26 2012, 23:17:43 UTC 1 year ago

I love how everybody assumes the ball is more special to the kid than to the couple. Maybe this was their first date, or he was planning to propose that night, or this was their first date after battling some major illness. The ball could be way more special to them than to the kid.

I probably would have given the kid the ball, but that's just because I'm not into baseball. I wouldn't have caught it in the first place though. I don't like balls flying toward me.

They didn't do anything wrong by not giving the kid the ball. Bawling kids aren't entitled to whatever they want.

versailles_rose

April 26 2012, 23:57:04 UTC 1 year ago

This.

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