On a slightly different note, is it really safe for a kid that small to be sitting in seats that close to the field? If a hard foul ball comes flying in, his parents have zero chance of protecting him, and you can’t tell me a kid that small will ever remember that game or get anything out of it. Leave the kids home until they are at least in the 8-10 range and might be able to dodge a ball.

That being said I have no problem with them keeping the ball.

After watching the actual video clip, the obvious answer is just look at them. It looks like a middle-aged rich dude with his much younger future trophy wife. Completely self-absorbed in their own little bubble and oblivious to everyone around them.

The commentary is hilarious on the video. Especially when they comment that the guy is rubbing it in the kids face.

Good luck getting an apology. If you want to blame anyone for looking like pompous self-absorbed snobs… they should blame themselves. The celebrating, posing and photo taking is just silly. It wasn’t even a foul ball that he made an incredible catch of… it was tossed into the stands.

I was at a Phillies game to see my Cardinals playing back during Pujols rookie season. Pujols hit a line drive foul ball that smacked the lady sitting directly in front of us in the side of the head. As everyone was attending to her, some fat middle aged man chased after the ball that rolled a few seats down and snagged it and kept it for himself. Didn’t even offer it to the lady who left soon after to receive medical attention. Philly fans suck.

It’s very clear that the kid started to cry from the commotion, not the ball. He’s 3. He won’t remember this. He got a ball anyways. The ball was never in his possesion.

But if we are to put this couple on blast, why are so many others exempt? I don’t know how many times I’ve seen people, GROWN ADULTS EVEN OMG, catch foul balls and have the AUDACITY to keep it for themselves! How come the media isn’t following every foul ball around and chastising every single adult who keeps one for themselves? What makes this couple so different? Because a kid was crying? What kind of response is that? The parents of the kid themselves didn’t even mind. Just the media and a bunch of internet white knights, who would probably act as the couple did if it happened to them.

Seriously shocked at how much hate and vitriol is being put on this poor couple, out to enjoy their wedding weekend. Knee jerk reactions and judgments, from people who see a picture of a kid crying and assume the couple must have punched the kid in the face to get the ball.

Take a second, breathe, think about the facts, hell, think about how YOU would act in that situation, and relax. If you think it’s selfish for an adult to cherish a game ball, than you obviously aren’t much of a sports fan.

Next time there’s a kid crying in the grocery store because he wants some candy, you all better be ready to whip out your wallet and buy the kid a snickers. Jesus.

And then your lady friend probably thinks more highly of you too. Since they seem to like manners and grace and that sort of thing.

But that’s just me. Perhaps its my knowledge that baseballs are for sale everywhere, and generosity is hard to find.

The kind of people who’d demand an apology from the announcer are probably the kind of people who’d steal a ball from a kid.

Here’s a tip: When I go to games (without my kids) I always take a look to see if there are kids sitting around me and make a note, so if a ball were to end up in my lap I know who to give it to.

If the woman you are with has a problem with you giving the ball to someone who’d actually cherish the damn thing, then you better hope that ball gets you ‘around the bases’ with her later, because she’s not a keeper.

Remember this a kids game. Instead of trying to act like a kid again why not do something nice for one.

I’m actually pretty sure that you’re not implying that, or at least I hope you’re not.

I’m pretty sure the kid is crying because he got scared by all the sudden commotion: one second he’s sitting on his dad’s lap, the next thing he knows everyone around him is leaping to their feat and he’s getting jostled.

I don’t think the kid was even aware for one second during all this that there even WAS a ball, and when someone finally gave him a ball, I STILL don’t think he knew why he was getting it, unless it was that he was upset and someone was being nice to him for some reason.

2) Crying children shouldn’t automatically get what they want.

3) Unless the ball has some special significance and/or monetary value, why hold onto it? You’re grown adults, acting like fools over meaningless foul balls. Instead of waving to everyone like grinning idiots, give it to a child that will think it’s the greatest gift ever.

4) Why is this so newsworthy? This actually made ABC World News last night. I don’t normally watch (ever) but I kind of expected more from Diane Sawyer. Stupid me.