At baseball games, spectators seem to be obsessed about catching balls that are hit into the stands or are thrown there by fielders, even to the extent of adults grabbing them away from children. I don’t get it. Why is the appeal of catching a baseball so great that you would deny a child that pleasure? Maybe it’s my background in cricket where the same ball must be used and people in the crowd who catch the ball throw it back onto the field. It would be unthinkable for someone to hold on to the ball.
This video compiled by an Australian named Ozzy Man shows the many times that adults have behaved like real jerks in their desire to get the ball. (Language advisory)
It’s a $5 baseball, right? And it’s moving pretty fast. I’d be worried about losing my teeth, not getting a free $5 ball.
The child had no more “right” to the ball than they did. And taking a “victory photo” is pretty much par for the course these days. They didn’t do anything wrong, why should they hide?
That happens sometimes in American baseball. I think it’s supposed to be a sign of disrespect when the ball is hit by an opponent.
Why do they do it?
1) They get their mugs on tv.
2) ebay.
I think they do it because greed has somehow become a virtue.