“Conscientiously believing that the proper condition of the negro is slavery, or a complete subjection to the white man, and entertaining the belief that the day is not distant when the old Union will be restored with slavery nationally declared to be the proper condition of all of African descent, and in view of the future harmony and progress of all the States of America, I have been induced to issue this address, so that there may be no misunderstanding in the future”
- Jefferson Davis
A Cincinnati player should have had a signed ball sent to the kid. That would have ended things nicely.
This scene has played out with me personally. I caught an opponent's home run and got the "Throw it back. Throw it back!" Instead I gave it to a gal with the opponent's jersey and hat on. I got boos and cheers and was content with my actions.
" I'm old-fashioned. I like two sexes! And another thing, all of a sudden I don't like being married to what is known as a 'new woman'. I want a wife, not a competitor. Competitor! Competitor!" - Spencer Tracy in 'Adam's Rib' (1949)
Art thou every retard among us related to thine uncle or mistress by way of moral or illegitimate rendezvous? Thus, we are one side of the other's coin by luck or pluck. - Jimmyz
Captdon (08-14-2018),stjames1_53 (08-13-2018)
Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.
I pledge allegiance to the Constitution as written and understood by this nation's founders, and to the Republic it created, an indivisible union of sovereign States, with liberty and justice for all.
This thread got derailed fast as $#@!, lol
Captdon (08-13-2018),stjames1_53 (08-13-2018),Tahuyaman (08-18-2018)
“Conscientiously believing that the proper condition of the negro is slavery, or a complete subjection to the white man, and entertaining the belief that the day is not distant when the old Union will be restored with slavery nationally declared to be the proper condition of all of African descent, and in view of the future harmony and progress of all the States of America, I have been induced to issue this address, so that there may be no misunderstanding in the future”
- Jefferson Davis
Safety trolling again, tell me something new.
I am tired of everyone fighting with each other. This is all by design.
Captdon (08-13-2018),stjames1_53 (08-13-2018),Tahuyaman (08-18-2018)
I think its a time honored tradition that if you catch a foul ball or any ball hit into the stands you get to keep it. The idea that you must return it is just another millennial belief that there are no winners or losers, that everyone is equal in all things and to show true sportsmanship you return the ball. I call BS on that one. The real world does not work that way and if I beat you or get beat in business, well, I need to try harder the next time.
I have caught one foul ball in my entire life (of course I have only been to 2 Major League Baseball games). Trust me, I kept the ball. It was a game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Chiefs in the mid 1970's. It was a night game and was played in Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Unfortunately, the Chiefs won. Obviously catching that ball meant something to me and there was no way I would return it. Of course back then it wasn't expected that you would be a snowflake and wouldn't want to hurt anyone's feelings.
stjames1_53 (08-13-2018)
That's the way to do it. I caught - well, honestly, it sort of just hit the ground and rolled to me - a Barry Bonds home run ball during a Spring Training game in 2001, while sitting out on the grass berm at Scottsdale Stadium. I hate Bonds and I didn't want the ball, but there was a little kid there wearing a Bonds jersey and of course I gave it to him, and got some cheers out of it.
“Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.” - Robert E. Howard
"Only a rank degenerate would drive 1,500 miles across Texas and not eat a chicken fried steak." - Larry McMurtry
Captdon (08-13-2018),stjames1_53 (08-13-2018)
" I'm old-fashioned. I like two sexes! And another thing, all of a sudden I don't like being married to what is known as a 'new woman'. I want a wife, not a competitor. Competitor! Competitor!" - Spencer Tracy in 'Adam's Rib' (1949)
Art thou every retard among us related to thine uncle or mistress by way of moral or illegitimate rendezvous? Thus, we are one side of the other's coin by luck or pluck. - Jimmyz
stjames1_53 (08-13-2018)
Actually, if you research the thing, it started in 1969 when one of the Wrigley "Bleacher Bums" threw back a home run ball hit by Hank Aaron. He said later that it was just a spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment reaction, but a lot of idiots have taken it up as a "Baseball Tradition". Now there are even people doing it at my ballpark. Just when I thought nothing could be stupider than The Wave.
Nobody expects you to throw back foul balls - it's just the home run balls that certain "super fans" think you should toss back. It's supposed to be some kind of proof of how good a fan you are. Truth be told, if you watch carefully you will see some of those guys switch the actual home run ball with a "decoy". Players have told me that some of the balls that get tossed back are not even MLB baseballs, or they're obviously batting practice balls that somebody picked up earlier and just had squirreled away.
“Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.” - Robert E. Howard
"Only a rank degenerate would drive 1,500 miles across Texas and not eat a chicken fried steak." - Larry McMurtry
Captdon (08-13-2018),nathanbforrest45 (08-13-2018),stjames1_53 (08-13-2018)