Fans Being Fans, The Jackass Edition

How to tell if you are a good guy or a jackass, lesson number 296:

Scenario: You are a grown man seated in the outfield at a Texas Rangers game. Nelson Cruz homers onto the grassy knoll (in Dallas, really?) near your seat.

Options:

1.You politely clap as the runner rounds the bases.

2.You make a move for the baseball, see that there are children also trying to get the ball, and back off.

3.You leap out of your seat, run onto the grass, and trample a small boy to get the baseball.

If you chose numbers 1 or 2, you are probably a decent person. If you chose number 3, like this guy did in Texas, you are officially an ass. It’s a baseball hit by Nelson Cruz; who cares if you get it or not? It wasn’t the Barry Bonds record breaker, it was a worthless baseball hit by a virtually anonymous Texas Ranger. THAT was worth physically overpowering a small boy? Good for you.

And yes, I know you eventually gave the young man the ball. And no, that doesn’t make it better.

Souvenirs are for children, not grown men.

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