See This Awesome Father-Son Duo Catch a Foul Ball at Yankee Stadium
- Posted on May 21, 2012 at 10:30pm by
Becket Adams
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The Blaze recently published a sports piece that included a collection of some of the best foul ball catches we’ve ever seen.
We’re going to have to add the following video to that collection.
Last Friday during a game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Yankees, Reds player Joey Votto hit a foul into the bleachers at Yankee Stadium. What happens next is some seriously cool father/son teamwork:
“Father’s holding the son, lifts him up and the kid makes the play!” Yankee’s announcer Michael Kay said.
“Holy cow, a lefty too, with a Reds shirt on!” the second announcer, John Flaherty, said. “That’s the play of the day right there!”
Although the Reds lost 0-4, we’re guessing that kid still went home pretty happy. After all, it’s an impressive catch. Heck, even the rest of Yankee Stadium (not traditionally friendly territory) is happy for him.
(H/T: The Daily Mail)
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Comments (47)
scarletpimperneltx
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 1:12pmI think the number of fans who have actually caught a foul ball is about 1%, so they should give up 95% of their balls to the rest of the fans who didn’t catch one. Oh, I guess that won’t really solve anything, will it?
Report Post »Murkman
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 11:38amThey aren’t getting flack for not giving the ball away?
Report Post »ki2cool22
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 12:00pmTHIS IS NEWS??????
Report Post »http://www.bigrede.com/
WatchingThePuppetShow
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 11:18amTBB, COMA you are both immature idiots. It saddens me that people can’t even be happy for someone else. Do you know that kid and his dad will remember that moment for the rest of their lives! They’ll be talking about that for years and years.
Report Post »tbb
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:56amIt’s so stupid the way people worship sports.
Report Post »wdittgasn
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 2:13pmI do not worship sports….. I don’y even know who is in the superbowl until the day they play….. BUT going to a game and enjoying the atmosphere, meeting friends and people you have not seen in years, AND spending time with your son or other loved ones is a wonderful thing….. You sound like you need a hug….. HEY go to france and find that reporter, i’m sure he will give you a hug!
Report Post »CoMa
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:34amWhy is the father trying to dry hump his son? The son eeventually pushes him away. No one else notice that?!?!?!
Report Post »1956
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 12:48pmDude, you need to get some serious therapy. My guess is you aren’t a parent, so you read something into the celebration that just isn’t there.
Report Post »MoreCowbell
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 11:26pmI must need therapy because I thought the same thing, coma.
Report Post »80mesh
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:53amthe ball acted stupidly
Report Post »TWO BITS
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:15amWow! Everyone around the happy duo is smiling and applauding, and they weren’t mugged. There’s still hope for our society.
Report Post »OneTermPresident
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 8:55amBaseball… Father and Son… it doesn’t get any better than that.
Report Post »gfmucci
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:20amYes it does. Father/daughter.
Report Post »spotcoon
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:22amJust think if Prez Lympdyck had a son——————-
Fuh-getta-bot-it———one’s TOO MUCH !
Report Post »OneTermPresident
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:12am@GFMUCCI… sorry if my comment hurt your feelings.. but I think you know what I meant, at least I hope so.
Report Post »4xeverything
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 8:07amJoey Votto is being paid $128 million over the next ten years by the Reds, what’s he doing hitting foul balls?
Report Post »jhaydeng
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 8:39amHis buddies are killing my Yankees!
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 7:19amTEAM WORK at its finest!
It’s OUR TIME, BLAZERS and PATRIOTS.
YES, I WILL!
Report Post »Temporal
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 6:41amOn Monday night, at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, one fan caught two back-to-back home runs, including the first ever by pitcher Mike Leake (which he unselfishly returned to the Cincinnati pitcher.)
Report Post »NO_MORE_OBAMA
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 6:10amGreat catch kid!
Report Post »nuttyvet
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 6:07am“Blah blah blah… Something about Obama… I can’t enjoy a nice happy little story” -angry Blazer
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 4:12amObama Executive Order #13556298B
In order to protect the feelings of all the other children whose hopes were dashed at bringing home a souvenir on that play…Everyone in sections C101-151 will receive a free baseball. In order to quell any animosity, neighboring sections C152-D101 and B151-C100 shall also all receive a free baseball.
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 5:06amHa ha ha!!!!!!!
Report Post »Matrix22
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 5:38amAdditionally, those who caught an authentic foul ball will be taxed at a rate of 50%; meaning, in order to be fair, you must allow children who where not born with the opportunities you had the right to keep your ball 6 months a year…
Report Post »Gman42
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 6:40amOprah: And you get a baseball! And you get a baseball! And you get a baseball! And you get a baseball!
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 7:21amGreat sense of humor! I wish the “executive order” bs were more funny than real.
Hey! Now there’s an idea: bsho! Except what comes out of his mouth is not bs but damaging, crippling, hate-filled LIES.
Report Post »tajloc
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 8:31amYou forgot to add that everyone on main street West Burlap, Kansas will be required to pay for the balls and to insure that there is no cheating a regulator. called the Ball Czar will be appointed…no worries though the Ball Czar will be paid an unknown amount out of an unknown account.
But Rom 8 : 28
Report Post »Square Dancer
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:13amThe Dad will be charged with endangering the son by holding him above shoulder height, and then the Dad will be sued by the people behind him who did not have a legitimate opportunity to catch the ball. Obama will have a beer summit, get the teams over for a photo op and everyone in that section will get an official MLB ball signed by Obama.
Report Post »TheMisstiff15
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 8:12pmFunny!!!!!
Report Post »rickc34
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 1:57amMemories that they will share. Does’nt get any better then that.
Report Post »PATTY HENRY
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 2:48amAnd sometimes a kid being held up to catch a ball and …catching it…is proof enough that GOOD things DO happen !!! Thanks for printing this!
Report Post »antiprogressive
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 4:19amI am just as proud of the young lady that didn’t get upset or start crying over her missed chance.
She seemed truly happy for them both.
All around great video.
Report Post »VoteJoel
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 1:47amSweet!
Report Post »smokey888x2
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 1:37amWow, can you imagine the life-time memory that has created, ha!
Sure beats the crap out of all the CRAP they have on television today!!
Report Post »survivorseed
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 1:27amBecause of Obama, these socialist kids can’t even use their own legs to jump any more and need someone to lift their lazy bodies just so they can make a catch. We’re doomed
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 1:06amAwsome for sure. I think this may be about as good as it gets for a kid who loves baseball.
Report Post »Deftone
Posted on May 21, 2012 at 11:41pmNice save! The dude with the nachos totally had it!
Report Post »wvgirl
Posted on May 21, 2012 at 11:10pmIf you play it in slow motion, it looks like the woman with the red hat catches it and then hands it off the the little guy. If you stop/play the video, you can see the ball in her red hat. At least it looks like it to me. No matter, he is happy.
Report Post »cinfan944
Posted on May 21, 2012 at 11:01pmThe guy who threw his son in the air is Ryan Hanigan’s brother-in-law. Ironically, Hanigan is a catcher for the Cincinnati Reds. By the way, The Blaze is about 4 days late on this story.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 21, 2012 at 10:56pmGreat job guys!
Report Post »Mess23
Posted on May 21, 2012 at 10:46pmIt looked like it was going to hit the little girl with the blue jacket on – good job
Report Post »Mutiny
Posted on May 21, 2012 at 10:41pmAwesome!!! Great day for them.
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