Another chance to foul ball-shame adult fan at Gophers baseball game

On Sunday, the good people of Twitter took a break from recycling some form of "the world is terrible, but here's a cute dog/funny video" post to collectively share their outrage at a fan.

May 28, 2019 at 9:50PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)


On Sunday, the good people of Twitter took a break from recycling some form of "the world is terrible, but here's a cute dog/funny video" post to collectively share their outrage at a baseball fan.

It happened late in the Gophers' Big Ten Tournament loss to Ohio State. The fan in question — wearing an Iowa T-shirt, by the way — swooped in and grabbed a foul ball in the stands right before a kid in an Ohio State T-shirt could get it.

Twitter was collectively booing almost the instant the video was posted — just as the Big Ten Network broadcasters predicted.

Unpopular opinions here: The world is not terrible, and a grown man grabbing a foul ball isn't, either. Maybe it's the first time he's gotten a ball in his long life. Maybe he has a child or grandchild he plans to give it to.

Enough with the foul ball-shaming.

The kid, by the way, got a ball signed by every Ohio State player as a make-nice gesture. Win-win.

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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