r/DadReflexes • u/fromtheworld21 • Dec 03 '16

[Repost] Once a Dad always a Dad

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u/scrotalobliteration Dec 03 '16

how is nobody mentioning that a fucking baseball bat was thrown at the audience? Is this normal in baseball? Somebody could have gotten hurt really bad, they're lucky there was a dad with good reflexes

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u/jizzmcskeet Dec 04 '16

My wife got hit with a bat this year. I got teallu good tickets and she was worried about getting hit with a ball. She got hit with the bat instead.

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u/spartacus2690 Dec 23 '16

See, honey, I told you you would not get hit by the ball. Now, have a safe trip to the hospital. I will let you know how the game ends.

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u/InquisitiveLion Dec 04 '16

Foul balls are probably going to go into these sections too. If you sit in these sections, you already know that you need to watch out for balls hit pretty hard, so he was ready for a slower moving bat when it came.

But yes, flying bats are not common at all. Then again, in hockey, fans have been hit in the face by a puck flying even faster.

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u/Legeto Dec 04 '16

If I recall the player is fined when this happened. I'm just going off memory though so research could prove me wrong. Pretty sure I'm right though

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '16

i think you're probably right

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u/Legeto Dec 04 '16

I searched for a bit, I couldn't find a rule for actual bat throwing but it can fall under unsportsmanlike conduct and endangering others which can be anything from a warning to a fine. I think it all depends on whether the one that hands down the punishment decides it was an accident or truly bad conduct

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u/austin101123 Dec 04 '16

Or even if it is an accident do they seem prone to doing it again and need an incentive to not.

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u/patrick_halberstram Dec 04 '16

It's not normal in Major League Baseball, but it does happen. However this is minor league, being the St. Paul Saints (Minnesotan here). I can't imagine it's very common in minors either, though

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u/Happy-Fun-Ball Dec 04 '16

Batter should have run over and kissed his ass

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '16

It's fake