Would You Give It Back?

Post by **SMLCHNG** » April 15, 2007 6:46 pm

This is mostly directed to those who are baseball nuts, but certainly not limited to.

Just watching the Rockies and Diamondbacks. One of the Rockies lost his bat, and it went into the stands. A fan caught it, and refused to give it back to the player, even though he was offered another bat in exchange.

What would you have done?

Elrod · Post by **Elrod** » April 15, 2007 6:48 pm

Home team - give it back.

Visiting team - what goes in the stands, stays in the stands.

OceanCityGirl · Post by **OceanCityGirl** » April 15, 2007 6:53 pm

is there something special about that bat that the player needed it back? What were they going to replace it with? Does the one that went into the stands have better collector value?
I bet the player would have autographed the replacement.

Tequila Revenge · Post by **Tequila Revenge** » April 15, 2007 6:54 pm

Elrod wrote:Home team - give it back.

Visiting team - what goes in the stands, stays in the stands.

Agree with Elrod, UNLESS the it's a milestone ball that ends up in the stands, like a big leaguers first home run, 200th HR, anything like that. I feel the game and acheivement is bigger.

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » April 15, 2007 6:56 pm

Elrod wrote:Home team - give it back.

Visiting team - what goes in the stands, stays in the stands.

If he wants it give it back..

Baseball players are muy Superstitious..

z-man · Post by **z-man** » April 15, 2007 6:57 pm

As a long time season ticket holder back in our Texas days; at baseball games - what goes into the stands stays in the stands.

If a player wants a bat or ball back, an autographed replacement is pretty standard.

Big Jimmy · Post by **Big Jimmy** » April 15, 2007 6:58 pm

Keep the bat, and tell the guy to use more pine tar next time. If he doesn't like that answer, say you can press charges against him because he threw the bat at you, and that could be called attempted murder. Either way its just a frickin bat. And he probably only has 20 more in the clubhouse.

OystersandBeer · Post by **OystersandBeer** » April 15, 2007 7:05 pm

I voted before I read the post thinkin it was just in general, but yeah I'd still keep it. There was some sayin I learned when I was a kid that is hard to forget.

Hate to have to say this, but some people on here won't get that this was just a joke. (except fot the part about voting before reading the topic)

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » April 15, 2007 7:06 pm

z-man wrote:As a long time season ticket holder back in our Texas days; at baseball games - what goes into the stands stays in the stands.

If a player wants a bat or ball back, an autographed replacement is pretty standard.

I saw a batting glove get into the seats one day..

and no I did not think it possible either..

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » April 15, 2007 7:31 pm

If the player wanted it back, I'd give it back.
No big deal.

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » April 15, 2007 8:00 pm

Wino you know wrote:If the player wanted it back, I'd give it back.
No big deal.

because you're cool like dat..

Post by **SMLCHNG** » April 15, 2007 8:03 pm

OceanCityGirl wrote:is there something special about that bat that the player needed it back? What were they going to replace it with? Does the one that went into the stands have better collector value?
I bet the player would have autographed the replacement.

Some players get attached to a bat, and use only that one each and every time. I dunno about 'value'. Could be.

alphabits · Post by **alphabits** » April 15, 2007 8:04 pm

Wino you know wrote:If the player wanted it back, I'd give it back.
No big deal.

wGs

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » April 15, 2007 8:06 pm

ragtopW wrote:
Wino you know wrote:If the player wanted it back, I'd give it back.
No big deal.
because you're cool like dat..

Thanks, Wayne.
Besides-I know if I REALLY wanted a baseball bat, "Santa" would bring me one.

TommyBahama · Post by **TommyBahama** » April 15, 2007 8:38 pm

I'd give it back....in exchange for another...which they usually do!!

Lightning Bolt · Post by **Lightning Bolt** » April 15, 2007 8:45 pm

that's a tricky question...

If it's a bat from one my home team Padres, then, certainly i give it back without pause.

If it's a bat from the damned Dodgers or Bochy's Giants, ...then I strike one of their nearby travelling scumbag fans with it first!

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » April 15, 2007 9:12 pm

Really?? I haven't sat thst close in years...

but If it were my Boys.. I would hold out for a very Special
autograph I have been wanting..

Lightning Bolt · Post by **Lightning Bolt** » April 15, 2007 9:14 pm

ragtopW wrote:Really?? I haven't sat thst close in years...

but If it were my Boys.. I would hold out for a very Special
autograph I have been wanting..

please don't say Barry...please don't say Barry...

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » April 15, 2007 9:26 pm

Lightning Bolt wrote:
ragtopW wrote:Really?? I haven't sat thst close in years...

but If it were my Boys.. I would hold out for a very Special
autograph I have been wanting..

please don't say Barry...please don't say Barry...

no I have a Sambos place mat welcoming the 1958 Giants
into town.. map to the park and a home schedule
on it..

Willie Mays name would look very nice on it..

surfpirate · Post by **surfpirate** » April 15, 2007 9:48 pm

The player is probably worried that the fan might discover the cork in the bat, and wants to replace it with an autographed "clean" bat.

Yup. Baseball has made me cynical lately (come back Cal Ripken).

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