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I'm generally not a vocal fan but I always made sure that I was more vocally supportive of the team as a whole and other players' good play than of my own.  If son or daughter did something particularly well, I would applaud but let others take the vocal lead...  unless I had opportunity to make light of things and play down the play or event.

A trick I stumbled upon over time... when engaging in dialog with other parents in the stands, ask a lot of questions about what other interests their player has, about their other kids, about what they like to do away from baseball, etc.   After a while, it seems to add balance and perspective to the home bleachers.

Who knew, just being a decent human can be an effective strategy. 

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