Anyone see the video of the Phillies fan make the great catch and watch his daughter throw the ball back? What a great example of a loving parent in the heat of the moment!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCLuzy8C2cc
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PRICELESS!!!!!
That is Priceless!
I saw this and am glad it was posted, KUDOS to floridafan and that Dad in the video!
Too funny - thanks for posting...
you beat me to it......
I saw it on ESPN last night. What a great moment between Father and Daughter. The look on both of their faces was priceless. A moment both will get to enjoy, thanks to ESPN.
just saw it on the weather channel too... sure beats standing in line at Wal-Mart and hearing some parent threaten to beat their kid's you know what if they don't quit asking for stuff.
All of us Phillies fans are great fathers, role models, and conduct ourselves with dignity. 
quote:Originally posted by fillsfan:
All of us Phillies fans are great fathers, role models, and conduct ourselves with dignity.
Sure you are!
Great moment. Yeah the girl tossed it back, but what happened immediately afterwards is the real keeper for that family.
Of course, MLB has gone heartlessly cold on this, and hopelessly proprietary. By systematically taking down the all YouTube posts of the feel-good video of the season, they are going greed over good will. Look for it again soon with a corporate logo pasted all over it.
Of course, MLB has gone heartlessly cold on this, and hopelessly proprietary. By systematically taking down the all YouTube posts of the feel-good video of the season, they are going greed over good will. Look for it again soon with a corporate logo pasted all over it.
What happened? I just tried to bring the video up but it's been removed from youtube.
Young dad reaches out over the upperdeck railing to make a heck of a catch. He turns to his young daughter (maybe four years old) and hands it to her with great excitement, everyone smiling, knocking knuckles, clapping, Yeah!!!! Pure joy.
Daughter instinctively throws the ball back onto the field (well, probably the lower deck) - ( you know, someone gives you a ball, you throw it
She immediately leans into dad for a hug, he engulfs her in his arms smiling all the way.
You could see mom off to the left with younger baby, smiling and laughing in amazement at what was happening. It was just one of those feel good moments. The dad, never for a moment showed disappointment that they lost the ball. He just hugged her amd laughed it off.
It all happened so fast and seemed like such a fun moment.
(I believe we are all getting a tired of seeing the bad stuff over and over. And now that there was something sweet to share, they take it off utube and will probably try to make money off it)
Daughter instinctively throws the ball back onto the field (well, probably the lower deck) - ( you know, someone gives you a ball, you throw it
She immediately leans into dad for a hug, he engulfs her in his arms smiling all the way.
You could see mom off to the left with younger baby, smiling and laughing in amazement at what was happening. It was just one of those feel good moments. The dad, never for a moment showed disappointment that they lost the ball. He just hugged her amd laughed it off.
It all happened so fast and seemed like such a fun moment.
(I believe we are all getting a tired of seeing the bad stuff over and over. And now that there was something sweet to share, they take it off utube and will probably try to make money off it)
MLB does that on a lot of wbesites... you do not see this w the NFL and NBA... they know how to get promoted and be in the media.
I guess MLB figures highlights on You Tube would be just as damaging as airing a World Series Game at time anyone under age 16 or older than 26 can watch?
I guess MLB figures highlights on You Tube would be just as damaging as airing a World Series Game at time anyone under age 16 or older than 26 can watch?
Try this if you want to see this smart little met fan 
getting rid of the Phillies foul ball that dad tried to foist on her!
http://www.parentdish.com/2009...ic-catch-at-phill%2F
getting rid of the Phillies foul ball that dad tried to foist on her! http://www.parentdish.com/2009...ic-catch-at-phill%2F
Thanks IheartBB for the explanation and thanks K Complex for finding that video and posting again. That was pretty sweet what the dad did.
I'm going to say something that might be a little ugly and I don't really want to hijack the thread nor am I getting onto anybody on here. This is just an observation of how our society is.
Why are we surprised that the dad reacted like that? It would seem to me that is the required action a dad would take with their child in any situation like this. How many bad parents are out there that this reaction is now treated as the exception? I know in my school I'm at now it's not uncommon to hear about how a kid gets kicked out of the house because the child and parent get into it.
If you all feel this detracts from the whole point and purpose of this thread please edit / delete my post or let me know and I'll edit it. I'm not trying to start any drama over this.
I'm going to say something that might be a little ugly and I don't really want to hijack the thread nor am I getting onto anybody on here. This is just an observation of how our society is.
Why are we surprised that the dad reacted like that? It would seem to me that is the required action a dad would take with their child in any situation like this. How many bad parents are out there that this reaction is now treated as the exception? I know in my school I'm at now it's not uncommon to hear about how a kid gets kicked out of the house because the child and parent get into it.
If you all feel this detracts from the whole point and purpose of this thread please edit / delete my post or let me know and I'll edit it. I'm not trying to start any drama over this.
This story and video was the closing story on NBC Nightly News tonight. Someone from the Phillies organization went to their house today to give them another ball. When the dad handed it to his daughter, she threw it again.
From NBC Philadelphia
From NBC Philadelphia
Hey Coach,
I see what you are saying here but what I thought was special was that there was NO reaction from Dad that indicated any displeasure.
I thought to myself when I saw the video "would I have been so full of joy that I would just continue to enjoy the moment?"
I could see myself reacting with disapointment after watching the ball I had so skillfully caught tossed back by my daughter. I might have caught myself quickly and realized that I should be enjoying the moment, but there was none of that on this fathers face. Just pure Joy and Love. Very refreshing!
I see what you are saying here but what I thought was special was that there was NO reaction from Dad that indicated any displeasure.
I thought to myself when I saw the video "would I have been so full of joy that I would just continue to enjoy the moment?"
I could see myself reacting with disapointment after watching the ball I had so skillfully caught tossed back by my daughter. I might have caught myself quickly and realized that I should be enjoying the moment, but there was none of that on this fathers face. Just pure Joy and Love. Very refreshing!
I hear you coach. It's almost weird that we get so fired up about a simple pure act of love. Happens all the time, but it doesn't often make the evening news. Imagine if the guy was a jerk and yelled at his kid! We'd be bashing the guy's lights out, and it would get real ugly, but it would be just another sad human interest story.
I'm not sure that the positive response is merely a reaction to the unexpected, it's just that this moment was captured so perfectly on tape you can't help but smile watching it. Lots of bad parents out there for sure. It's about time one of the good ones got some air time. If something like this inspires even one kid from a bad family to be a better parent, then I hope we see a lot more of them.
I'm not sure that the positive response is merely a reaction to the unexpected, it's just that this moment was captured so perfectly on tape you can't help but smile watching it. Lots of bad parents out there for sure. It's about time one of the good ones got some air time. If something like this inspires even one kid from a bad family to be a better parent, then I hope we see a lot more of them.
Here is where I saw it, Phillies Fan & Daughter
I smile every tme I watch it...
I smile every tme I watch it...
quote:It's about time one of the good ones got some air time. If something like this inspires even one kid from a bad family to be a better parent, then I hope we see a lot more of them.
Good point Spizz