Gofirstclass
Well-Known Member
As some of you know we're down in AZ now. Last night we had the pleasure of going to a Seattle Mariners vs NY Giants baseball game. The night was perfect. The game started at 7:00, we had front row seats and enjoyed a perfect evening. Until the game was over.
We hung around for a few minutes after the game to watch as kids tried to get autographs from the players as they were leaving the field. Unlike major league baseball stadiums, the players and fans are just a few feet apart at these Cactus League stadiums.
We watched as player after player walked past these youngsters who had their arms outstretched holding baseballs, hats, shirts and anything else they could think of to get autographs from the players.
Now these young boys and girls hold the players in VERY high esteem. They're heroes to these kids, and all the kids wanted was for the players to take a few minutes to walk down the line and sign their names a few times.
The total time for a player to sign all of the items the kids were holding might have been 15 minutes. And I realize they were tired from having played 9 innings of baseball (most of which time they spent standing on the field or sitting in the dugout).
But, except for one Mariner player, not one player from either team gave the kids as much as a look or a wave as they walked by. They completely ignored their fans; you know, the ones whose ticket money goes to pay the multi-million dollar salaries of those spoiled babies.
Yup, I lost what little respect I had for the players when I saw them ignore the kids. I guess that just goes to show that no matter how much you pay a rude, inconsiderate jerk, deep down he's still a rude, inconsiderate jerk.
Sad.
We hung around for a few minutes after the game to watch as kids tried to get autographs from the players as they were leaving the field. Unlike major league baseball stadiums, the players and fans are just a few feet apart at these Cactus League stadiums.
We watched as player after player walked past these youngsters who had their arms outstretched holding baseballs, hats, shirts and anything else they could think of to get autographs from the players.
Now these young boys and girls hold the players in VERY high esteem. They're heroes to these kids, and all the kids wanted was for the players to take a few minutes to walk down the line and sign their names a few times.
The total time for a player to sign all of the items the kids were holding might have been 15 minutes. And I realize they were tired from having played 9 innings of baseball (most of which time they spent standing on the field or sitting in the dugout).
But, except for one Mariner player, not one player from either team gave the kids as much as a look or a wave as they walked by. They completely ignored their fans; you know, the ones whose ticket money goes to pay the multi-million dollar salaries of those spoiled babies.
Yup, I lost what little respect I had for the players when I saw them ignore the kids. I guess that just goes to show that no matter how much you pay a rude, inconsiderate jerk, deep down he's still a rude, inconsiderate jerk.
Sad.