Comments on: This is the story of what happens when you hit a beach ball around me during the 8th inning of a baseball game in the last 10 games of the season http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/ the world as it exists Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:39:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Malingering’s World » yup… still going http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/#comment-40148 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:27:56 +0000 http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/#comment-40148 [...] I have popped a number of beach balls in my time. My first was in 2003. My record is 4 in one game on August 16, 2004. And no, despite the pleadings of those around me, I will not stop. [...] […] I have popped a number of beach balls in my time. My first was in 2003. My record is 4 in one game on August 16, 2004. And no, despite the pleadings of those around me, I will not stop. […]

]]> by: Malingering’s World » that is not baseball attire http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/#comment-10040 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:33:32 +0000 http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/#comment-10040 [...] This is not a polo match. This is not afternoon tea. This is baseball. Crotch grabbing, dirt eating, tobacco spitting, grass stained baseball. There is no place for high heeled shoes at a baseball stadium. I don’t understand you people. You take too long to get up the stairs and I might miss a play. You crush my toes when you try to squeeze past me to use the restroom. The only use I can see for a high heeled shoe at a baseball game is popping a beach ball. [...] […] This is not a polo match. This is not afternoon tea. This is baseball. Crotch grabbing, dirt eating, tobacco spitting, grass stained baseball. There is no place for high heeled shoes at a baseball stadium. I don’t understand you people. You take too long to get up the stairs and I might miss a play. You crush my toes when you try to squeeze past me to use the restroom. The only use I can see for a high heeled shoe at a baseball game is popping a beach ball. […]

]]> by: Rabbitwolf http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/#comment-8879 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:57:50 +0000 http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/#comment-8879 I did the samething at tonights Angels vs Atros game. You would have thought I shot someone's dog. I agree 100% percent with you. I don't get to go to many games. My mom and nephew where here from out of town and I paid good money to take them to a ball game. I don't go to games to play with beach balls. I go to watch the game. The WHOLE game. Where on my ticket does it indicate that by entering the standium, I have agreed to have my enjoyment of the game interupted by immature adults who get bored! If the game is so boring, leave. They are not simply part of the atmosphere of the game. They have nothing to do with the game. If you don't want to participate in the wave or the 7th inning stretch, you are free to do so. Not participating doesn't affect anyone else. Beach balls affect those who do not want to participate in this activity, as described by the original poster. This is the reason why smoking isn't allowed at stadiums anymore, it affects those who don't want to smoke. People who bring beach balls to games are being selfish. They couldn't care less about other people. Since they think its fun, so must everyone else. And if you don't, then there must be something wrong with you. Certainly not them. I did the samething at tonights Angels vs Atros game. You would have thought I shot someone’s dog. I agree 100% percent with you. I don’t get to go to many games. My mom and nephew where here from out of town and I paid good money to take them to a ball game. I don’t go to games to play with beach balls. I go to watch the game. The WHOLE game. Where on my ticket does it indicate that by entering the standium, I have agreed to have my enjoyment of the game interupted by immature adults who get bored! If the game is so boring, leave.

They are not simply part of the atmosphere of the game. They have nothing to do with the game. If you don’t want to participate in the wave or the 7th inning stretch, you are free to do so. Not participating doesn’t affect anyone else. Beach balls affect those who do not want to participate in this activity, as described by the original poster. This is the reason why smoking isn’t allowed at stadiums anymore, it affects those who don’t want to smoke.

People who bring beach balls to games are being selfish. They couldn’t care less about other people. Since they think its fun, so must everyone else. And if you don’t, then there must be something wrong with you. Certainly not them.

]]> by: matt http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/#comment-8729 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:45:05 +0000 http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/#comment-8729 ok i don't get the whole thing about beach balls. i bring 3 or 4 to every game i go to, and i go to about 20 games a year. its all part of dodger stadium. all the kids like them but theres always someone like you who just thinks that since i dont like the beach balls ill just ruin the fun for everyone else. i think you dont want to deal with it when it comes to you hit it away from you. ok i don’t get the whole thing about beach balls. i bring 3 or 4 to every game i go to, and i go to about 20 games a year. its all part of dodger stadium. all the kids like them but theres always someone like you who just thinks that since i dont like the beach balls ill just ruin the fun for everyone else. i think you dont want to deal with it when it comes to you hit it away from you.

]]> by: clynne http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/#comment-8500 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:22:32 +0000 http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/#comment-8500 Excellent job! I particularly enjoyed your educated, sensible response to the people complaining about the popped beach ball. So much better than just yelling "fuck you back!" When I was a kid, there were occasional beach balls at Dodger Stadium, and they generally waited until long timeouts. Plus, I was a kid, so, short attention span. Now, it seems as if there are three or four *minimum* per game, and they come out during crucial parts of the game. If people want to toss a stupid beach ball around, they go to a minor league game, where goofy shenanigans are encouraged by stadium management. Excellent job! I particularly enjoyed your educated, sensible response to the people complaining about the popped beach ball. So much better than just yelling “fuck you back!”

When I was a kid, there were occasional beach balls at Dodger Stadium, and they generally waited until long timeouts. Plus, I was a kid, so, short attention span. Now, it seems as if there are three or four *minimum* per game, and they come out during crucial parts of the game.

If people want to toss a stupid beach ball around, they go to a minor league game, where goofy shenanigans are encouraged by stadium management.

]]> by: particle.txd http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/#comment-5678 Thu, 24 May 2007 02:32:54 +0000 http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/#comment-5678 poor little kid...i have a 60 inch beach ball, i'll be sure to bring plenty of those to the next game...enjoy poor little kid…i have a 60 inch beach ball, i’ll be sure to bring plenty of those to the next game…enjoy

]]> by: malingering http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/#comment-5503 Fri, 18 May 2007 19:03:38 +0000 http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/#comment-5503 If beach balls are so great, why aren't they allowed at Dodger Stadium? If beach balls are so great, why aren’t they allowed at Dodger Stadium?

]]> by: Lorie http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/#comment-5475 Thu, 17 May 2007 21:41:38 +0000 http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/#comment-5475 that's so cool! LOL! i hate beach balls, too! People are so lame @ Dodger games that I refuse to go, even if I get free tix! Who wants to spend 2 hours in their car to get out of the stadium! The owners don't give a crap, so why should I? Go Angels, I guess... that’s so cool! LOL! i hate beach balls, too! People are so lame @ Dodger games that I refuse to go, even if I get free tix! Who wants to spend 2 hours in their car to get out of the stadium! The owners don’t give a crap, so why should I? Go Angels, I guess…

]]> by: Dodger Fan http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/#comment-5452 Thu, 17 May 2007 03:30:04 +0000 http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/#comment-5452 You are absolutely pathetic. These beach balls bring great pleasure to kids and older fans as well, and they are simply part of the atmosphere at the game, as is the wave. Why don't we just kill everyone who sings the 7th inning stretch too? Watch the game at home if you really don't want to be part of the crowd. You are absolutely pathetic. These beach balls bring great pleasure to kids and older fans as well, and they are simply part of the atmosphere at the game, as is the wave. Why don’t we just kill everyone who sings the 7th inning stretch too? Watch the game at home if you really don’t want to be part of the crowd.

]]> by: Chris http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/#comment-4880 Tue, 08 May 2007 01:24:39 +0000 http://www.therealmalingering.com/2006/09/28/this-is-the-story-of-what-happens-when-you-hit-a-beach-ball-around-me-during-the-8th-inning-of-a-baseball-game-in-the-last-10-games-of-the-season/#comment-4880 Dodger Fans! Cant live with `em and ya cant kill `em and get away with it either Dodger Fans!

Cant live with `em and ya cant kill `em and get away with it either

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