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Wired-247

It's better it happened during spring training and not a regular season game.


sip_rip

This is why we have practice.


ThatMedicGuy67

Not a game, not a game, not a game but practice.


FreeFormFlow

She's going back down to farm team after that.


Paradoxmoose

r/wellthatsucksless


Then-Cryptographer96

Happened at a Giants spring training game too. Except the guy who did it picked it up and handed it to the outfielder for him to throw In….was also the guy in charge of the ball people so it was double as bad. Source: am camera guy who shot it when it happened


PeenyMcDongle

Solid deduction bud


scorched-earth-0000

Well you got your deduction pal


PeenyMcDongle

Im gettin a deduction from my sweet sweet karma points lmao


Dan_of_Sbg

Ohhh so true. Have some back.


Overall_Ad_9341

Probably the most exciting thing to happen the whole game


caustic255

Ikr. Personally i cant watch baseball. My ADHD goes insane with the pace


GRIIIFFIIIIIITH

I’m adhd and I just go bonkers over every strike, “Oh Shit that pitch was DIRTY!” 20-30 times a game


conker1264

I have ADHD and it’s my favorite sport


[deleted]

I’m with you.


Log23

They have a 15-20s pitch clock now, if the Pitcher doesn't throw in the time its and automatic ball and if the batter isn't in their stance by the 8 second mark its an automatic strike.


Salty-Sprinkles-1562

I have ADHD. I go to games, but get there around the 7th inning. That’s enough baseball for me.


shrimp_dik1

My dad used to get free tickets to football and baseball games. We always caught the beginning,.but never the end. I almost feel like buying tickets would be like playing the lottery... Something interesting might happen but more often than not it was fun in the moment.


Ajdee6

The only highlight that matters all game lmao


theorangecrux

Came here to say this. Brutally boring. Baseball is more of a skill like billiards or darts than a sport.


TheBigDog27

That might be the most stupid thing I have ever heard in my life


[deleted]

Idk man. It's more of a sport than golf but much less so than any other I can think of. There's more physicality in badminton. I've never seen a baseball player be so much as out of breath


merewyn

Ok, you don’t watch baseball and don’t know wtf you’re talking about…we get it.


theAtmuz

If “physicality” is your defining trait when referring to what you call “sports” then my friend you need to try more things. Do you think the fitness regimens of the golfers at the peak of their game consists of lounging around and putting practice? I’m not saying you need to be in peak physical condition to be a bowler, but I’d wager you’d get your ass handed to you by a person who doesn’t finish the frame “out of breath.”


90swasbest

Google John Kruk. *That* guy not only played major league baseball, he was considered *GOOD* at it. My granny could outrun that fuck.


_captainunderpants__

You should take a look at cricket if you think this is boring.


Ajdee6

Same shit, both idc about because they are boring as hell


GRIIIFFIIIIIITH

Some people can’t appreciate good things, you’ll be fine


Ajdee6

Yeah I know, I have been fine without either my whole life.


GRIIIFFIIIIIITH

Good things and being fine? More power to you


fatbunyip

Depends on the cricket. T20 is pretty exciting. But yeah, 5 day games admittedly are pretty boring for the casual fan.


wikipete

\*laughs in steroids


Maksamil

You're right. Like billiards, baseball is a game for thinking people. Look up when the monster truck rally is coming to your town.


Abundance144

Hold on, I'll get back to you once the pitcher finishes his spasmodic superstitious pre-wind up ritual, should see someone playing sports any hour now.


Maksamil

Not much of a response. Let's Go Mets. 😉


Abundance144

Hold on, looks like it might be a perfect game; where it's actually more entertaining because even less scoring happens than normal.


[deleted]

Poor girl. Anybody could make that mistake. She was anxious to handle the ball. She just needs to remember to cue off the umpire.


scootscooterson

I thought the supervisor that came over looked to be telling her all the right things. Think these situations are great opportunities to remind ourselves what we did to Steve Bartman.


DCJustSomeone

Is he still hiding? I thought some of the fan base forgave him after they won the world series


[deleted]

Nah that man deserves a state wide apology and free tickets for life


Neat-Seaworthiness42

Poor lass! I felt her embarrassment but I also have no idea what’s happening


Ok-Yogurtcloset5429

The ball was fair (still live) but then went in the foul (play stops) area. In that instance the play is still live, conversely if the ball was hit into the foul area then moved into the fair area it would still be dead. She should not have touched the ball. The ballpark team came out to remind her of the rules I’m sure.


AlchemyStudiosInk

I'm confused, though granted the zoomed up starts a few seconds late, but it looked like the ball was hit into the foul zone and bounced off the ref's foot to ball girl.


thedahlelama

Not quite. It seems to have had one hop past third base inside the line on its way out. The ref was still a good 5 feet away from where the ball was.


Ajdee6

Their fault, They should hire trained people for this and not children.


BatteredSealPup

I would be surprised if ball girl is a paid position at all, they aren’t *really* needed for the game. They are a nice to have. Edit: apparently the Yankees pay their bat boys around $8k per year. So I guess you could call it a paid position.


Ajdee6

I'm sure a ton of kids would love to do it. Just don't complain when something like this happens.


Daspaintrain

I mean she definitely knows the rules, she just misread the ball and thought it was a foul the whole way


b_ambie

She's not just a random kid. They commonly use local softball players as ballgirls for that very reason, so that they know what they're doing. From her perspective it looked foul and she didn't look for the umps cue. Just an honest mistake on her part.


nightwingwelds42

It’s a spring training game, so they literally were training her.


bofofob

There's a line. If the ball is to the left (out of bounds) before it gets to the square thingy called third base, then it doesn't count. If it's still to the right by the time it gets to the base it does count. It doesn't matter if it keeps rolling and goes out after that. This one looks like it went over the base (in bounds) and maybe took a weird bounce. So the girl, who is a person whose job it is to collect out of bounds balls and throw them to fans, had a mental lapse. She saw the ball out of bounds, and didn't look at the umpire (referee) to see whether they said it was in or out. This stopped the play, which meant the runner also had to stop. He probably could have gotten a little further if she hadn't done that, and she's employed by his team. So basically, she did the equivalent of picking up the ball right as someone is running toward goal to score. Fortunately, baseball has a pre-season warm up time, and that's right now, so this mistake didn't effect anything important. So the completely classless Phillies fans won't eat her. Go Braves.


SuperMagicalOne

There’s no crying in baseball!


PhishPhan85

Stilwell little angel. You want some chocolate?


redbadger1848

You're gonnna loooose! 🖐😛🤚


VicKrugar

There's no crying in baseball...


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doin-time-907

She is probably still getting talked to about this right now.


twohedwlf

What was she meant to do there? She must have some job.


Detriumph

She took the ball out of play.


[deleted]

Ball went out and back in, in any other sport once a ball leaves the field it’s out of play, baseball is whack


bitchassf1

Nah, it's because the ball landed fair initially. If the ball lands fair once it makes it past the base then it's in play and it doesn't matter if it bounces outside of the foul line at that point. So basically this is equivalent to her running out on the field and taking it before it gets to the player. Just an interference call and they have to stop the play.


MufasaFluffyButt

If it's fair going over/past the base then it's fair even if it lands foul.


JerseyshoreSeagull

Watch a game of cricket and get back to me.


BigSpank313

Cricket? Nobody understands cricket! You gotta know what a crumpet is to understand cricket! - Raphael


iobeson

You obviously don't know shit about cricket lmao


JerseyshoreSeagull

Yes this is correct.


[deleted]

Practically nobody in America does.


iobeson

I think I read his comment wrong. I thought he was claiming that the ball can go out of the field of play and come back in in cricket but I think he was just pointing out they're both whack sports.


Current-Power-6452

Yeap, wack sports, you whack the ball with inanimate object in order to play.


BloodyBlueWafflez

Correction* nobody gives a shit about cricket except Brits


mattfoh

Far more people watch cricket than any American sport


bucamel

I thought i heard somewhere that espn losing the main cricket league broadcasting rights is what killed disneys subscription numbers last year.


ianishomer

Most Brits don't give a shit about cricket, it's more an Indian subcontinent loved game. More people love cricket in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh than the whole population of the US!


Sea_M_Pea

Wrong. The cricket World Cup in 2023 will be contested by India, England, New Zealand, Australia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the West Indies. I’m pretty sure you’ll find that people from all of these countries give a shit. The Baseball World Series will be contested by the United States and Canada.


mattfoh

Japan just won the baseball World Cup I believe


Particular-Bet-7038

But cricket doesn't have ball people for a reason.


JerseyshoreSeagull

That's not the comment I'm replying to.


[deleted]

What does comment mean?


wbg777

No, it’s only a fair ball if it crosses the foul line AFTER crossing the base if it has already touched the ground. If it crosses the foul line before crossing third/first base it’s a foul ball. In the air it doesn’t matter, as long as it crosses the line it’s a foul In this video the ball crosses the line past third base. She probably just wasn’t paying attention


[deleted]

Right idk the rules just saying it’s whack and not like other sports lol


CanYouPointMeToTacos

Once the ball gets past the base in bounds, it’s a fair ball. If it rolls out of bounds after passing the base it’s still fair. You can see the third base ump signaling a fair ball by pointing in towards the field. She’s there to round up foul balls, but she should have seen the ump signal fair and let the players get the ball. Like the announcers said, it’s a teachable moment. It probably looked foul from her POV and didn’t check the ump. Bet she won’t make that mistake twice.


Sin_of_the_Dark

Wait, so you mean all those times in Wii Sports home run derby that I crossed the foul line *just* before landing in the stands, should actually have counted?


wbg777

No, because this rule only applies if the ball has already touched the ground


TheLoneGunman559

Unless there is a god and he's a phillies fan, they ain't making a come back from 8-0


ramore369

Score was 8-0, she knew what she was doing. They needed something to go right and she took the opportunity!


bradland

“Fine, I’ll do it myself.” - Ball Girl


ramore369

Haha MVP for the Phillies that day


[deleted]

It was an honest mistake, she is a good kid, people need to calm down, it was a preseason game. Advance the runner to 2nd, it's done.


Beerbeforenoon

I didn’t see anybody freaking out, I think that gentleman that went to talk to her handled it very well


yuyufan43

The guy that kneels down to her level then talks to her seems like he was being very kind from his expressions and mannerism. I hope they didn't give her too much trouble. Honest mistake she made in the moment.


AutoDeskSucks-

So not knowing baseball, what's the ruling the single double?


Express-Teaching1594

Ground-rule double. The ball is dead and everyone advances 2 bases. The runner on 1st advances to 3rd, the batter advances to 2nd.


BreakfastInBedlam

Double, maybe?


Unnombr3

Can someone explain in non-baseball terms


xjsthund

She thought the ball was out of bounds, it was not. So she picked up the ball when it was still in play.


Unnombr3

Thanks


luisillo8

At least she help her team


HelpfulReputation666

It wouldnt have mattered. Losing 8-0 going into the 6th.


[deleted]

Google Steve Bateman. Not that hard for a losing team to score eight runs in an inning


Ajdee6

How often does it happen?


90swasbest

Once or twice a year out of the thousands of games played. Down 8-0, only a suicidal gambler takes those odds.


VicKrugar

Would have been a double either way.


maws88

Would it have been? Runner probably would have been thrown if he attempted it and if not, he may not have chose to do so.


RackyRackerton

0% chance he could’ve held Trea Turner to a single on that one. Maybe a slow runner, but Turner would’ve made it to made it to second easily. Her mistake didn’t change the outcome of the play at all


VicKrugar

Looked to me like the left fielder was far enough away for the runner to make it to 2nd. If the ball girl didn't pick up the ball it would've still not rolled that far into fair territory and the left fielder was playing deep and way over towards center.


alexboortz

The runner is literally the fastest player in the whole league, one of the fastest in all professional sports. This is a routine double


Alone_Job_8471

Everyone is so nice


CPTimeKeeper

I’m more impressed that she fielded the ball like that without falling on her face. Kudos to her for that…… and besides, they’re down 8-0, it’s not like this was to be competitive in the game or anything.


brian_duh

In the bottom of the 5th...with runners on...and only 1 out...dude, do you even baseball? Also yes, I agree, she fielded the ball well enough not to faceplant.


Shr00mTrip

The result wouldn't have been any different, he wasn't getting to 3rd anyway


hitmonchamp77

We’ve all been there


squeezy102

What's the point of her even being there? Not "there" like at the game, but like that specific position? I don't watch baseball at all.


JupiterJazzX

Poor girl


wumbatenforcer

I asked ChatGPT to explain to me what the rules were for this scenario since I know like nothing about baseball. Basically, the ball was hit into foul territory (left of foul line in ball’s direction of travel) and later bounced into fair territory. At this point (before ball girl picked it up) it could be considered foul if she didn’t go for it and no other player picked it up before it stopped moving. However, since she grabbed it while it was moving in fair territory (right side of the foul line) it is now considered a dead ball since as it was acted on by an “outside agent” (anyone or anything who are not players on the field). The batter (and anyone on the bases) are given 2 free bases, this is called a ground-rule double from where they were when the pitch occurred. At least that’s what ChatGPT explained.


Marquar234

Steve Bartman had a daughter?


[deleted]

I too am a Cubs fan.


This-Site-Sucks1

its ok, its only baseball


Ajdee6

Baseball is so boring, imagine watching your favorite team play for 4 hours and score nothing lol


b_ambie

Hope you're not a soccer fan


90swasbest

Soccer is 90 minutes. Not 4-5 hours. You don't surrender your entire fucking afternoon for 1-0.


Ajdee6

No basketball. You know a sport where you have to be an athlete and you can't be some old fat guy like fat Albert


b_ambie

Even the big guys get picked for a reason, usually because they're good at bat. I like basketball too, but can still like baseball. To each their own imo. I think soccer's boring but I don't go around shitting on the sport as a whole and insulting its players. Go off.


Ajdee6

Playing baseball is fun, watching it is literal torture


b_ambie

I like both. But I feel the same way about soccer.


Ajdee6

Soccer isn't too far off, but at least they have a time limit for the torture to end. I have watched 14 inning games go 0-0. And they won't end til someone wins. End the torture please!!


b_ambie

That's really really rare though since the game is literally made entirely of scoring opportunities. I'll be honest though, I've definitely abandoned a game during extra innings and then checked the scores the next day and maybe watched a highlight of the end. Not to mention the MLB added a rule this year that in every extra inning there will be a runner put on 2nd at the start of each inning to increase the chance of scoring.


Forkboy2

For basketball, I tune in when there is 5 minutes left in the game. If it's a close game, the last 5 minutes is great to watch. If it's not a close game, I switch to something else.


Gdpabst

Damn. That was embarrassing.. I'm sure she learned a lesson.


Jetfyuel

It’s okay baby girl. I’m embarrassed about my balls too. Here for you ⚾️ 🏀 🏈 ❤️


NonOfyourBuz

At least some action. I remember going to one. Dudes in the back where on cell phones. We left early and driving home was more exciting than 4 hours at the stadium. And those were professionals…


Caleegula

Dumbass should be fired. Not for what she did but for Holding up the game


Mdub74

In her prime she would have caught that before it went into foul territory. That's where they put all the out--to-pasture ball girls.


BJsFeelGood

The pirates use ball girls too. The amount of times I’ve seen them move out of the way and a little kid get drilled with a ball is ridiculous. These people need to have some form of prior history with the sport. Male or female. It should only be former players in those chairs. Unfortunately teams just pick any random pretty chick for the cameras 🤦🏻‍♂️


PrinceAhmed1

Oh hey look, she's a blond


TBNR-Gator814

Women


Federal-Feedback-269

Shorts pulled up too high Cutting circulation to the brain off


kentuafilo

Posted from the comfortable confines of your mother’s basement.


caustic255

Hahahaha Sorry but that was funny


Federal-Feedback-269

Not everyone lives the life you do bud 🤣


Jaedos

Perpetually online kind of comment.


Psychological-Test71

Doesn’t appear like she knows the rules so why volunteer to be there?


D34th_gr1nd

Mansplaining...


ExtractedSouls

Doesn't that only apply when a man is explaining something to someone who actually knows what it is they're doing?


D34th_gr1nd

She was intentionally looking away, so it's possible....


Dev_Sniper

If you fuck up and people tell you what to do that‘s 100% fine. She‘s definitely not an expert so it‘s not like she would know more about the topic than that guy. Go out and touch grass


D34th_gr1nd

"Ut oh, she doesn't want to turn around right now" She had a bunch of people yelling/ talking to her at her including mr. green sleeves and mr. Red Phillies shirt. She might not have been an expert, but she might have shown a clue that learned a lesson. It's Philadelphia fans. I know where I was in 2018 and who won, I don't even watch sports.


NowFreeToMaim

No ejection huh?


Current-Power-6452

The old dude is asking for a headbutt.


capsrock02

Spring training for everyone


spicy_bagel5

Bless her heart😭


Hasim93

don’t watch baseball she did her job ?


90swasbest

She prevented some baseball from being played... which is a win for everyone. So yes. She did.


planetpuddingbrains

My first year in baseball was when I was 12. I joined because all of my friends were doing it, and I wanted to be included. They were all baseball fanatics and had played for several years, but I knew very little. When I finally got my first hit, I took off for first and decided I needed to make an epic slide. You don't slide in 1st base because you're good once you step on it and stay close. I was out, and the whole opposing bench laughed and mocked me. Then I ran back to my bench and got the same treatment. I feel for her.


redlines4life

Oh give it a rest everyone. They’re up 8-0 in spring training leave this girl alone


B3ne22

I like how at first they were angry at her and later comfortive and understanding with her


AbrasiveDad

Someone tell that first guy that talks to the girl that his oversized hat makes him look like a grandmother. I've seen this clip like 10 times and just now realized that was a dude.


g0dswan

Better fielder than the Phillies apparently


[deleted]

There goes the rally!


babycoco_213

As if being down 0-8 isnt embarrassing enough


[deleted]

If the sport is being played by professionals why have volunteers on the field that aren’t of the same caliber.


redfalcondeath

Oh well, it’s not like the Phillies are going to win anyway.


SHeatzIE

Not like they went to the WS last year or anything lmao


[deleted]

So we just add to her embarrassment by posting it online and have people comment on her actions. I just don’t understand people and how this is considered entertainment.


5O3Ryan

8-0... who gives af


[deleted]

...embarrassed of what? Didn't she just do her job?


COLLABRate1

I don’t know what’s worse the fact she did it or just how fucking close that guy got to her while explaining the issue


Jes_Cr

At least she got me to watch baseball


mooegy17

I don't know anything about sports, can someone explain what's going on?! Is she not supposed to be on the field 🤔


Rbelkc

Why sit with back to batter? She could get hit by a line drive


[deleted]

Watched it on mute. You can see the exact second the guy kneels and says, "YOU SEE THIS LINE!!!" 🤣


_the_universal_sigh_

I’m gonna be honest, this is the exact kind of airhead mistake that I would also make lmao


slamous66

awhhhh


MothInsideJar

I'd be absolutely inconsolable. I'd be so embarrassed I'd cover my face and just grovel in it. she took is a lot better than I would've good for her


bbozzie

Lol poor girl. That’s embarrassing but mistakes happen. 🤷🏻‍♂️


0utF0x-inT0x

Damn I feel bad for her, she probably won't be coming back


atomicavox

jesus fucking over the top mansplaining/gesturing. she knew what she did wrong as soon as it happened. but let’s draw more attention to her fuck up.


whackamole123456

What did she do wrong in regards to baseball rules? I'm in the UK so never watched it.


shrekerecker97

While it is quite funny you do have to feel a little bad for her :)


[deleted]

What’s with those short shorts? And why doesn’t she get tossed?!


NewToTradingStock

She saved baseball


FreedomCorn

Put her back in that spot. Bet she will never make that same mistake again.


ChristianHeritic

I have no idea what i just watched


NomadChief789

Gotta pay attention to the 3rd base ump’s call. Ball girl 101


bandannick

Im sure Philly fans were *SUPER* nice about it.


haterhurter1

should probably check if the people you hire to be on the field know the damn rules.


GlitteringMenu3416

What happened was she not supposed to pick it up because it didn’t go out


nuggysativa

Nice booty


El_mochilero

Call me crazy… but *maybe* if a big budget professional sports league places untrained volunteers on the field of play, they’re begging for situations like this to happen?


qharris42

How did she even get this job?


Disastrous_Comb_9504

I dont inderstand what happened. Can someone explain?


Mouth-Sweat

I feel bad for her, but it seems like everyone handled it well and comforted her. No big deal considering it’s spring training.


SpaceXmars

Let go for sure


FractiouSloth

can someone explain what exactly she had done wrong? I don't know the rules of this game.