How giving a baseball back can lead to a better  outcome

A few weekends ago, a father – Drew Feltwell – took his family to a baseball game in Miami to celebrate his son’s birthday. They donned their Philadelphia Phillies’ shirts and went to the game, sitting in the outfield bleachers.

Probably by now, many of you have seen the video of what happened at the game to this family. A home run, hit by Phillies Harrison Bader, was launched into left field. The ball hit in front of a woman and she and others went for it.

Feltwell was able to walk over from where he was sitting and came up with the ball. He then walked the short distance back to his family and placed it in his son’s glove. But it did not stay there long.

That is because a woman who was also trying to get the ball claimed Feltwell snatched it from her and demanded that the father give her the ball. He briefly listened to her before retrieving the ball from his son’s glove and handing it to the woman who paraded back to her seat where she quickly heard displeasure from the fans sitting around her. In another released video, the woman was shown giving the one-finger salute to nearby fans.

In the end, the Marlins gave Feltwell’s son a goodie bag of memoralbilia and Bader asked to meet with the boy and family, where they received a signed bat. 

Many have said what they would or would not have done in this situation. The father just wanted the woman to leave his family alone. Feltwell had no way of knowing what would happen after he gave the woman, who was also a Phillies fan, the ball and watched her walk away triumphantly. 

While she was able to get the ball, the Feltwell family received items from the opposing team and a chance to meet Bader. Seems like they won that deal. 

Could it get any better? Here’s an idea, since the Phillies will make the playoffs, maybe they should allow the Feltwell’s son to throw out the first pitch before a game?

This would show that sometimes being the adult in a situation, will lead to better things.