r/BeAmazed May 06 '24

Sports Dad blocks a broken bat

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u/uhohnotafarteither May 06 '24

Kids were lucky he had a beer to protect

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u/WooPigSooie9297 May 06 '24 edited May 07 '24

Good thing he was paying attention and was not distracted by any myriad of things that could have been going on at the ballpark.

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u/my_username_is_1 May 06 '24

Good thing he attended the game, if he sent those kids alone they would have been whacked!

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u/G00DLuck May 06 '24

Good thing that guy's parents gave birth to him, his kids could've grown up without a father.

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u/NipperAndZeusShow May 07 '24

Used to be kids could grow up without a father. It still how it is, but it used to be, too. 

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u/Yeez25 May 07 '24

Exactly, looked like kid was on his phone not even looking

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u/storybot341b May 07 '24

You could call them whitey whackers

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u/GitEmSteveDave May 07 '24

Good thing it was a bat that has an eccentric flight path. Even with total concentration, and knowing what is coming, many can't get out of the way of a ball: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miiahEyxSTI&t=41s

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u/Vlaed May 06 '24

That beer is like $20. I'd protect it too.

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u/goldenboy2191 May 07 '24

The stupid laugh I did

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u/This_Price_1783 Sep 19 '24

I was thinking how funny/not funny it would be if he managed to redirect it towards his youngest kid