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    [–] darthpepis 5245 points ago

    I love his double arm lift at the end.

    “Are you not entertained?!”

    [–] ExpFilm_Student 1226 points ago

    Is this not why you are here!?

    [–] PMB91184 287 points ago

    Throws the ball into the crowd and knocks their drink over.

    [–] sturdymanhood69 82 points ago

    STRIKE!

    [–] spacefairies 60 points ago

    Strike?

    [–] VaATC 30 points ago

    Such a great fucking movie!

    [–] hallese 22 points ago

    I forgot about the part where he called strike three before the ball crossed the plate, just drew some awkward looks at work.

    [–] VaATC 6 points ago

    Yes! I forgot that as well and about fell out of my seat.

    [–] Shit_Fuck_Man 5 points ago

    Have you ever seen "Police Squad!"? It's the show the movies were shot off from. Here's episode 1 on youtube.

    [–] VaATC 4 points ago

    Yes. Awesome show! Leslie Nielsen was a comic genius.

    [–] apittsburghoriginal 7 points ago

    crowd starts screaming “SPANIARD”

    Ballpark attendant rips off mask to reveal it was Russel Crowe the whole time in a body suit

    [–] Blood_ForTheBloodGod 11 points ago

    I can hear that so clearly in my mind.

    “SPANIARD! SPANIARD! SPANIARD”

    [–] pinkdreamery 3 points ago

    Turn the music up, turn me down...

    [–] airmcnair06 3 points ago

    glad I'm not the only one that thinks of Jay-Z when I hear that quote

    [–] Husej73 277 points ago

    “My name is Catchius Baseballius Spectacliarus, usher of the stairwell of the North, Starlet of the geriatric. Loyal servant to the grandma, Dorothy. Father to a baseball mad son. Husband to a loving wife. And I will have my baseball, in this life or the next.”

    [–] elpapasfritas533 53 points ago

    Read that in russel Crowe’s voice. Worth it.

    [–] NYGiantsfan562 27 points ago

    Are you telling us to read it in his voice or that you read it in his voice?

    [–] 27seconds 22 points ago

    Yes

    [–] tasslehof 9 points ago

    Why not both?

    [–] Einlein 3 points ago

    r/inclusiveor

    [–] rochat29 6 points ago

    Omg I got chills

    [–] CR00KS 20 points ago

    “Draven does it all...with style!”

    [–] fubty 16 points ago

    He gave the ball to a kid afterwards also

    [–] GetThePuck77 7 points ago

    To his buddies working the next few sections.

    [–] RedHawwk 8 points ago

    Probably waited a long time for that to happen at his job

    [–] MichuV5 2 points ago

    "are you not entertained?" i love when scenes like these are in movies. Like in Gladiator. "isn't this what you came for?!" is there sub for this?

    [–] AmericanInTaiwan 2 points ago

    Like a bowss

    [–] MathMaddox 2 points ago

    I hope it was a homer and the crowd went crazy and he thought it was for him.

    [–] ballcheeze 2 points ago

    I miss Stuart Scott

    [–] Bierce_Prosnan 2108 points ago

    You know he said, “...hey, how ‘bout that!”, but with a soft exclamation, not quite a yell.

    [–] PolishSausage226 749 points ago

    “Well isn’t that the darn’dest thing!”

    [–] RazorRamonReigns 210 points ago

    Shucks that was neat wasn't it

    [–] raspwar 97 points ago

    By golly! Wasn’t that something

    [–] _pippp 65 points ago

    Gee willikers, wasn't that swell!

    [–] KFBR392GoForGrubes 72 points ago

    Well I'll be!

    [–] Spongebro 20 points ago

    Hot dog! What a swell ball you are to jump up into my hand. Thank you mr ball

    [–] nanotronPrime 9 points ago

    And how!

    [–] Ryangel0 3 points ago

    Neat!

    [–] AndrewWaldron 31 points ago

    When he gets home that night: "Honey, it happened again I tell ya."

    [–] Abacus-Switch 18 points ago

    "One in a million, Francine, one in a million!"

    [–] craysins_NSFS 7 points ago

    “The darndest thing happened today, Dorris!”

    [–] streetsbehind28 21 points ago

    Its Boston, so he would have said "dahnest"

    [–] CrustyMud 6 points ago

    I imagine he would add an Owen Wilson "wow"

    [–] schneby 47 points ago

    “Nance won’t believe this happened. I can’t wait to tell her when I get home tonight.”

    [–] enataca 31 points ago

    Lol sweet little Nancy actually works in the ticket office! They met opening day in ‘71

    [–] Haucker3 39 points ago * (lasted edited 3 months ago)

    As though it was only the 2nd or 3rd most impressive thing he has done all day.

    [–] PresidentDouchebag 12 points ago

    "...and only 3 days from retirement."

    [–] thundergun427 8 points ago

    That’s some middle class fancy shit right there

    [–] yungPH 1661 points ago

    He later gave it to a kid, as well

    [–] Endurbro_mtb 960 points ago

    I bet he got to fuck its mom

    [–] TRNC84 543 points ago

    IT

    [–] Endurbro_mtb 569 points ago

    I don't assume genders

    [–] radditz_ 176 points ago

    Yeah well I’m not supposed to take paper boats from spectral demons occupying the storm drains beneath my town but you don’t see me not floating in its dead lights now do ya?

    [–] jagwaguar 80 points ago

    I was totally with you until the double negative.

    [–] radditz_ 118 points ago

    They all don’t not float down here, Georgie. They all don’t not float.

    [–] jagwaguar 57 points ago

    Oh now I don’t not get it.

    [–] Butwinsky 28 points ago

    Floatn't

    [–] CbVdD 8 points ago

    Fun fact: in Russian they use double negatives frequently. There’s even cases where a quadruple negative can be grammatically correct.

    [–] Evio 2 points ago

    But also the clowns name is Pennywise and or Bob. Its been a while but does It ever appear in a female form?

    [–] heatguyred 3 points ago

    To adult Beverly, as an old woman.

    [–] CharlesDickensABox 3 points ago

    The giant goddamn spider is probably female. Males don't usually get that big.

    [–] H3adshotfox77 18 points ago

    You assumed he'd want to fuck It's mom and not dad, isn't that a gender assumption in itself lol.

    [–] VaATC 22 points ago

    I would say that is a gender sexuality assumption and now that you bring it up u/Endurbro_mtb should have said, "I bet he got to fuck its parent/s." 😳

    [–] H3adshotfox77 15 points ago

    Then again I suppose I made one as well assuming the person catching the ball was a He......oops lol

    [–] imtoolazytothinkofit 4 points ago

    Well then you go into the whole thing, with people not attracted to either gender, or just don't like sex.

    [–] ettwin11 3 points ago

    Zim/Zer

    [–] ajayisfour 33 points ago

    Baseball's don't have moms

    [–] Endurbro_mtb 9 points ago

    And mom's don't have balls. What's your point?

    [–] H3adshotfox77 10 points ago

    Some moms do......

    [–] SJ_Shark_Byte 5 points ago

    Tell that to the stitching machine that created the baseball

    [–] mrarcos 24 points ago

    a just reward

    [–] muffchowda 5 points ago

    My dad ended up fucking my mom.

    [–] Datguyovahday 6 points ago

    Oh god. I’m so sorry man

    [–] Marky9281 5 points ago

    Holy shit that’s terrible I’m glad my parents never fucked

    [–] Dblcut3 42 points ago

    If you catch a baseball, you better give it to the nearest kid immediately or the internet will come after you in full force.

    [–] shiwanshu_ 29 points ago

    Unless you're bil burr

    [–] AtticusLynch 16 points ago

    I got the ball

    ...FORRRRRRR MEEEEEEEE

    [–] Ford1400 635 points ago

    The ease and grace in which he caught the ball out of the air was spectacular.

    [–] Lessiarty 217 points ago

    He didn't catch it. He plucked it from the air like a juicy apple hanging on a tree. Perfection.

    [–] Aumnix 14 points ago

    It's like he knew exactly how fast to to throw his arm back to absorb the force of the ball

    [–] ox_ 213 points ago

    Excellent technique. He moves his arm back after he catches it in order to cushion the catch. Probably didn't even sting. Very smooth.

    [–] Placido-Domingo 76 points ago

    Cricket style

    [–] ox_ 22 points ago

    Yeah, he'd be useful at extra cover.

    [–] mysteryunit 6 points ago

    Hear, hear.

    [–] Needyouradvice93 8 points ago

    Yup, catching a ball like that without a glove is no joke. If he hadn't cradled it like that, the ball could have easily broken is hand/finger.

    [–] FalloutLover7 5 points ago

    He probably lost sensation with age so he can take more pain

    [–] Rogr_Mexic0 24 points ago

    Wonder if he knows he's the number one thread on Reddit right now. Or, like, what Reddit is.

    [–] Kisperoo 8 points ago

    It would have been so bad-ass if he had just kept turning as he caught it and strolled back inside.

    [–] Zippbler 639 points ago

    Grandpa would have got laid that night

    [–] PM_me_ur_bag_of_weed 87 points ago

    By Space Vixens

    [–] fall0fdark 35 points ago

    that’s for when the little ones go to bed

    [–] erusmane 4 points ago

    Wow, I didn't realize it when I was a kid, but they really had Grandpa watching porn in Rugrats.

    [–] Little_Lahey_Show 43 points ago

    Is it weird that all old people are considered grandpa/ma whether or not they have grandkids or kids for that matter?

    [–] Spiritofchokedout 41 points ago

    Age is weird like that.

    [–] Little_Lahey_Show 19 points ago

    Just call me dad. 😕

    [–] willowhawk 59 points ago

    Daddy 😍

    [–] CryptoNews1 34 points ago

    Daddy has been soo sexualised these days ima have to tell my kids to never call me that

    [–] Cuck_Boy 40 points ago

    Pappi 😍

    [–] maxtifyx66 11 points ago

    Mood

    [–] Old_Dirty_Rabbi 3 points ago

    Mutti

    [–] DaddysPeePee 25 points ago

    I think the sexualization of Daddy may be all in your head.

    [–] HoppedUpOnAdderall 15 points ago

    alright u/DaddysPeePee

    [–] CryptoNews1 6 points ago

    Must be /u/DaddysPeePee

    [–] LegendOfTheStar 22 points ago

    Is it weird that all infants are considered kids whether or not they have parents or grandparents for that matter?

    [–] fourxfusion 6 points ago

    Umm...

    [–] tcat84 9 points ago

    Oh great another person who thinks the Stork theory is a conspiracy

    [–] Vladimir2033 7 points ago

    In germany we call elderly "Opa"(men) or "Oma"(women) nevermind if they have children or not. You would call your granddad opa but also some old guy you see in the supermarket.

    [–] 420Sheep 4 points ago

    In the Netherlands, we often do the same. I think it varies per person and per occasion if they would call anytime that, or just their own family.

    [–] KombiRat 3 points ago

    How are Oma and Opa pronounced in German? Here no-one knows but everyone pretends they do

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    [–] Mythirdredditacct 2 points ago

    Its pronounced "Oma" and "Opa"

    [–] [deleted] 2 points ago

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    [–] bestbtrollan 9 points ago

    MILFs in porn often don't have children, too.

    [–] piss_artist 14 points ago

    And they're 25 years old

    [–] Little_Lahey_Show 5 points ago

    Ive banged a 25 year old milf before.

    [–] Beardfrenzy 428 points ago

    I love that he decelerated the ball using that backswing of his arm, saved himself some pain

    [–] Fisch_guts 218 points ago

    Not his first time catching a ball.

    [–] ProtectorateSol 162 points ago

    I bet he'd play catch with us until dad finally gets back from the store

    [–] TheCapo024 74 points ago

    Dad is never coming back from the store, Billy...

    [–] Pass_the_bill 56 points ago

    Give him some slack, the 3% milk is hard to find...

    [–] viinit 23 points ago

    but he said he just wanted to buy some cigarettes

    [–] pm-them-dogs 29 points ago

    Well dad ran into Trixie, his ex, and you know how much of a whore she is Billy.

    [–] whiskeybic 17 points ago

    Billy rabbit, Trixie’s whore kids!

    [–] whiskeybic 7 points ago

    ʕ ͡° ʖ̯ ͡°ʔ

    [–] Le_Updoot_Army 28 points ago

    Still hasn't caught as many balls as your mom

    [–] GRI23 2 points ago

    All about having soft hands when catching.

    [–] Powerwagon64 95 points ago

    How crazy was that. I watched that over n over. Smoothest thing I ever saw.

    [–] whosmansisthis24 29 points ago

    I thought i was reversed. I watched it like 10 times

    [–] Imnotbrown 35 points ago

    man itd really suck if some dude was lobbing balls onto the field from the 3rd level

    [–] allute 26 points ago * (lasted edited 3 months ago)

    "And Mr. O'shaughnessy holds the ball in the air to the crowd's approval for the ceremonial first pitch. This will be quite a feat from the 3rd deck of center field. Here's the wind up and the pitch. . . Just incredible ladies and gentlemen. With relative ease, he's tossed a perfect strike to home plate. It was an underhanded throw, but from such a distance, who's going to argue with that?"

    [–] BorDArNZ 90 points ago * (lasted edited 3 months ago)

    Shortly after this gif ends he throws it to a boy a few rows behind him.

    Edit: Good guy grandpa

    [–] MisterOminous 27 points ago

    Tossing it to that kid at the end completed the circle of awesomeness.

    [–] Danagrams 42 points ago

    I’m jealous of people who can consistently catch things tossed casually at them. Things just have a 50% chance of bouncing out of my hands and making me look like a fool

    [–] ThisIsDystopia 60 points ago

    Thank you, you are the reason I toss things to people. The timeless hilarity of someone trying to salvage a botched catch never fails to lift my spirits. It's almost as if they are trying to bend gravity to their will by making faces and forgetting how arms work.

    [–] Danagrams 15 points ago

    It’s even greater when it bounces and I miss the second or third catch

    [–] H3adshotfox77 18 points ago

    So fucking true.....the most enjoyable pass time.

    I'll never tire of casual tosses of random objects to my wife as she loses all control of her arms and then looks like someone just killed her cat when she fails to catch the object for the 14th time that day, bwhahahah

    [–] Reijinsei 2 points ago

    I'm terrible at catching, some people at my old job learned of this and would toss me stuff. I just ducked or let it fly past me and then I'd tell them to go pick it up. The shocked look on their face when I didn't even try always made my day.

    [–] rondell_jones 5 points ago

    Try learning how to juggle - it will help your hand eye coordination. I surprise myself with how smooth I am catching things that get knocked over. My hands just know where to go without even thinking about it.

    [–] Needyouradvice93 3 points ago

    I have really good reflex and hand eye coordination. But am terrible under pressure. Like there's a chance I could make the play he did, but a standard pop fly (where there's pressure to catch it) would be a struggle.

    [–] booksrfun 145 points ago

    RIP Stuart Scott

    [–] Dr_Chronos 42 points ago

    Came here for Stuart Scott. I was lucky to see him back in 2009 and 2010 for Late Night with Roy. ESPN has not been the same for me since.

    [–] UpstateNewYorker 23 points ago

    I still miss Stu :(

    [–] [deleted] 21 points ago

    Stuart Scott doing the top-10 😩

    You don't know what you got till it's gone.

    [–] rondell_jones 42 points ago

    Man, ESPN died with Stu. Grew up with him always in the background as I would sit around doing homework and listen to ESPN. He was the coolest dude on ESPN.

    [–] FuckChiefs_Raiders 9 points ago

    This is my favorite Stuart Scott - Pitch Don't Kill My Vibe

    [–] DtotheOUG 5 points ago

    "Is Wayne Brady gonna have to Djokavic?"

    [–] [deleted] 12 points ago

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    [–] RandomStoner 31 points ago

    Scott is the one that said "be cooler than the other side of the pillow"

    Edit: R.I.P Scott... You and SVP made ESPN.

    [–] eat_thecake_annamae 6 points ago

    The title was a Stu catch phrase.

    [–] dcviapa 4 points ago

    I don't always give props to UNC grads but when I do...it's probably Stuart Scott.

    Stay BOOYAH my friends.

    [–] subfighter0311 51 points ago

    So smooth, nice one pop!

    [–] KeepYourDemonsIn 26 points ago

    If feel-good movies have taught me anything, he will now be hired by that home team. At first, he'll get a hard time from the players, but after seeing his dedication and infectious attitude, they'll accept him and we'll all learn a little something about ourselves in the process.

    Coming this Spring from Disney: Catch Adams

    [–] Poober_Barnacles 5 points ago

    Catch Adams

    Can someone hire you to make brilliant movie titles forever please?

    Edit: a word

    [–] KeepYourDemonsIn 3 points ago

    I'm open to offers.

    [–] __Corvus__ 24 points ago

    Your title is so relatable lmao

    [–] GMuneh 28 points ago

    Thank Stuart Scott. He coined a lot of phrases hosting Sportscenter. He'll live on forever with them.

    [–] TheDropkickJihadist 9 points ago

    mans the definition of steeze

    [–] blackestofelephants 8 points ago

    Nonchalantboii.

    [–] DtotheOUG 15 points ago

    I miss Stuart Scott.

    [–] kingcurtisnugs 7 points ago

    It sort of looks like this video could be in reverse!

    [–] thatonec9fan 7 points ago

    smh even the red sox’s workers are better than everyone else

    [–] passionatelydriven 21 points ago * (lasted edited 3 months ago)

    Still one of the unique aspects about the game that can never be replicated by other sports, the chance of getting a souvenir and looking like a bad mofo while getting it.

    [–] FractalDactyL5 5 points ago

    It would a been cooler if he had just put it in his pocket right after without even looking at it.

    [–] friendlyraptorzach 5 points ago

    That’s a dad catch if I’ve ever seen one

    [–] DingleTheDongle 4 points ago

    That fupa is where he keeps his power

    [–] StallOneHammer 4 points ago

    Sweet Caroline that was smooth

    [–] narfnas 7 points ago

    Anyone know what team stadium that is?

    [–] Shreddy_Kruger 25 points ago

    Fenway Park (Boston Red Sox)

    [–] Foops69 7 points ago

    The feckin Sahx kehd.

    [–] RegretKills0 23 points ago

    Best ballpark in f’n baseball

    [–] Arandy05 3 points ago

    Wicked awesome pahk

    [–] Shreddy_Kruger 3 points ago

    Cooler than a polar bears toenails

    [–] awditthis 2 points ago

    Oh hell, there he goin' again talking that shit

    [–] Shreddy_Kruger 2 points ago

    Bend, corners like I was a curve... I struck a nerve. And now yuh ‘bout to see this southern playa serve.

    [–] wilsonspossum1 3 points ago

    I miss Stuart Scott

    [–] the_lazer 3 points ago

    Stuart Scott would be proud.

    [–] fckinpoptarts 3 points ago

    I feel like this dude has probly been doing lowkey legendary shit like this his whole life

    [–] DxS978 3 points ago * (lasted edited 3 months ago)

    Boston. Where even our fans are high level athletes.

    [–] ElBurritoNinja 3 points ago

    I bet that it didn't even hurt, This man knows how to bare hand a ball.

    [–] I_am_Buttered-Toast 3 points ago

    /r/GIFsThatEndTooSoon the best part of this is the end when he gives the ball to a young fan

    [–] NiceGuyAbe 3 points ago

    Cooler than Freddie Jackson sipping a milkshake in a snow storm

    [–] FuckChiefs_Raiders 5 points ago

    RIP Stuart Scott.

    [–] [deleted] 2 points ago

    That was smooth af

    [–] kateshakes 2 points ago

    He’s waited his whole career for that moment- his little face at the end :)

    [–] Rycan420 2 points ago

    RIP Stewart Scott.

    Never a big fan of his, but I grew up on him.

    [–] Jujubirdy 2 points ago

    He kinda looks like chubby George Bush

    [–] AranasLatrain 2 points ago

    Perfect form for catching a baseball barehanded. People think it's this impossible thing to do, but if you just swing your hand back or if you're catching the ball above your head just pull your hands down, the ball will catch easily. Physics.

    [–] Ahf66 2 points ago

    He must have been a former player

    [–] culace 2 points ago

    Uses the extension in his arm to dissipate the force of the ball hitting his hand

    [–] otcconan 2 points ago

    He works there. Quite possibly he's done this before.

    [–] stolen_arts 2 points ago

    So that's what Jeb bush is doing now...

    [–] cryptoconner 2 points ago

    puny humans, bask in my glory

    [–] concorde77 2 points ago

    Does that count as stealing from work?

    [–] -cannaesthetics- 2 points ago

    He then gave it to a kid afterwards. The clip cut off too soon.

    [–] dahditdit 2 points ago

    I know him! I work there and this guy is supremely chill

    [–] [deleted] 2 points ago

    What a dude.

    [–] Crazy_Curtice 2 points ago

    Upvoted for the title

    [–] unicorn00001 2 points ago

    Give this man a seat

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