Gentleman who "snatched" ball meant for kid at game was actually a good guy

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@anon41977465

my parents took me to a baseball game one time. I hated it, I also got hit with the ball and iit bounced off of me and some adult behind got it and the other adults around were going tsk tsk and feeling sorry for me not getting the ball, and I was thinking these fucking idiots, what do I want that damn ball for - I want to not even be here in the first place.

@anon41977465

cranky kid who got taken out to the ballgame by his asshole parents who evidently did not have a clue what their kid actually enjoyed in life.

My hellscape at 12 years old was Opryland.

Opryland was not really built for kids back in the 70s.

ETA: Oops, I didn’t mean to associate the building of Opryland with Dolly’s influence, as @Charles_Insandiego points out I may have been thinking of Dollywood. I think my grandma’s love for Dolly was impressed so hard upon my psyche that I always associate the two.