re: Who is on the ground for Running of the Gumps?

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Reminds me of grown men knocking kids out of the way to get a foul ball. Same shite, lol.

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As a 12 or 13 yr old kid I was with my parents at an LSU baseball regional (mid 90’s). LSU game ended and next game had started. We were outside the stadium and I hear a foul ball bounce off the grandstand roof and it hits on street about 20ft or so from me. I take off running after the ball with my glove on my hand. About 10 ft on the other side of the ball was an over weight 60+ yr old man who also starts to run after it. As we both close in, me being young and agile, I slide on the street and cover the ball with my glove. Now the old man can’t stop his momentum and tripped over my feet as I slid. He almost face plants but catches himself. Then calls me an F’n bastard, as I get up and walk back to my parents with my ball. My mom, embarrassed, thinking I tripped the old man, tells me to “apologize and give him the ball”. I’m shocked and look at my dad to see what he says. He tells my mom, “if he goes and gives him that ball, then I’m going to have to go take it back, and then you’ll really be embarrassed, so I think we should just go eat”. I’ll never forget it.