Showing posts with label Red Sox. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Red Sox. Show all posts

Monday, September 8, 2014

Nicest Kid In The World Spotted At Fenway Park

The Boston Red Sox are woeful this year, placed firmly in last place in the American League East. 
Charming everyone, especially the woman in back of him,
a boy named Ryan hands a foul ball to the girl
behind him at Fenway Park in Boston Friday.  


But, at least some of the fans are really polite.

NESN, the New England Sports Network,  has a nice video of a ball girl picking up a foul ball and handing it to a 12-year old boy in the stands during a game Friday.

The boy immediately hands the ball to the little girl behind him.

He's either an incredibly nice kid or he wants to go out on a date with the girl. Since he's only 12, the verdict is he's probably just a very good young man, named Ryan.

When you watch the video, below, note that the kid handed the ball to the girl with no hesitation, and no prompting from any parents.

(By the way, if you want to see a fun compilation of foul ball catches in various stadiums, click here.)

A bit after Friday's Fenway Park incident, a NESN reporter interviewed Ryan. "I've seen people do it before and I thought it's a nice thing....and it's good to make people happy."

NESN gave Ryan a gift bag that contained a couple baseballs and other goodies. One of the items in the gift bag was a bracelet, which he also gave to the girl behind him.

So all and all, it was a good night at Fenway Park. Oh, and the Red Sox managed to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays, 9-8.

Here's the great video.


Wednesday, April 17, 2013

New York Yankees And Their Fans Are Totally a Wonderful Class Act

Any Red Sox fan worth their salt knows they always play Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" at the bottom of the third inning during home games.
A very nice gesture at the Yankees game last night. 

I'm not sure how that tradition got started, but what the hell. It's awesome.

Last night, at a New York Yankees home game, they did the same to honor Boston and the city's response to the marathon bombing

As Jon Stewart said this week, New York and Boston have had a long, long rivalry, but its a sibling rivalry.

When Neil Diamond himself got wind of what happened in Yankee Stadium, he tweeted:

"Thank you for playing "Sweet Caroline" for the people of Boston. You scored a home run in my heart. With respect, Neil. 

Indeed!

Here's the video: