October 30th, 2009: Grown New York Men with Baseball Gloves Prevail

Posted by Matt Sebek, October 30, 2009

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October 30th, 2009

As Pedro Martinez was bounced from last night's World Series matchup between the Yankees and Phillies, the New York faithful got a little raucous. Boos galore. Collective chants of "Who's your Daddy?" Adult fans waving baseball gloves in the air.

Wait, what?

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Yes yes. We have quite a fascination with grown men with gloves, and needless to say, George Costanza Danny Devito Mr. Peanut and his Wilson rawhide caught our eye.

Our cyber homies over at HuggingHaroldReynolds.com may be *slightly* biased in their favor towards Philadelphia, nevertheless, we couldn't have said it any better:

"Takes a lot of stones for a sixty year old man to wave bye bye to a big league pitcher...from the stands...WITH HIS MITT!"

Touche.

Impress your co-workers: the fella above is a Southpaw. Grown men with gloves, who are also lefties, always look so much more natural than their righty counterparts. It's unfair, really.

eldonaldo, November 9, 2009 09:11 AM

So this is what happened to George Costanza after he got fired by the Yankees!

anony, November 2, 2009 10:11 AM

JB, true but it depends where you're sitting.If a guy is in the upper deck all the way in the back, sure.But if you're in the ground boxes even with the infield, not so much.The glove is also handy to help protect you from flying bats.Wooden ones, not mammals.

bill, November 2, 2009 09:11 AM

its not just a glove its a catches glove!

Skibum73, October 31, 2009 11:10 PM

I couldn't agree more. Gloves in a ballpark should only be worn by kids. You should be willing to break a finger catching that ball.

Ernest, October 31, 2009 04:10 PM

Everyone in that section has a look of, "Great. The one time we'll be on TV and we're in the same shot as this douche. I hope no one thinks we're friends."

Brian, October 30, 2009 07:10 PM

Ever since Barry Bonds' 756th home run ricocheted off my left index finger, I'm under the opinion that grown men can wear gloves to ball games

Dude, October 30, 2009 06:10 PM

Is the gloved one wearing a suitcoat over his Yankees sweatshirt?

Peter, October 30, 2009 05:10 PM

I've caught a few foul balls with my bare hand and its not that big a deal. Suck up and leave the glove in the car/apartment.

rocco, October 30, 2009 05:10 PM

The hottie next to him in the grey jacket is like "Put down the glove and take your kid back!"

brad, October 30, 2009 05:10 PM

that's not james earl jones next to himit's obviously jack mckeon

Sebek, October 30, 2009 04:10 PM

yanksfan, thank you for making my day with that comment.

yanksfan, October 30, 2009 04:10 PM

Loser yankee fan? Last I checked, anyone who buys a ticket is allowed to the game. I don't know what weak team you're a fan of mikeaaa, but I'm sure there are plenty of those at your team's stadium. But yeah, the guy in the pic's a douche.

Dave, October 30, 2009 03:10 PM

Henry Winkler over there in the red jacket looks horrified.

Mikeaaa, October 30, 2009 02:10 PM

Another example of a loser yankee fan

Mike, October 30, 2009 02:10 PM

That guy looks like a d-bag without the glove...the glove is just the cherry on top of the d-bag sundae.

Chris, October 30, 2009 01:10 PM

Isn't that James Earl Jones in the Yankees cap just to this dude's left?

JB, October 30, 2009 01:10 PM

Anony, Chances of grown man getting a foul ball hit to him - 1%Chances of grown man looking like a d-bag if he brings a glove "just in case" - 100%

anony, October 30, 2009 01:10 PM

People always say that grown men shouldn't take gloves to the game -- until they try to catch a screaming foul ball with their bare hands. And then they have no feeling from the elbows down for the next few hours.Even Doug Flutie is smarter than that, Huge Doosh.

Christopher, October 30, 2009 01:10 PM

Even worst: Grown men at Angel Stadium carrying a stuff monkey! My friend and I went to Game 3 of the Angels/Yanks series and were surrounded by grown men with stuff monkeys. It was so bad that we looked at each other and said: "it's just to easy to talk smack to these losers."

Christopher, October 30, 2009 01:10 PM

Huge, October 30, 2009 12:10 PM

Dude, you need to find the highlight of Doug Flutie walking into Fenway with a glove and then catching 2 foul balls a couple years back.. What a tool! Like he couldn't just ask for a ball? It's Doosh Flutie.

Chris, October 30, 2009 12:10 PM

I noticed this guy last night too. Doesn't it look like his glove is a little small. Maybe it's his kid's glove.

Jason, October 30, 2009 11:10 AM

Hahah!! I just noticed the guy in the red jacket, staring at the idiot with a glove in utter disgust. Awesome.

Sebek, October 30, 2009 10:10 AM

JSF has certainly become synonymous with some awesome things; crappy baseball cards, mens softball, negburns and grown men with gloves. I can't speak for the rest of the crew, but I feel like I'm living a dream.

Gregory, October 30, 2009 10:10 AM

I saw this guy and knew there was a good chance you guys would capture it. Well done.

HHR, October 30, 2009 10:10 AM

I bet the "authentic" shirtzee has a name on the back.

ARP, October 30, 2009 10:10 AM

I mean, he is wearing a BLAZER over a stankees, I mean Yankees, t-shirt. Could you get any more lame?