I just saw this clip on O'Reillys show. A young man caught a foul ball from the front row of one of the upper decks. He raised his hands in the air, smiled, looked really happy and then leaned down and gave the ball to his toddler. The toddler then turned around and threw it over the railing! The dad looked sad for a moment then started laughing and hugged his child. O'Reilly dubbed him a Patriot!

I was glad to see the dad NOT become angry - after all, it's just a ball and the little girl was doing what she has probably seen hundreds of times before - throwing the ball. So cute!

I was impressed with the dad too. His wife should be proud!

Our Phillies fans are great! They are going to be on the "Today" show this morning. Here's a link:

Phillies dad a hit with parents all over | MLB.com: News

~Lisa

Thanks for the link, CaddyLisa. I'll be watching!

Priceless, something he will never forget.

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Sometimes the elevator often the shaft

How sweet!

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There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one!
-Harry Chapin

I saw that too and I immediately thought "What a Great Dad!"

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Mary

I saw it too I hope whoever caught the ball after the little girl threw it, was nice enough to give it back to her because she probably thought she was playing catch.

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I just got a firm grip on reality....
Now I can strangle it

I heard the team gave them a ball.

I love this video. What a great story and the dad's reaction just absolutely makes it.

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Kim

What a cool and loving daddy!! Makes your heart smile!!

It was very cute. The dad was a sweetheart. But what makes him a Patriot? Did I miss something?

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If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition, and then admit that we just don't want to do it.

- Stephen Colbert.

At the end of O'R's show, he has a segment called "Pinheads and Patriots". The 'patriot' is usually just someone who has obviously done something positive... a good person... the kind of thing that, if done by everyone, would make this a little better place to be.

And Kanye West would be a pinhead!

Oh! - thanks for the explanation.

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If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition, and then admit that we just don't want to do it.

- Stephen Colbert.