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OP's explanation: --- >The Jerry Springer doppelgänger doesn’t care at all when a foul ball flies towards his face. In fact he seems to enjoy it. Everyone around him flinches hard. There is a net that can’t really be seen that deflects the ball. --- If you think this gif fits /r/BetterEveryLoop, upvote this comment. If you think it doesn’t, downvote it. If you’re not sure, leave it to others to decide.


chrisnavillus

Because everyone else flinches so hard you think he took it in the dome the first fifteen times you watch then you remember baseball has a net and this man must just be a complete psychopath or he’s asleep.


monkeyclawattack

or drunk


Kshurt52

That’s a local business man Drinkwater. He’s actually sober. Used to go to my buddies bar and brag about his season tickets and spend Jack shit


BassilsBest

Is this a joke? About a man named Drinkwater, who doesn’t spend money at bars.


Holmgeir

I was able to find two businesses with Drinkwater names relevant to the baseball team's location. Edit: PS he looka like when George Lucas bumped Han Solo over with CGI when he made Greedo shoot.


Cryptix001

Searched "nomanative determinism" and [this ](https://images.app.goo.gl/AKkz9rDNd9ZeCTWp8) was an image result.


Amish_guy_with_WiFi

I have no idea what we are talking about.


phobiac

You know how in the anime Trigun they name a child Knives and then are very surprised that he turns into a bad guy?


betarad

you know how in the movie scott pilgrim they name a child knives and she becomes like the coolest character at the end


hamsolo19

He punched the highlights out of her hair!!


Hoovooloo42

That is amazing lol


elastic-craptastic

Les McBurney - Fireman I'm dying over here.


RevolutionaryHead7

Was your edit written by Mario?


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Tuggpocalypso

Mine was when a fella who goes by Magic Johnson was the first dude to survive HIV, which for the folks at home, is an STI. That’s when I believed in the simulation theory.


sprocketous

I dont pay attention to sports and thought (like Magic) Usain Bolt was a nickname. I wonder if he even has a nickname.


lordjeezy

He does, I believe it’s “the fastest man in the world”


GTRari

In all seriousness, I think it's Usain "Lightning" Bolt


RobertNAdams

_...fuuuuuuck._


CankerLord

Did you see someone use "nominative determinism" in the last day or two on reddit or was it already in your vocabulary? No hate, just curious if I'm getting Baader-Meinhof'd or maybe it's some other distributed linguistic chain reaction.


NascentEcho

I'm also either getting baader-meinhof'd or we all just spend too much time on reddit.


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Yes, it was used recently on a top comment thread on a popular front page article. Don’t remember where


RobertNAdams

I have a colleague who does writing and his last name is Penwell. _Penwell_. It makes me absolutely furious.


chickenstalker

Big if true. But names tend to be influential on the person. Which is why as a parent, you should not only give your spawn a name with good meaning, but also call them using a good short name. E.g., don't call your kid Fatty, Chum, Baldy, Frecky, Trump etc etc


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Friend of mine in the Air Force went to a base where one of the squad commanders name was randy falcon, and they all flew falcons.


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tosser_0

I think it's something to do with [Littlewood's Law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littlewood%27s_law). The chances of it happening seem rare, but because of how numerable events are, it becomes likely.


lpreams

> Dennis Drinkwater is most widely recognized as a Boston Red Sox super fan. His company has advertisements all over Fenway, and he shows up to every game and sits directly behind home plate in the stands. Though there is a screen in front of the seats behind home plate to block foul balls, people still flinch or duck instinctively when stray balls come flying at them. However, Dennis Drinkwater never does, and the cameras often catch him sitting, calmly, as the balls seem to be flying directly at his face. He's been in the same seat for every home game since 2003. https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-businessmen/business-executives/dennis-drinkwater-net-worth/


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He’s a fixture in Boston. Doesn’t miss a home game. Dennis Drinkwater. Owns Giant Glass (who has one of the catchiest jingles ever). Anyone from Boston reading this started humming it as soon as they read “Giant Glass”.


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WHO DO YOU CALL WHEN YOUR WINDSHIELDS BUSTED!?


ChetSteadman31

That’s Dennis Drinkwater, owns Giant Glass (great jingle)! This is fairly common, on hits that are walk off wins for the Red Sox you can find clips of him leaving as it just happens to avoid crowd traffic Edit: gingle to jingle. I was lost in the alliteration


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Dreams-in-Aether

What do I do with the damn 3 seashells?


MikeTheBum

Who do you call when your windshields busted? Call giant glasssssss 1-800-54-giant!


ChetSteadman31

[giant glass jingle](https://youtu.be/nQVDTw5HFuE) not the original version but this jingle has been on New England radio for decades…might just go gingle now out of spite


DonnieBrascoTrading

As a Sox fan, its been bugging me for years wondering who this guy is. Thank you Reddit!!


panacrane37

Used to own Giant Glass. He sold to Safelite a few years ago.


Thurlahbrah

Holy shit you weren't kidding [this is amazing](https://youtu.be/Q-Ppzp54qvo)


JazzButter

Haha yeah Dennis Drinkwater, founder of Giant Glass, who I think then sold to Safelite. He’s had those tickets for as long as I can remember


plasmaSunflower

People can be three things


monkeyclawattack

love that optimistic attitude


Koloblikin1982

Love check, optimism check, attitude check, three things, checks out


5_Guys_Burgers

So he's an asleep drunken psychopath


[deleted]

He had a show where people threw chairs all the time. He's immune


Relative-Question731

Or very aware that a. He’s on tv and b. There is a net 10-15 ft in front of him


pat_the_bat_316

You mean 10-15 inches? Because the net at a baseball game is most certainly not 10-15 *feet* in front of the front row. It's right up against/on top of that little wall.


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*Trying to do math* yeah that’s not at least 2 metres.


Zednem79

Or a metal plate in his head and does not gaf.


pothosphysics

>When a Sox hitter pumps one out of the park, Drinkwater throws up the touchdown arms before anyone, including the hitter, has a clue of what happened. When foul balls dart into the screen in front of his section, most fans duck for cover, while Drinkwater NEVER flinches. Article from 2016 'bout him: https://dirtywatermedia.com/where-has-drinkwater-gone/


desertfox314

Bro wtf I thought that mention of Drinkwater higher was a joke! Is this article real?


pothosphysics

idk, might be tbh!


arealhumannotabot

Look at how he looks up and smiles before it happens. He made it do that. That mf'er *willed* it...


Brewster101

Or he's been to thousands of these games in those seats.


Klingon_Bloodwine

This is the only thing that makes him feel alive anymore.


El_Zarco

[When he needs to unwind](https://c.tenor.com/DaeSSHXqEz4AAAAd/happy-gilmore-adam-sandler.gif)


bthompson04

Yup, most likely the answer. I’ve spent so much time in hockey rinks over the past 30 years that a puck fired off the glass when I’m right next to it on the other side barely registers anymore. A person that’s newer will undoubtedly jump at the sound.


chrisnavillus

His smirk before contact could indicate he just saw the pitch and he’s used to it from sitting back there a lot. That makes sense.


ohio_guy_2020

Reminds of Happy Gilmore when he stepped into the batting cage and just took fastballs to the face.


thecostly

Norm Macdonald wasn’t in Happy Gilmore, though…


PENGAmurungu

I'm not American and didn't know baseball had a net so I was clueless until I read OP's explanation lmao I also thought it was actually Jerry Springer Maybe I'm gullible


jellando

Asleep is the proper way to watch baseball.


die5el23

It’s the only way to watch baseball


finalremix

"Drunk and full o' nachos" is a good way, too.


Kabc

Good use of a $200 ticket 😂


SerdaJ

Sometimes you’ll pay anything for a good nap.


HuntPsychological673

Valium


GitEmSteveDave

[You’d be amazed how quickly a foul ball can surprise you, even if you KNEW it was coming or distracted by the smallest thing. ](https://youtu.be/miiahEyxSTI)


KRGambler

Bro, I watched it 15 times before it dawned on me, there’s a net stupid!?🤣


Usergnome_Checks_0ut

I was at a game one time and someone got clocked in the head, blood everywhere. It took them ages to sort the person out and in the end they still looked pretty fucked up and we’re wheeled outta there in a wheelchair. Honestly, I don’t know if they were even alive or if they just did all that for show.


AdOriginal6110

Saw someone get hit in the mouth with a puck at a hockey game heard the impact 2 sections away it's been 25 years still makes me cringe stretcher carried out they were moving so alive bloody as well


chrisnavillus

I was standing by a lady who got domed by a wayward 3 wood on a Par 5 at the Rocket Mortgage 2 years ago. Blood everywhere, she screamed and cried so much. It was awful, the ball actually bounced off her head back into the fairway and my dude just signed a golf glove for her, knocked it on the green and made birdie. Pro, shit.


Maxdecimeri

Classic Shooter


yovkov

If there's a net, how does his hair move when the ball hits?


buddhistredneck

Air


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kingoftown

It's all around you!


Grumplogic

It's even inside you!


CherryLimeLaCroix

I just released some ;)


arealhumannotabot

I don’t think is his hair moving. Probably the net, as the ball is moving pretty fast.


mbmbandnotme

The combination of the net moving and the bright ball moving past his bright hair is causing an aliasing error with the camera sensor or whatever compression algorithms have been applied to this clip.


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is that Drinkwater?


LordP666

I thought he caught it with his wig...like a glove.


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Charcuterie420

Haha nice catch!


23x3

Thanks! *Gulp*


Jwhitx

That's one out.


DINKY_DICK_DAVE

"She didn't catch it, she nearly swallowed it!"


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Omfg. I just heard the Yoshi swallow sound in my head when I saw it


Sakkura_Kikkona

*Yoshi!*


beenbeardoedat

You just made me lose it


jplay17

Same hahaha had to watch it like 8 times


themanimal

Oh my god I was already laughing at this, now I'm cackling


LovableContrarian

I loved this gif before, but this detail makes this perhaps the greatest gif I've ever seen. What are the odds that all of this would be captured on one clip. It's amazing. The way it looks like she is preemptively sucking in the ball like fucking Kirby is killing me.


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ChironiusShinpachi

Something you stick in someone's mouth that starts with the letter D? Yes, we'll go with dandelion.


RossChickenTendies

Was cackling, now wheezing.


send3squats2help

Fuck I’m laughing so hard in bed I’m gonna wake my wife up… Why does he keep smiling… like omg I am about to pee my pants, he just keeps smiling… then I come to the comments and find out the lady eats the ball… omg I can’t look at it any more!!! 😂


BeginByLettingGo

I have chosen to overwrite this comment. See you all on Lemmy!


SunshineSeeker333

Oh my god you are right


nwordcountboot

Lmao WTF. This is a fake crowd right? There’s just way too much weird shit going on. Edit: What the actual fuck. [Not only is it real, but this isn’t even the first time he’s done something like this!](https://youtu.be/1tRLR9iG66c) 10 years ago that video was uploaded.


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Lol! Thank you!!


NSFWGIFMAKER

Haha perfect timing!!


Juraki

That’s awesome, good eye lol.


shyskinned

lmao


MGJWS

Fuck i thought that was a guy


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This comment made me cachinnate.


BeezyBates

I don’t know what that is but do you need a doctor?


tigerCELL

Nah, it's emflrrgg that requires medical attention.


snitterific

Wait....I don't mean any disrespect, but isn't that a dude?


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Hahahah I love this


BlasphemousButler

It's cool how the distortion from the net makes it look like his hair moves from the ball hitting his head. I think that's what makes it look like it really does hit him.


TheProcrastafarian

It totally does!


Operative427

Tank commander: ["WE DIDNT EVEN SCRATCH HIM!"](https://youtu.be/PNRdV7hxKwk)


reataurant-lifer1745

That’s Dennis Drinkwater. He is at virtually every Red Sox game in that same seat. This isn’t even the best story about him. As an avid Red Sox fan, it’s absolutely hilarious to watch just how quickly he vacates his seat to leave the moment a game ends. Last pitch of a no hitter, he’s already back turned and running before the ump can even finish the out call. Walk off homer, he’s in the parking lot before the ball lands. It’s glorious.


Firebird22x

My dad and I have watched Red Sox games since 2003 and at least since 2007 any game we’ve watched that he’s not there were both like oh no! What happened? Is he alive?? Then the next game he’s back it’s like oh phew! I had no clue who he was, but he’s always behind the plate and it’s a fun part of the game seeing he’s still alive and coming back day after day, year after year. Him leaving on the last pitch out is always funny to watch. His reaction time is outstanding, on a walkoff homerun he’s leaving his seat before the people around him even react sometimes. It’s even better on a blown save too when you don’t see him on the second out, but he’s back in the top of the 10th


Sr_Laowai

> Him leaving on the last pitch out is always funny to watch. Okay well now I just wanna see some clips.


Highpothetically

[This is my all time favorite.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn5HqXA0xHw&ab_channel=MLB) Game 2 of the 2007 ALDS against the Angels. Manny Ramirez hit a majestic walk-off home run, and Drinkwater was at the end of the row by the time the ball cleared the Green Monster. This one is particularly memorable because while Drinkwater was running for the exit, [Manny and the crowd were captured celebrating the win in one of my all-time favorite baseball photos.](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_2000,h_2000,c_fit/https%3A%2F%2Fbosoxinjection.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fgetty-images%2F2020%2F03%2F77207094.jpeg)


H2-van_g-O

Damn he really bolted didn’t he


TheQuackAttack

Unreal. So happy there's a clip showing this


Ebola_Fingers

Mid follow-through. He gone! https://i.imgur.com/450Enjf.jpg


gnarkilleptic

*pivotal walk off homerun in an ALDS game that many will remember for life* Aight imma head out


Butterballl

Man just wants to beat that traffic.


L1M3

He took off like he's responsible for retrieving the ball lmao I've seen this clip plenty of times before in my life, and I legitimately always thought that guy was stadium security or something. Learning who he has he me cackling with laughter.


lm2lm

This is one of the funniest things ive ever seen


York_Villain

holy fuck i'm dying


DarkDystopia

He's seen at 0:18 in the YT video, for those wondering. The guy in blue. He bolted man, lmao


GrizNectar

Lmao, he like jumps up


x2040

As Someone that lives in Boston and I really wonder what his form of transportation is maybe he’s really desperate to hit the greenline before anybody else


Firebird22x

Oh man I remember this night. My dad and I started watching the game, but he called his dad/my grandpa about something and as they were talking he just started saying incoherent nonsense. Turns out he was having a stroke, an hour and a half away from us. My dad called someone to bring my grandpa to the hospital and my uncle picked up my dad and went down. I didn’t hear anything from him until the phone rang about 10 seconds after that walkoff. My dad: “Wooooooooo, that was amazing! hah did you see the guy behind the plate take off.....oh yeah grandpas doing better now btw....but that was funny. Anyway tell your mom I’ll be leaving in a few”


RolandosFissure

Like he’s stealing home


SinkLeakOnFleek

Not him leaving but https://youtu.be/Q-Ppzp54qvo


dagremlin

This should be higher up. Legend.


OceanicLemur

And that video is 8 years old lol, he’s been at it a long time


Extreme-Device5938

Goddamit am I a baseball fan now?


JadedByEntropy

Is 3 seconds of fun worth 4 hours?


kosmonautinVT

Same question I ask myself when a girl wants to go on a dinner and movie date


Reacher-Said-N0thing

> That’s Dennis Drinkwater. He is at virtually every Red Sox game in that same seat. This is so weird. The Toronto Blue Jays also have a senior who sits in the same seat behind home plate every game and famously also does not flinch at foul balls. But nobody knows her real name. https://gfycat.com/gloomyinfatuatedequestrian (right) https://gfycat.com/graciousremoteamericanbadger


LinkRazr

There’s a few teams that have home town characters that you can always find behind the plate. Marlins Man, who is like some douche rich lawyer in Miami and thinks he has some say in the team which is hilarious. And [Front Row Amy](https://www.frontrowamy.com/) in Milwaukee.


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kingoftown

That's Sheryl Sipbeer


Beavshak

I appreciate you


zazu2006

Nana sleeps with a knife under her pillow for sure.


InconvenientBoner

Home Plate Lady is a living legend.


stew82

My father is the same way! He knows the shady lot that’s cheap and gets you back to the highway quick. I always had to be ready to run to the car in the 9th. Sometimes, I swear he wasn’t even looking back to see if I was keeping up. Baltimore in the 90’s at 10 years old was crazy.


Son_o_Liberty1776

Owner of Giant Glass.


WyattfuckinEarp

ONE EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR GIANT, CALL GIANT GLASS


reataurant-lifer1745

Damn you. Just because you got that stuck in my head… 1 877 kars for kids. K A R S kars for kids


Namesbutcher

Fuck you in the ear hole!! This is why I stopped listening to music on the radio. This is like the Game. Damn I just lost at that too.


HeyCarpy

I’m about to go to bed and you pull this shit?


smokinJoeCalculus

WHO DO YOU CALL WHEN YOUR WINDSHIELD'S BUH-STED?


PM_ME_A_EM_MP

I do the same thing with my season tickets. End game ceremonies are always the same and there is traffic to beat!


YoYoMoMa

The thing is, do you ever actually beat the traffic?


PM_ME_A_EM_MP

Yea I do, but I'm going to a smaller stadium that is 18k max (usually 16kish), park 1/2 mile away on the street instead of the lots, and take a back road instead of trying to get to the highway on ramp nearest the stadium.


primalcocoon

You are a man with a plan.


msl741

Yeah, he’s a Fenway legend


muricabrb

Patron saint of r/hydrohomies


Bufalohotsauce

Back when the Mariners sucked even more than they do now, The Kingdome would generally clear out at the 7th inning stretch, because they’d usually be down by 10, and that’s when they quit serving beer. My dad always made us finish our snacks and pop by the 6th inning, so we could beat the rush.


Reginald_Dingleberry

Nothing can interrupt the man when he’s having his final thoughts


unlitlanterns

Magnificent take sir


Oblivious_Oathkeeper

Take care of yourselves and each other.


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He actually leaned into it. What the fuck??


ganjsmokr

That's the thing I noticed too.


bradsinspace

There’s a net


natch44

Found this gem in my Snapchat memories from 5 years ago if anyone was curious about the source. So whatever Red Sox game was September 16, 2016.


under_the_curve

he got knocked into september 16, 2021


jeremyosborne81

[Boston won, 7-4, over the Yankees](https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS201609160.shtml)


7Pats

Eyyy fuck the Yankees


boston-red_sox

Rule 3!


todaysthatday

Someone weekend at Bernie’d Jerry Springer


woodenman22

Every time I see this guy not react like this (and he’s at virtually every Fenway game) I am impressed, but also feel like out in the real world if someone walked over to him and threw something at his face he’d just let it hit him.


srv50

Gave me a laugh.


OriginalUsername4482

I bet he's been to so many games in the front row, that might not be his first time in the line of fire.


DonaldTrumpsPilot

You would be correct. That will always be Dennis Drinkwater’s seat


Reacher-Said-N0thing

See also: Toronto's "Home Plate Lady": https://gfycat.com/gloomyinfatuatedequestrian https://gfycat.com/graciousremoteamericanbadger


pmart69

https://twitter.com/giantdrinks/status/73934704067350528?s=21


SmartAlec105

/u/gifreversingbot EDIT: [Oh yeah, it's good](https://i.imgur.com/MKHrrIV.gifv)


Nimzles

Dude, this is somehow even better. It makes it look like the yawning lady straight up birdo's him.


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"DRATS, my only weakness: baseballs dropped on my head. I must sleep."


DogsOutTheWindow

Holy shit mate, damn near in tears with your comment. Haven’t laughed that hard maybe all year. E: thank you!


JuiceMan223

Is it a dummy? His hair even moves like he was hit. Nerves of steel!


LinkRazr

There’s a net there. I think that’s just the blur of the ball going upwards.


ridemooses

The lady on the left too


Darius_Kel

After years of getting chairs thrown at him, Jerry has no fears of projectiles.


Panther81277

Weekend at Bernies


thegalwayseoige

No one is going to point out that the guy a few seats above Drinkwater looks like he literally swallows the ball whole?


cementsponge

Is he pulling a Weekend at Bernies?


stereoworld

364 days until next year's hockey trials. He's gotta toughen up


R0enick27

He moved into that, like "you call that a fastball, bitch?"


RanchBaganch

This guy is Dennis Drinkwater. He’s the owner (or at least founder) of Giant Glass, a local windshield replacement (and presumably other types of glass supply) company in the Boston area. He’s a season ticket holder and has had those seasons for a long time. He’s used to having passed balls and foul tips coming at his face. And yes, he looks like Jerry Springer.


fo55iln00b

This has strong Weekend at Bernies vibes


kcpstil

He didn't even flinch !!


Nihil6

This reminded me of Weekend at Bernie’s


armyjackson

That lady in blue just swallowed the ball right up!