That Balls Outta Here » disappointment http://thatballsouttahere.com A Philadelphia Phillies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 23 May 2013 23:11:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Rich Dubee; Disappointed Father http://thatballsouttahere.com/2012/03/09/rich-dubee-disappointed-father/ http://thatballsouttahere.com/2012/03/09/rich-dubee-disappointed-father/#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2012 03:18:39 +0000 http://thatballsouttahere.com/?p=8478

Lou Montanez didn't hit very many home runs as a Cub. Mandatory Credit: Rob Grabowski-US PRESSWIRE

Michael Dubee not only had to endure watching a game winning home run fly off the bat of Lou Montenez, but he had to put up with the maniacal laughter/disappointed stare of his father Rich.  We have all disappointed our fathers, but there are a very small percentage of us that get to fail in front of our fathers AND 8,000 strangers.  I have become something of expert of the art of disappointing one’s parents and this is the type of colossal failure that can galvanize the type of wonton self hatred that can drive a minor league pitcher to stop playing baseball. (more…)

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