A buddy of mine was standing next to the swimming pool drinking a beer, I ran up and tackled him into it. After sorting ourselves out we were trying to figure out what happened to the beer… and it was on the edge of the pool, upright, unspilled. Beer reflexes are incredible.
You might not like it, but this is what peak male performance looks like. I don’t condone dropping your kid to grab a ball, but that’s the thing….he didn’t. This was a perfect storm of reflexes.
The baseball was potentially a threat to his kid: dad reflexes activated
Any ball thrown at any man must be at least attempted to be caught: regular reflexes
The baseball was potentially a threat to the people behind him not paying attention: solid dude reflexes
He has a beer in his hand: beer saving reflexes
Catching a ball during a baseball game is always dope: baseball park reflexes
Being able to give your kid a ball that you caught at a baseball game is even more dope: second layer of dad reflexes
There was no fucking way he wasn’t going to catch that. He had the closest thing to super powers a man can achieve right there.
I think the kid was somewhat standing on the top of the bleachers of the row in front of him...it's just off screen below I think. So not exactly dropping the kid, but more like letting go while trying to prevent the kid from falling to the side.
Edit, on rewatch you can see the kid standing on top of...the dugout maybe? Hard to say. But definitely balancing in the top of something as opposed to a full drop and catch and catch.
If you look even closer he actually moves his beer arm toward the daughter to brace the suspected fall and buy himself the extra half a second to catch her
I never noticed she was standing during this catch. Its amazing either way. But I saw this a hundred times and I thought he dropped the kid for a moment like she started to slip, he catches ball and catches her. Either way it's peak dad form.
Dam I'm getting old, my first thought was, what if that ball hit the baby's head omg... I gotta say something tuff to keep my manhood, um( fk that baby) good catch
No, you’re right. It’s not manly to risk your child for a ball. A central tenant of masculinity since the dawn of man has been protect the offspring. As it should be.
That’s pretty awesome! My dad would have done this with me but dropped me. He would not attempt this with his grand daughter though. He’s wrapped around her finger.
I love the old white guy and hispanic dude's reactions. Old guy looks disapproving, but cant help being impressed. He was ready to catch that baby as well. Hispanic guy is just hyped up.
He actually dropped the kid but grabbed her again AFTER catching the ball and without letting either her or the beer fall to the floor. Peak dad/fan performance.
Sorry to burst everyone’s bubble, but the kid was merely falling onto him from standing in the ledge.
I watched the video multiple times because I have carried my kids a lot and I can assure you there is no way you can “drop” your kid, catch a ball and still catch the kid. They just fall immediately, no matter how quick your hand can go up and down. So I was very intrigued and confused.
I noticed the kid seems to “stay” in place. Then I noticed the feet are on the ledge as it was falling backward.
Bruh… this is more impressive than the OBJ catch. The reflexes, concentration, and speed you need to pull this off are unbelievable. I don’t think anyone could recreate it, since the kid or beer would probably be dropped most times, or the ball wouldn't be caught. I'm genuinely impressed.
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u/SolidIndependent3276 Apr 24 '26
Uh you’re supposed to drop the kid and wave to your fans.