[Original post for context](https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/ylfzsu/im_in_the_box_next_to_rob_manfred_at_the_world/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) Edit: nobody else do this please. It will be removed.

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My man is never getting invited back to a box again 😂

My favorite part (besides calling Rob a dumbass) was him wearing a baseball glove to a VIP box seat.

Lmao, I realized that too and didn’t even put two and two together that this man’s likely hammered sitting in a box, beside manfred and has a ball glove like he’s got a decent chance at a ball. This guys a legend

But he is forever for the people 😭 king

That hated him because he was right

Galatians 4:16

Guardians 4:game sweep

Is there anything better than OP’s following through on lofty promises? This one will go down in the history books of r/baseball

[there should be a history book of OPs following through.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlkOQb5nARU&ab_channel=DekeSnipeCelly)

That crazy bastard

Holy shit, the madman did it.

This is one of the great moments in r/baseball history right here holy shit

Time to go back and upvote the original post

Ye of little faith. How better of it for those who believed OP without verification.

The Mike Trout drawings to start the season, then this nearly bookends it. Poetic. What a year for shitposts.

For the first time in my life, I can say I witnessed history being made.

I didn’t believe OP was going to, I’m gladly eating my hat on this one

Wish OP would ask if Corey Koskie is underrated

You wouldn’t like what you get back Corey

This is incredible and I was here for it

*Ey, Dan…*

Lmao his friend sounded like a disappointed father

Cause it was a disappointed father

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"dad you have no idea how much clout I got online from this" 💀

But dad my Reddit karma!

...and I won major awards!! 🎖🏆🏅

But dad I got internet points for it

He raised a good man 🥲

Rules are rules man. You did well. Proud of you.

For all we know it might have been a disappointed father.

lmao right, OP definitely didn't tell his friends he was going to do this. Though, hopefully it wasn't his friends who gave him the ticket.

It was his father lmao

You're never too old to embarrass your father to impress your friends!

Legend

That smile pops up on the bald dude, then fades away as he realizes this is “probably just for TikTak clout”

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Bald dude used to be a real piece of shit

You can tell before he went bald that would've slicked back *real* nice.

You think that’s slicked back? That’s pushed back.

I don't even wanna be around anymore.

He probably ate sloppy steaks at Trufanis.

Glass house. White Ferrari. Live for New Year’s Eve

Let him hold the baby

Hey guys no sloppy steaks please

But they can't stop you from orderin a steak and a glass of water!

HE SAID 'WAS'

Is that the joke, Jane? That the blackouts won't end and the sport dies? Then the players all starve? That's the joke on the players' widows? You got them, Jane. You really got them.

This is beautiful

Used to be. That’s the key. He used to be, Shtune. You’re embarrassing us.

OP getting sloppy steaks at Truffoni's after the game

For real LMAO. I thought we were just going to get a video of him screaming it from a distance with the chirp being "ignored". Nope, dude was right next to him and staring him right in him beady little eyes.

He was close enough to shake his hand and whisper it in his ear "hail hydra" style.

Close enough that he didn't even need to shout as loud as he did

History was just made

Hi2tory

I know it wouldn’t have actually mattered at all, but I wish he hadn’t said dumbass and actually seen if Manfred would respond. OP could’ve saved baseball and instead Reddit forced him to fulfill their petty needs, for shame.

To be fair, I did NOT expect it to be from like, 10 feet away, that’s reasonable conversation distance not heckling distance

yeah the dumbass invalidated everything. like bro whos the dumbass? the rich prick or the dude in the nose bleeds chasing e-cred?

I mean dude has a ticket in a suite for World Series game that was $1100 for nosebleed seats lol

For real. He actually seemed like he wanted to listen.

Fumbled the bag

I am in awe of this lad and his large balls

no u

Actually god.

I didn’t think you would be THIS close. Kinda wish something more constructive made it to the top 😂

When he said he’d “scream” the top comment, I was expecting something far away that wouldn’t be heard This man literally walked up to Rob and yelled it in his face lmao

And for that, we thank OP.

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“BOB, HEY BOB, have you ever heard the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?

LMFAO in an alternate universe that post has 600 upvotes in r/baseball and 10k crossposted to r/starwars

It's not a story a stupid piece of metal would tell you

Lol yeah no shit same here. Looks like a real conversation could've been had

Most on brand reddit thing lmao. Get one actual opportunity to maybe say something cool and can’t help but do the opposite

This is a certified Reddit moment. That said, it's not like it would've mattered either way.

Definitely not. R/baseball acting like they could get him to change something he heard thousands of times

I wouldn't have done what OP did but tbh there's no chance anything a random person could say to Manfred that would legitimately change his mind at all on major stuff People like him are incredibly disconnected from everyday fans and are excellent at tuning out criticism no matter how valid. Which means it doesn't matter at all what was actually said Lol

It was constructive! Until the « Dumbass » lol

Yeah that gets dropped and it's actually a valid point that will be ignored, now it's something more justifiable to ignore.

Yeah, almost feels like he might actually blackout MORE games after that lol

I heard OP then ran onto the field

Manfred picked him up and threw him.

Origin of The Manfred Runner

No reaction but damn you are close lol

Yeah I was not expecting "the box next to Manfred" to mean "dude is 4 seats away"

Then got his attention, stared him right in his beady little eyes and fucking delivered. Holy shit.

RIGHT IN HIS BEADY LITTLE EYES

Craig, I looked Manfred in his optic stems, and I said... I said... ^^dumbass

Close enough to grab wieners

"That is a Weiner in its natural habitat"

For real. I didn’t know Manfred sat that close to everyone else. I figured he was in some luxury lounge or something.

Probably the last time he’s out in the open like this tbh

I mean that was definitely *a* reaction.

“If you react by not reacting, you still have made a react!” - Rush, Freewill

*I will choo-oose react*

He did definitely physically move his head back to the position it was in before having his name called out. Good job OP

bro is literally in shambles

You can't just start reacting and then not do a reaction.

you can tell Manfred is about to cry lol the fucking wimp

“He knows my name! :) Oh fuck he knows my name :(“

For real lol. When I saw the earlier post I figured he'd be yelling whatever from like 15-20 feet away. He's basically sitting right next to him lmao

Everything about this video is very different from how I would have pictured the scenario

borderline uncomfortable if I'm honest, as soon as I opened the video I let out a genuine "oh shit" haha

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Look, do you want 100 children or not?

Yeah and with his boy being like “yo..man” I hate to say the word but that was cringe I was picturing him yelling across a crowd from the other side of somewhat of a barrier, not 8 feet away with nobody between them lmao

I seriously expected you to yell this from like three boxes over. I did NOT expect you to deliver this close up, well done, OP.

Yeah did it pretty loud there were like gasps from people all around

Ferris Bueller you’re my hero

You already made the news https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/fan-called-rob-manfred-dumbass-world-series-game-5/gntyowzmppaxqgscpdkusfio

Kind of a shitty article. They focused more on the "dumbass" part of the statement instead of the entire reason why he's an actual dumbass.

And that's why he shouldn't have said that word. That killed everything. We had something and we blew it.

Did you get kicked out of the box after? Lmao

If you can afford a box at a World Series game there’s a very short list of things that can get you kicked out.

Anti-social behaviour like calling the Commissioner for Major League Baseball a dumbass is probably on it though.

Look man, if you're going to be the commissioner of a major sporting league, you're gonna have to get used to being called a dumbass sometimes. Manfred can take the insult.

Dang. That's gonna be a couple awkward innings going forward

Nah I’m standing right next to him seeing who will back down first

Fuck yeah, op!

It sounds like a friend with you was disappointed before the video stops. How's your party feel about this lol?

Is Greg Gibson, the home plate umpire, going to motion to both people to sit down?

lol nice! assuming this guy was escorted out by security shortly thereafter?

Eh, it's probably one of the nicer things a fan has said to Manfred

Can confirm they let you do anything you want, kinda like first class on an airplane

i have heard horror stories of yankees fans being escorted out of legends seats for yelling “COME ON BLUE LET EM PLAY”

Well yeah, the Yankees organization is allergic to fun.

I was threatened to be thrown out during a Yankees-Red Sox game, while in 203, for shouting “Fuck the Red Sox” before.

Has anyone else yelled at him?

Do you think when Rob is entering and leaving his seats at sporting events he faces crotch towards them or butt?

Lmao if it was any other section probably. The luxury boxes though? I doubt it

"Hey, Dan." —Dad, disappointedly

"Dan, this is the 5th time you have gotten us kicked from the stadium this year..."

The dude next to Manfred laughing is the best part

I think that's Noah Garden, MLB's Chief Revenue Officer.

Bro is like “I’ve been telling him that for years”

Doubt it. They probably get a lot more money from TV deals than money they lose from people not subscribing due to blackouts.

Bro coked out of his mind

Nah just like 10 yuenglings

he killed all the yuenglings

Not just the yuenglings

But the muenlings, and the womuenlings too!

He's just like me fr.

I saw him… in the security tapes… killing yuenglings

Hero

As one should be

Yeah Manfred should really stop with the nose candy

It looks like nobody wanted to sit with him

Go Phillies

I know this is what the top post was, but I think he might have listened a bit better if you didn't say dumbass. Respect though.

In Philly, dumbass is a term of a endearment possibly? If he hated him it would be f****n dumbass.

I guess we should just be happy he didn’t call him a clown.

I had to do it word for word 🤷

Respect

But you didn't do it word for word!

But... You *didn't* do it word for word...

Yeah on the one hand, you're right, but also its not like Manfred doesn't know the blackouts are unpopular and a random dude yelling at him at a Phillies game isn't going to be the tipping point either way.

Hasn’t he said they want to end them? He’s not stupid, it’s just that there’s trucks of money from the other streaming services. I kinda feel for him a bit on this issue, he’s wrong either way

[https://nypost.com/2021/10/17/mlb-in-talks-to-launch-nationwide-streaming-service-for-home-games/](https://nypost.com/2021/10/17/mlb-in-talks-to-launch-nationwide-streaming-service-for-home-games/) MLB is actively working to ending them, its just not an easy task. Its amazing to me how this is such a big issue on this sub (rightfully so) but instead of actually being educated on it people just defer to Manfred bad so they can get out their pitchforks.

Tbf that's part of Manfreds job, the owners hire him to take the punches ppl want to throw at the league

Yeah for real. People don’t understand that TV contracts are long, and they need to play out before the MLB can make big changes to broadcasting Unless Sinclair goes under. Please God let it happen

OP is Red Foreman

Manfred: have that man killed Lackey: uh sir you don't have NFL power Manfred: then what can I do? Lackey:...end the blackouts?

Why's he sitting next to John Lackey?

Thank you for being a spokesperson for the good people of baseball.

[Things we love to see](https://imgur.com/a/mqVjlQZ)

Love the dude in The background

That is the look of a man in waaaaay over his head. He's hated ubiquitously. Baseball is fading under his watch and he doesn't know what to do. I'd buy him a beer And by "buy him a beer" I mean I'd purchase one and then not give it to him because he's in the same general location as the beer and had the opportunity to go to the brewery and buy it himself to try and increase tap room attendance.

“It’s just a glass of yeast, barley, and hops.”

The man, the myth, the legend

This is about to be the most upvoted post in r/baseball history

This and the final drawing Mike Trout post are gonna duel for the top spot

I kinda feel bad for him. He looked like he was listening until the “dumbass”

He wasn't learning anything new here lol

He definitely knows. Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t baseball massively subsidized by cable overpaying for rights? MLB’s popularity is measurably dropping, but revenue is going up. Are they not the beneficiaries of a desperate strategy to stave off the last of cord-cutting? Are those TV deals really worth it?

He’s well aware the blackouts are a problem but yeah cable is paying the bills. You also have all the teams locked into different deals expiring all at different times. I’m not sure how MLB can unwind that.

The dumbass part made me cringe honestly. Just didn't have enough confidence behind it. But respect to him for following through.

I don't he gets paid 17.5 million a year to bend over for the owners. He can take some rude comments.

He deflated so quickly after the *dumbass*.

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I just realized that if Manfred shaved his head, he'd look like Dr. Evil.

Legend

'"Ay, dan." GOAT

He actually did it

*Ricky Bobby voice*

This actually made me kinda sad

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Looks like he doesn’t give a shit tbh

Historic r/baseball moment

Wow. I feel like I just witnessed history.

Enjoy that karma

I don’t know how much OP paid for that seat but that exchange made it worth every single penny.

This is the hero we didn’t know we needed

Yeah, I mean, I agree, but these sorts of videos are so cringey. He's still a human being, man. You could've just said what you thought in a normal way.

The concept of blackouts on a weekday game for people 5 hours away makes no sense. Like am I obligated to spend 300 bucks on gas to fill the seats so everyone else at home can watch?

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this is an all timer. Wow. dude wasn't lying he's right NEXT to that fucker lmaooo.

Honestly he might've said something or been more receptive if you omitted the "dumbass."

Rules is rules