Kid Gets Pushed Over For Autograph

http://www.pga.com/news/pga-tour/jordan-spieth-and-caddie-save-day-boy-injured-in-autograph-scrum?cid=pgacomsocial_fb_sf11728118

Adults can be such douche-bags.

Good job by both Spieth, his caddie and the vice chairman of operations for the tournament.

I never understood why an adult would seek someone's autograph. Do they need to sell it? Do they need money that badly?

Or are they asking because they're a fan? That's really freaky.

Personally, I would never ask someone for their autograph.

+1.

I don't understand why an adult would seek an autograph either.  My guess is mainly for $$$.

Of course some kids are hired by adults to seek autographs and then turn it around and sell them - douchebags.

They're on the same level as adults who bring gloves to baseball games

Just for the money, in fact, many of them do it for a living... That is all they do, get them, turn them over for cash on EBay, etc. It is really bad way to make a living and ALL sports should stop it. Easy enough in this situation. Make it 14 and below, age wise, also, make the barrier a double one, and two or 3 single file lines to it. Easy, yet they feel it promotes the game. Get the names out on tickets, create a buzz and helps the economy. Just looking at that picture makes ya sick, the guy in RED with the cheap sleazy sunglasses on. He is the one, he did it !

ha, 38 for me. It was Luis Tiant, you may remember him. ;-)

It is 99% for money.  When I went to the BMW playoff event last year, there was a guy with Flags, hats, shoes, etc. to try and get autographs on.  It was pretty pathetic to see actually.

Everybody else knew what he was doing but he claimed he is just a collector...

I'm not sure who buys the stuff.  As an adult, I have NO desire to own anybody else's shoes with their autograph on them.

A few years ago I gave a little dude $5 to take my pin flag up and have Phil sign it at TPC Sawgrass. Its hanging on my wall. I think its kind of cool but its not like I bring 10 flags to get signed. It was kind of spur of the moment since I was standing there when he came off 18, and it was my 5th time at TPC, so I could've had several before then.

Guys that would push kids out of the way for an autograph also park in the expecting mothers spot at the mall.

Jordan got a little upset at this concept again.  I've never personally seen the allure of an autograph, I'd rather have a picture with someone or another way to remember a moment.  I say good for Jordan for saying something.

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/02/08/spieth-gets-into-verbal-exchange-with-autograph-hounds-at-pebble-beach/