I don't know if this is what you were referring to or not but I wrote that the flaw in Happy's thinking that he was in charge of how negotiations went because he had the ball, was ignoring the fact the stadium authority could go thermonuclear and ban his butt from Miller Park any time they wanted. I never they were about to or anything like that or implied it, just pointing why he was wrong in the way he went about things.

 

 

But he was in charge of negotiations. It was his ball and the marlins wanted it.

still waiting for that contract...

This guy is gonna be on 790 with dan and stugotz today.

This guy is gonna be on 790 with dan and stugotz today.

 

 

 

I just listened to the interview. The people calling him a "jerk" and believe everything they read in the herald should also listen to it.

 

The "Youngster" didn't bad mouth Coghlan or the Marlins even though his name is mud in the papers and blogs down here.

 

Now I know how the negotiations went magicallly from the Marlins saying "No" to "...the negotiations contunied after the game at the team dugout"

 

Marlins are cheap and the people that handled this for them between Chris and Happy Youngster blew it big time.

BTW: I did not listen to the interview. Not to start another argument but how do you know that the "youngster" is telling the whole truth? He could be telling the truth but you never know (thats all I am going to say).

BTW: I did not listen to the interview. Not to start another argument but how do you know that the "youngster" is telling the whole truth? He could be telling the truth but you never know (thats all I am going to say).

 

 

 

 

I'll never know who really told the truth so I judge what happened by reading/listening to both sides of the story and...

 

I believe him because his story makes sense.

 

All the reports I read don't make sense.

 

That is why.

I missed it, crap. But I figure both sides didn't handle it to well.

http://deadspin.com/5259657/brewers-fans-want-everyone-to-know-they-dont-like-the-happy-youngster-either

 

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Brewers Fans Want Everyone To Know They Don't Like The Happy Youngster, Either

By Tommy Craggs, 2:30 PM on Mon May 18 2009, 9,522 views (Edit post, Set to draft, Slurp)

 

 

Brewers Nation has taken to the blogs to distance itself from The Happy Youngster, the entrepreneurial ballhawk and walking object lesson about the perils of being a self-branded public idiot. Amazingly, Matt Vasgersian is involved!

 

The Happy Youngster (real name: Nick Yohanek), you'll recall, was the guy who caught Marlins rookie Chris Coghlan's first home run, then demanded a bounty from the Marlins in return.

 

Miller Park Drunk came up with the t-shirt at left. And here's Right Field Bleachers' take:

 

"The Happy Youngster" makes me sick. This guy is pathetic, greedy and delusional to think his novelty "celebrity" is anything more than a hokey gimmick. Grow up, guy. Give foul and non-milestone homerun balls to kids instead of hoarding them for your stupid collection/obsession that somehow validates you life. Kids grow up imagining hitting a big league homer. This guy was fortunate enough to do it, and you wedged your dorky head and unjustifably inflated ego into his moment to - what? - score a few tickets and a signed bat. Eat sh*t, geek.

 

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Tom Haudricourt weighs in:

 

Maybe he should also detail how he held up Geoff Jenkins for his 200th home run ball a few years by demanding Prince Fielder autographed bats, etc. Nothing like holding balls for the highest ransom, huh? He talks about classy moves in his blog. Would you call that a classy move on his part? Why should Geoff Jenkins have to go and ask Prince Fielder to sign stuff so Jenkins can retrieve a milestone homer? If you were a true Brewers fan, wouldn't you make it easy on a player who was the face of the franchise all those years?

 

And here are some Milwaukee fans who wandered over to the Miami Herald's Fish Bytes blog:

 

BrewCityBill: On behalf of all TRUE Brewers fans, I apologize! This guy's a serial a-hole who brings down good name of the hardworking people of Milwaukee. Our mamas raised us better than that. Peace.

 

Happy_Youngster Sucks_My_Cock: Happy Youngster sucks. I wish he wasn't a Brewers fan. I like how he tries to play it off as I just asked nicely. This guy is a give me, give me, give me, give me type of person. He is only concerned with what he gets out of a deal. ... Don't cut this guy any slack. Hammer him. To me, this guy is more worthless than Steve Bartman

 

Jay: As a Brewers fan, I hope that guy takes the next ball into the stands off a sensitive area.

 

Ray: It is one thing to negotiate for items from the player that hit the ball, But to make that player beg a team mate for it is wrong, He did the same thing to Jeff Jenkins wanting a signed bat from Prince. This guy is a tool and he gives all Brewer's fans a bad name.

 

Drew: Happy Youngster also likes to push other people out of the way to get his cherished HR balls. He should be banned from Miller Park....or at least banned from the bleachers. He gives all us brewer fans a bad name.

 

And he's not a real cop - he's one of those rent-a-cops you see late night at the mall. Paul Blart has more clout than this guy.

 

Joe: It'd be one thing if this "misunderstanding" was a one time thing. He's been known to do the same thing to Brewer players.

 

As a Brewer fan, I apologize to Coghlan for the crap he had to deal with.

 

Lloyd in Green Bay: Don't think all us Brewers fan are like Happy Youngster. Most of us are longsuffering diehards and also very nice and respectful people. Sorry one of our so called "fans" is a selfish greedy idiot

 

Cooper: That guy is a jerk. I say this as a Brewers fan. I am ashamed he is also a fan of the Brewers. Please don't judge all Brewers fans by this dolt. ... I have other names for the guy, but I am not sure how much language is allowed here.

 

So who created this monster, you might wonder? Well, none other than our pottymouthed friend Matt Vasgersian! On his web site, the Happy Youngster recounts the day in 1999 he caught two balls in the same game:

 

As the celebration in the left field bleachers ensued, Brewers TV announcer and former big league catcher Bill "Rock" Schroeder stated to all of Wisconsin and beyond, "There's a ball for a happy youngster."

 

An identity was born.

 

After the 1999 season, I spoke with Bill Schroeder's broadcasting partner Matt Vasgersian (the best in the business...boy, do I miss him). I revisited that Saturday evening game of '99 and he remembered the call. He even remembered who hit the home runs (bizarre!?) He suggested I start wearing a bright yellow shirt with "Happy Youngster" emblazoned on the front. He gave me his e-mail address and told me to let him know when I'd be at the park the following season so they could give me a quick plug on TV.

 

The identity had laid dormant until Tuesday, May 16th, 2000. That's the game the yellow shirt made its debut. I e-mailed Vasgersian as he instructed. I told him I'd be in the front row of the left field bleachers with my new uniform...well, a bright yellow shirt.

 

Yohanek credits Vasgersian with making "the nickname household during the 2000 season," though of course most of those households fall somewhere in the vicinity of the Menomonee River Valley.

LOL this guy is getting ripped. I'll be surprised if he ever gets another ball from a player during bp or something.

Think about this logically. Teams and players routinely have to routinely negotiate for milestone artifacts from fans. You rarely hear about cases like this, leading me to think it only arose because the fan was being greedy (and considering that he boasts about his hobby of snagging balls that otherwise could be going to children, I'd say it's a safe bet).

 

I don't think either side is telling the truth but I am not willing to give this douchebag the benefit of the doubt.

I agree that he crossed the line once he asked for other players' signed items instead of the guy who hit the HR (in this case Coghlan).

 

An unwritten rule in autographing is that you DO NOT use one player to get to another. He apparently doesn't know about this rule.

Wouldn't the fact that Chris Coghlin is not the first MLB player whose balls he's held ransom be some sort of indication as to how this man carries himself in these situations? The fact that he did the same thing to Geoff Jenkins says more about his character than how "cheap" the Marlins organization is when he attempted this negotiation tactic again.

Wouldn't the fact that Chris Coghlin is not the first MLB player whose balls he's held ransom be some sort of indication as to how this man carries himself in these situations? The fact that he did the same thing to Geoff Jenkins says more about his character than how "cheap" the Marlins organization is when he attempted this negotiation tactic again.

 

99% of people in his situation would have requested something in return for the ball.It's human nature.

He went and deleted his blog.

For those of you who want to show your true disdain for "Happy Youngster" I suggest you buy this shirt and wear it to your next Brewers/Marlins game...

For those of you who want to show your true disdain for "Happy Youngster" I suggest you buy this shirt and wear it to your next Brewers/Marlins game...

 

 

 

 

Hahahahaha, what a f***ing dooshebag---his blog is deleted now. I wonder if MLB shut him down.

The interview with Le Batard is here:

 

http://www.790theticket.com/lebatard.aspx

 

If what he says is true then he did nothing wrong.

The interview with Le Batard is here:

 

http://www.790thetic...m/lebatard.aspx

 

If what he says is true then he did nothing wrong.

 

 

 

 

He comes across as believable, imo

He comes across as believable, imo

 

 

so did ted bundy :brigginbounce

He's specific about who he spoke to and what was discussed and that lends him credibility.

He comes across as believable, imo

 

 

so did ted bundy

 

 

ted bundy? maybe to someone like you he did...

Wouldn't the fact that Chris Coghlin is not the first MLB player whose balls he's held ransom be some sort of indication as to how this man carries himself in these situations? The fact that he did the same thing to Geoff Jenkins says more about his character than how "cheap" the Marlins organization is when he attempted this negotiation tactic again.

 

99% of people in his situation would have requested something in return for the ball.It's human nature.

 

There is a difference between asking for something as a souvenir and holding the ball for ransom which is what many reports have said he did with Coghlan and what he did with Jenkins.

 

Oh, and human nature is defined as traits shared by ALL of humankind, like hunger and thirst. It is not in my nature to be a greedy little brat.

Wouldn't the fact that Chris Coghlin is not the first MLB player whose balls he's held ransom be some sort of indication as to how this man carries himself in these situations? The fact that he did the same thing to Geoff Jenkins says more about his character than how "cheap" the Marlins organization is when he attempted this negotiation tactic again.

 

99% of people in his situation would have requested something in return for the ball.It's human nature.

 

There is a difference between asking for something as a souvenir and holding the ball for ransom which is what many reports have said he did with Coghlan and what he did with Jenkins.

Really oh please enlighten me.It's the same thing, just different words.

 

There is nothing wrong with asking for something in return.Especially when the team offers you another regular baseball for Coghlan's first career home run ball.Yeah that's a fair trade alright.

Wouldn't the fact that Chris Coghlin is not the first MLB player whose balls he's held ransom be some sort of indication as to how this man carries himself in these situations? The fact that he did the same thing to Geoff Jenkins says more about his character than how "cheap" the Marlins organization is when he attempted this negotiation tactic again.

 

99% of people in his situation would have requested something in return for the ball.It's human nature.

 

There is a difference between asking for something as a souvenir and holding the ball for ransom which is what many reports have said he did with Coghlan and what he did with Jenkins.

 

Oh, and human nature is defined as traits shared by ALL of humankind, like hunger and thirst. It is not in my nature to be a greedy little brat.

 

 

Using the word 'Ransom' is what made me laught at the "credible" news sources reports in the first place.

 

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He didn't steal the baseball.

 

The ball he caught became his property the second he caught it. If the Marlins wanted it, they would have to satisfy him by providing what he feels is equitable value for it.

Wouldn't the fact that Chris Coghlin is not the first MLB player whose balls he's held ransom be some sort of indication as to how this man carries himself in these situations? The fact that he did the same thing to Geoff Jenkins says more about his character than how "cheap" the Marlins organization is when he attempted this negotiation tactic again.

 

99% of people in his situation would have requested something in return for the ball.It's human nature.

 

There is a difference between asking for something as a souvenir and holding the ball for ransom which is what many reports have said he did with Coghlan and what he did with Jenkins.

 

Oh, and human nature is defined as traits shared by ALL of humankind, like hunger and thirst. It is not in my nature to be a greedy little brat.

 

 

Using the word 'Ransom' is what made me laught at the "credible" news sources reports in the first place.

 

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He didn't steal the baseball.

 

The ball he caught became his property the second he caught it. If the Marlins wanted it, they would have to satisfy him by providing what he feels is equitable value for it.

 

Which was to pay his ransom.....From your definition

 

4.to redeem [A BASEBALL] from captivity, bondage, detention, etc., by paying a demanded price. [A full order of Louisville Sluggers signed by Babe Ruth]