Father Of The Year Nominee: This Dad That Barrel Rolled His Kid Out Of Harm's Way From A Flying Baseball

Remember when dads were men and used to simply snag a hardball flying towards their kids with either their bare hands or a glove? However as softies like me started having kids, we traded in the honor of breaking our hands or flashing some leather for getting our kids out of danger in the laziest most efficient way possible. 

Which is why I tip my dad cap to this fellow father. That barrel roll is an elite dad move in the 21st century where doing jussssst enough is more than enough. It may not be as flashy as giving your kid a game-used souvenir that was just zooming for their melon. But it saves you not being able to grip things for a few weeks or losing your last shred of pride by getting clowned for bringing a glove into the stadium. I personally hate going to baseball games with small kids because you have to be on constant high alert during every pitch, which kinda goes against the whole point of taking your kids out to the old ball game during a nice summer day. But this dad was able to enjoy his front row lawn seats and avoid getting his kid dinged up, which almost definitely would have resulted in this dad getting dinged up from the kid's mom for putting her baby in danger, by unleashing a barrel roll that would have made Peppy from Star Fox rock hard. Okay, I'm really showing my age by referencing a meme that is outdated let alone the video game it is from that is REALLY outdated. 

Nonetheless, good work from this dad keeping his kid out of the YABO Danger Zone while also keeping himself out of the doghouse.

h/t Ryan