A young Houston Astros fan was discouraged from enthusiastically supporting her team at a recent game, and some players are not happy about it.
Stephen Morgan of FOX 26 in Houston shared a video from Sunday’s game that shows an 8-year-old Astros fan named Chloe being told “enough!” by another fan who was sitting in front of her. Chloe’s mother told Morgan her daughter has been diagnosed with Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder and was merely trying to cheer on the home team.
8yr old Chloe was cheering at Sunday’s @astros game when a fan sitting in front yelled, “enough!” Chloe’s mom says she has DMDD (Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder) which means she can’t comprehend emotions greater than that of a toddler. Her cheering abruptly stop. Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/auhg4mDKB7
— Stephen Morgan Fox 26 (@StephenOnFOX) September 25, 2018
The video drew a number of strong reactions, including those of two players with the Astros organization. Second baseman Tyler White and minor league pitcher Brandon Bailey encouraged Chloe to keep cheering.
Chloe please cheer at the games as loud as you can, and if anyone tells you to stop cheer louder. https://t.co/RjjfjoZ5Zu
— Tyler White (@twhite409) September 26, 2018
“Baseball was made for kids. Grown ups only screw it up.”- Bob Lemon. Your passion & dedication for your favorite team does not go unnoticed Chloe! #GoAstros #NeverSettle https://t.co/R7VzWp5xvg
— Brandon Bailey (@BBailey_19) September 26, 2018
Bobby Vasquez, who drives the train above Minute Maid Park’s left-field wall, also expressed support for Chloe.
The only thing I want louder than my train horn is Chloe's cheering!!!
I'm so thankful for fans like her who cheer for us in the ballpark or wherever they watch or listen to Astros baseball. I hope she comes back to MMP so I can give her a big high five! https://t.co/pti3AzwB6i
— Bobby Dynamite (@AstrosTrainGuy) September 26, 2018
While scolding an 8-year-old for cheering isn’t quite as bad as some of the other things we’ve seen fans do to children at the ballpark, it seems pretty uncalled for. Don’t be surprised if the Astros hook Chloe up with some tickets to a future game.
