Re: Fan falls at Ranger game
SO, that said - I am still opposed to running nets down the foul lines.
If you want to sit there and bring your kids, you should sit closest to the plate to protect your kids and always pay attention to the game.
I'm sorry about the people who have been injured by a foul ball or bat, but the numbers hurt versus the number of potential incidents does not warrant the nets. Same thing with the rails and being aware of your surroundings.
To me it's the same mentality as the woman who sued McDonald's because SHE decided to put HOT coffee between her legs AND try to drive WITH THE LID OFF so she could add cream, sugar, etc.
McDonald's changed their cups to reflect HOT coffee, then got sued by some enterprising SOB for getting burned by HOT TEA. Now their cups say CAUTION : BEVERAGE MAY BE HOT.
Why do you think your lawn mower has a crap load of stickers telling you NOT to put your hand under it while running? Because some moron did exactly that THEN sued the manufacturer for his injury and won.
We are 'nannying' ourselves to death and I'm tired of it. CLEAN THE GENE POOL as Darwin would have said.
I'm sorry about the little girl that died at the NHL game from the puck, but the nets have ruined the game live for me.
When the Rockies 1st came to Colorado and were playing at Mile High Stadium, they had nets in the OUTFIELD to protect the fans and it made watching a game from the bleachers a miserable experience looking through the mesh.
I've been to approx 1,000 MLB games in my life (and many MiLB, etc) and it never ceases to amaze me - the guy or gal who gets the front row seat and then sits there reading the paper (yes, up in front of their face) or is turned around talking to the people behind them (faced away from the field), etc. I'm sorry, you're at a BALLGAME - if you get hit while doing these things, YES - YOU ARE AT FAULT!
Again, my best wishes to those who have been hurt, but please don't ruin the game for everyone else because of a handful of incidents over the past 140 + years.
My .02
- Chris
SO, that said - I am still opposed to running nets down the foul lines.
If you want to sit there and bring your kids, you should sit closest to the plate to protect your kids and always pay attention to the game.
I'm sorry about the people who have been injured by a foul ball or bat, but the numbers hurt versus the number of potential incidents does not warrant the nets. Same thing with the rails and being aware of your surroundings.
To me it's the same mentality as the woman who sued McDonald's because SHE decided to put HOT coffee between her legs AND try to drive WITH THE LID OFF so she could add cream, sugar, etc.
McDonald's changed their cups to reflect HOT coffee, then got sued by some enterprising SOB for getting burned by HOT TEA. Now their cups say CAUTION : BEVERAGE MAY BE HOT.
Why do you think your lawn mower has a crap load of stickers telling you NOT to put your hand under it while running? Because some moron did exactly that THEN sued the manufacturer for his injury and won.
We are 'nannying' ourselves to death and I'm tired of it. CLEAN THE GENE POOL as Darwin would have said.
I'm sorry about the little girl that died at the NHL game from the puck, but the nets have ruined the game live for me.
When the Rockies 1st came to Colorado and were playing at Mile High Stadium, they had nets in the OUTFIELD to protect the fans and it made watching a game from the bleachers a miserable experience looking through the mesh.
I've been to approx 1,000 MLB games in my life (and many MiLB, etc) and it never ceases to amaze me - the guy or gal who gets the front row seat and then sits there reading the paper (yes, up in front of their face) or is turned around talking to the people behind them (faced away from the field), etc. I'm sorry, you're at a BALLGAME - if you get hit while doing these things, YES - YOU ARE AT FAULT!
Again, my best wishes to those who have been hurt, but please don't ruin the game for everyone else because of a handful of incidents over the past 140 + years.
My .02
- Chris
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