Staying alert at a Major League ballgame

pocketpiececommems · March 6, 2016 12:12PM

Did anyone see the picture of the guy catching the bat before it would have hit the kid playing on his phone. If there is no netting by you you had better be paying attention. I don't like to sit this close anyway.

BLUEJAYWAY · March 7, 2016 6:15AM

Years ago was at a Cleve. Ind. game and was along the third baseline. A foul tip/line drive came our way. Luckily the guy directly in front of us stood up and snagged it,w/o a mitt. Thought would break his hand. We were paying attention, but it happens so fast you must be alert at all times. Closest ever came to catching a foul ball.

craig44 · March 25, 2016 12:36AM

Why do people pay the big price to be there live and mess with their phones. I know he was just a kid, but still. Ugh.

pocketpiececommems · April 10, 2016 1:46PM

The Royals have added additional netting at the stadium this year. At Friday nights game it did save a broken bat by Alex Gordon from going into the stands. Well worth it.

Tabe · April 11, 2016 5:07PM

Originally posted by: pocketpiececommems
The Royals have added additional netting at the stadium this year. At Friday nights game it did save a broken bat by Alex Gordon from going into the stands. Well worth it.

The idea that netting hurts the visual experience makes no sense to me. When was the last time someone sat behind home and then complained about the net? Never.

SDSportsFan · April 12, 2016 2:19AM

I still remember a Triple-A game I was at in Colorado Springs back in the mid-1990s. The batter hit a laser beam over the third base dugout that hit one of the seats. The ball hitting the seat sounded like a lightning crack. I can't even imagine what the result would have been if the ball had hit someone's head!

Steve

Estil · April 12, 2016 7:27AM

I wish I could find the clip of that scene in Fever Pitch where his date is fiddling on her laptop in 2004 (those were the days...) and gets smacked by a foul ball. And as much as the surrounding fans despised her for that, they were REALLY pissed that she couldn't pronounce Yaz's name right.

Tabe · April 12, 2016 10:09AM

Fact is, it's unreasonable to expect patrons to have laser beam focus for the 3-1/2 hours that a standard MLB game takes to play. And even if you DO have laser beam focus, you can still get hit. MLB players - with reflexes that are presumably better than the average fan - still get hit when sitting in the dugout, not to mention kids or older adults that simply may not move quickly anymore. Pitchers get hit. Base coaches get hit. It's just no sensible or reasonable to NOT put up netting to protect fans. It's ALREADY DONE BEHIND HOME PLATE. There is no valid argument for not extending the netting. NONE.

I have season tickets to the Spokane Indians. My seats are directly behind home plate. I *LOVE* having the netting there. I don't ever have to worry about getting drilled by a foul ball. I don't have to worry about any of my guests getting drilled by a foul ball. If I want to turn to my wife during the game and give her a kiss, I can do it without worrying about getting killed by a foul ball. And you know what? After about 5 minutes, you don't even see the netting.

This is something that should have been done 30 years ago let alone now - all the way to the foul poles. Good grief.

Estil · May 20, 2016 2:15PM

What happens when you bring your damn laptop to the ball game

keets · May 25, 2016 3:07AM

getting hit is typically something that happens up close and personal, like really fast. I doubt most fans even realize the short reaction time it takes and how even looking over your shoulder for a split second can be dangerous. whenever I go to a game my favorite spot is close to the field at a point midway between first base and the foul pole. there's usually plenty of warning time.

does anyone remember Albert Bell?? he was such a talented player when he was with the Tribe but he just couldn't get his head right, the emotional pressure was his enemy. I remember one time he was being heckled by a fan about ten rows back in right field. the guy was all over him about something and Albert finally reached his breaking point. the guy must have said the wrong thing, Bell whirled and on a run towards the stands he threw about a 50 foot bullet that hit the guy in the middle of the chest!!!

I don't think the guy ever saw it coming!!

Staying alert at a Major League ballgame

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