I used to take a ball glove with me when I went to Tiger stadium as a kid.
Used to the same at Wrigley Field. Not that the Cubs could hit a ball that far, but...
I’m 45 and I still take glove...even to the minors in Spokane. My kids do to.
I still do!
Only not to Tiger Stadium 8-(
When I was a kid, that was a little bit gay. You were supposed to tough it up and bare hand it back in those days.
Same here (always took glove to ballpark) when I was a kid. When my kids were little, I took my glove and never wavered my focus from the action at home plate. It really was not relaxing or enjoyable for me, as I was constantly terrified of this kind of incident (especially when we had “great seats” on the 1st or 3rd base lines). As others have observed, these line drives come off so fast and have spin and unpredictable paths that I’m surprised tragedies like these don’t happen more often. If you take a kid, you absolutely have to pay rapt attention to what’s happening and be prepared to react to an incoming foul ball (also complicating matters was that foul balls were frequently deflected by fans sitting in front of us - even had to be cognizant of balls hit into the deck above you - I’ve seen many cases of these hitting the cement or railings and dropping back down to the lower deck and somebody’s head).
Take your kid to the game = BE AWARE and PREPARED!