Fan dies after fall from stands at Rangers game .

WFAA ^ | 7/7/2011 | Staff

[stylecouncilor]

Sad.

[onedoug]

Just wait for the, ¨Ban this violent game,¨ libs to come crawling out of the woodwork.

[SamAdams76]

This is tragic (certainly not a Darwin death as some are saying). I came close to having a similar experience at a Red Sox games years ago. I was sitting in a rooftop box when a foul ball came close. About three or four of us including myself were hanging over the railing to try and catch it. The guy next to me got his hand on the ball but it dropped to the grandstand below. At that moment, I realized how close I was to just tumbling off. If I had stretched out for the ball instead of the guy next to me, I could have lost my balance and gone over the railing and as I weighed close to 300 pounds at the time, I probably would have taken out a couple people down below. Not a smart move but when that potential souvenir is coming at you, all your focus is on that ball and you temporarily forget about the danger you are in.

Another time when I was young, we were playing frisbee in a park and as I was chasing down the frisbee, I ran straight into a picnic table. That was about the most intense pain I ever felt and I was sore for days afterwards. I was so focused on that frisbee that I had absolutely no idea that I was about to smash into a picnic table.

As for litigation, I don't think the family of the victim is going to have much recourse. Printed on the reverse side of every MLB ticket is a disclaimer that the ticket holder assumes all risk for batted and thrown balls that enter the stands. Still, I bet you there is an MLB memo going around to all the teams, telling their players and employees not to throw balls into the stadium ever again.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

We’ve got some sick, smarmy comments here as well.

Some people just suck.

[robsat61]

gravity;not just a good idea,it’s the law.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Yeah, losing your balance trying to grab a cool souvenir for your son at a ballgame is an act of stupidity.

Never miss an opportunity to demonstrate your own superiority, champ.

[RichInOC]

Reminder to Rangers fans...gravity will mess you up even worse than Nolan Ryan messed up Robin Ventura. Don’t try it.

[mojito]

Prayers for all involved, especially that man’s boy.

I just read this story, and I feel broke up inside. What a terrible thing to happen.

[GSWarrior]

Why don’t the just put a net down there? Problem solved.

[wideawake]

Yeah, losing your balance trying to grab a cool souvenir for your son at a ballgame is an act of stupidity.

I see. So, as long as your intentions are good, whatever you do is automatically wise.

[GeronL]

A judge might make them put up a big chain link fence

[wideawake]

A judge might make them put up a big chain link fence

If I'm the MLB I'd prefer to stop throwing fouls into the stands rather than obstruct the view of so many seats.

[Daffynition]

An immutable law at that! ;D Be safe.

[Houmatt]

Sad? Maybe for the boy and the family. But come on! You really want a freakin’ baseball so badly you are willing to compromise your safety? What a way to impress your kid: By traumatizing him. Great.

[He Rides A White Horse]

I can’t believe a lawsuit would go anywhere. How is a ball thrown into the stands different from a hit ball going into the stands? Fans have fallen over railings reaching for foul balls. I’ve never heard of a ballclub or player being sued because of that.

I don't think so either. It was a tragedy. Sometimes bad things happen.