Since the former President was present, stand by for the MSM to “blame Bush” for this too
Just imagine how the player who tossed the ball must feel...
WOW.
So sad. Prayers for the family and for Hamilton.
Hamilton is said to be “distraught”
I am sure a civil suit will follow. Against Hamilton, the Rangers, the city (Stadium owners) over who knows what.
“Family says stadium is unsafe, wants compensation and higher walls” or whatever
Prayers for the family. No more throwing baseballs to the fans anymore. *sigh*
RIP.
Oh no!
I've sat near that section... it is at least a 20' drop. He must have fallen on his head.
/johnny
I’m confused. I followed the link and under “related stories” it says the guy was moved out of intensive care and is said to be stable. I checked the time postings so maybe the earlier reports of his death are incorrect? I pray that’s the case.
So much for MLB letting players toss balls into the stands. This is huge lawsuit city.
The man fell after reaching to get a ball that was tossed into the stands by Rangers left fielder Josh Hamilton.
Throwing balls in such a manner is commonplace. Don't beat yourself up, Josh. Praying for his welfare. He must feel terrible.
Damned shame I feel for everyone involved.
I was watching the game as it was televised here in the Bay Area and I saw the guy fall. They did have a camera in the area where he fell and it looked like it was 20-25’ drop into an area that looked like a walkway of sorts.
Such a tragedy and all for a $7-8 baseball.
Prayers to his family and all involved.
You know what’s sick? I saw this story on AOL News, and they had Facebook comments below it. There were of course good people leaving their condolences, but then their was a nasty comment by a jerk who said this was Darwin at his finest. The sad thing is, there were several that agreed with him. I guess it would be a different, pun intended, ball game if it was him that fell over and died or one of his loved ones. Then there were comments such as, “Well, at least he caught the ball.” Not funny. The announcer also had a nice little chuckle out of it, but I’m going to assume he didn’t realize the gravity of the situation.
I didn’t see this man doing anything reckless. He leaned for the ball, but he didn’t climb the railing or appear to dive for it. The rail didn’t even come up to his waist. When he leaned to catch it, he lost his balance and fell over into a gap. I’m not much of a baseball fan. I don’t know how other parks are made (maybe they are all made that way), but imo, the railing should be higher and the gap should be covered. A similar accident happened last year at the same stadium, but the guy was fortunate enough to live.
My heart breaks for his family, especially his little boy who helplessly saw his father fall to his death in front of him. Prayers offered.
What a sad story to start the day.
Prayers for the family and the player.
RIP
Sad.
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.
Reminder to Rangers fans...gravity will mess you up even worse than Nolan Ryan messed up Robin Ventura. Don’t try it.