Posted on 05/17/2008 10:20:12 PM PDT by MissouriConservative
WAYNE, N.J. — A New Jersey couple, whose son was struck in the chest with a line drive, is planning to sue the maker of a metal baseball bat used in the game.
An attorney says Domalewski will need millions of dollars worth of medical care for the rest of his life.
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Thanks for the reply, I heard that there was a near miss of hitting people in the owners box at one of the games, came at them like a spear.
Yes, he should. In fact if my daughter was starting over and played in the infield she would use a HeartStop and a GameFace at all times, or I would forbid her to play and I would have back ups of each. She broke a bone under her eye in practice in 9th grade, and I've seen many a tooth broken over the years.
GameFaces seen here http://www.gameface.com/
A coach for the Colorado Rockies, in a game against the Dodgers, was struck very close to his eye by a fragment of an exploded maple bat just last week. The barrel of these broken bats routinely end up sticking in the turf, javelin style.
My 3rd baseman (I coached youths for 14 years) was struck in the chest by a line-drive (16 years ago). He barely had time to get his glove up as it glanced off the top and struck him squarely in the chest. He went straight down. A fan (who was a nurse) rushed onto the field to assist. He never lost consciousness, but sat on the ground for several minutes with the wind knocked out of him. His father then took him to the hospital for x-ray and observation. He ended up OK with only a bruise. Scary....
....but not as bad as my catcher (5 years later) took a fastball in the nose as he squared to bunt. I’ve never been that near so much blood in my life...there was a pool of it in the batter’s box. He was stabilized (by us coaches) and driven to the hospital and only ended up with a broken nose. Very scary.
Sad story, MissouriConservative. Thanks for posting.
Then at which point in your son's life would you allow him to remove the chest protector and the helmet with the face mask? High school ball? American Legion? College? Or would you prevent him from playing at all if such protection were considered a disadvantage to playing infield at those levels of play?
Considering the millions of games that have been played over the years of little league, pony, babe ruth, High school, American Legion, college, AAA, AA, A and pros, the numbers of fatalities that have occured are miniscule at the absolute most.
Parents with your mentality should refrain from allowing their sons and daughters from playing any sports where injuries occur..............
I would never allow it. However, when my child became an adult, I could not prevent it. And the gear I mentioned does nothing to impede their play in the least. Not one little thing in way of movement or sight.
That being said, what harm is done if my daughter wears a guard on her chest and her face to you or your child? None.
On the other hand, why don't professional baseball players take off those batting helmets and the elbow guards? Why don't the football players take off the pads and the helmets? Why don't the hockey goalies take off their protective gear? They don't because it is there to protect them from the most obvious injuries.
Parents with my mentality should be the ONLY ones with children playing. I don't expect anyone else to protect my child but me, and I accept the risks of the game
So yeah, I know what you mean by scared -- been there, done that!
That's the way the tort-shysters do it--sue everybody in sight to be sure you don't miss anyone. They have this deal worked out with the judges--they can sue anybody they want to, but only get to file suit once--so they attack everyone including the guy who sells the hotdogs at the ballfield. You can sort out the potential marks from the innocent losers later, after they've had to hire their own high-priced shysters and mortgage the family farm to pay the shitheads' bills. And they have thugs with guns to back them up. Pretty good scam eh? The best there is.
Really. Tell it to Herb Score.
Absolutely ridiculous!
Wow, that’s such a compelling argument...
I had a serious car wreck a few years ago, should I have sued Ford, the dealership, the sales manager, the finance director, the finance institute, the sales person, the other driver, Honda, their dealership, their sales manager, their financing director, their lending institute and their sales person.. I mean after all, if not for each of those parties... I nor the other person would have had cars to be hit in. Gimme a break.
We as parents strive to have pride in our children, we strive to brag about lil Susie and lil Jimmy at our social gatherings. We feed off of having the attention that comes with having an “All Star Child,” regardless what our children are excelling in. But basic common sense tells us, with many of those areas of excel are dangers that our children may or may not experience. My daughter was a competition cheerleader, she still is an avid dirt biker, 4 wheeler, wave runner, swimmer, boater and vocalist. I always understood that she could be injured in either of those. (Yes, even music) And I also understood that it was just a chance that one chooses to take.
We have skipped or canceled many events due to natural element factors that posed dangers. She canceled a 45 min music gig because of electrical storms and the knowledge of a potential risk for electrocution. We skipped cheer events because of rain that caused a less than optimum surface for stunting and gymnastics. And even taking the utmost precautions, she has experienced injuries to her knees, wrist and hand, ankles, neck, and several strained and pulled muscles. I did not resume to making a list of who to sue... We accepted the fact that choices led to consequences and sucked it up. And should her injuries been more serious or should she in the future sustain injuries that are just consequence of circumstance, we will continue to accept reality.
These people need to do the same thing. Suck it up to bad misfortune that resulted from choices they made.
Sure.
"Herb wear your cup and stop at the stop sign, ya dummy!"
It was a statement of fact.
I have heard of a couple of instances of these things happening. A few rows up behind the catcher AND the net is the only way I like to go to games these days. Had seats a few rows up on the first base line Thurs. Not only had to duck from foul balls but now worried about the bats.
try edumacatin’ yourself before shooting from the hip. The bats manufactured these days do not allow enough “reaction time” for many of these hits.
“ridiculous” is a statement of YOUR opinion. Fact v. opinion - learn the difference.
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