What’s next? Suing Callaway for making an effective golf club?
What I don’t like about the metal bats is the sound they make when the opposing team hits one deep and over the fence. But, our centerfielder mashed a ball so hard once the bat was bent and never sounded the same again.
1) Hold a Congressional Hearing on Little League Safety
2) Blame George Bush
3) Obama promises that when he is President, he will put an end to all youth-sport injuries.
WTF? I believe we are to SUE happy nowadays.
What about the baseball? If it had been horsehide rather than cowhide, the poor kid would have been spared the injury. And if his jersey had been kevlar instead of cotton? And if his glove had been lighter weight? What about his coach that put him in when he clearly could have foreseen the injury? And the batter who surely aimed for him with malicious intent? And his parents for having him? And the entity that constructed the field? Ah, so many law suits and so little time!
Wimpifying of a nation in progress. Aluminum bats have been used in Little League for years now and if that part of the game is to be sued on then the makers of the baseball could also be sued.
To be completely honest, I've never felt bothered about making the pitcher work for his survival on the pitcher's mound. If he wants to stand there like a statue, he's going to get it right between the eyes .. or between the legs depending on the ball's angle off the bat. I've chased more pitchers off the mound than I can remember and have laid out unconscious several dozen others.
You pays your money and you takes your chances.
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The meeting of assumption of risk and guilt is never pleasant.
I don’t really blame the parents- what they must be going through is beyond awful. Hopefully, some kindly people will help with the medical bills. But they’re letting their grief cloud their thinking, perhaps with the help of a greedy trial lawyer.
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.
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.
“Why don’t the parents sue themselves for letting the child play baseball?”
Great quote that can be applied to so many situations.
I have a few articles on liability law that address some of these issues. http://www.ryderlaw.com