So I get to pay the MLB’s huge ticket prices to get to watch a game through a net. Oh boy! How about people actually paying attention to the game instead of their cell phones or whatever. Maybe then they won’t get hit by the ball, they’ll CATCH the ball!
CommonSense-you are exactly right. When you are at a ballgame, watch the ballgame, pay attention and put your cell phone away. Erecting a net around a stadium is the stupidest idea of all-time. Why don’t we make the aisleways carpeted when people slip and fall, which is probably more prevalent anyway.
I agree with you, people need to pay attention. But what if they are hit by a ball while buying some cotton candy sold or reading the program they bought to learn more about the players or eating the food they bought at the concession stand? Or, God forbid, looking at their watch, or answering a question their child may ask at that game?
Yes, the boards encircle the rink; however, pucks still fly out into the stands and even worse for spectators, the glass in those boards can break and cause injuries to people sitting in the first 3 rows. Google Milan Lucic & Mike Van Ryn if you want to an example of the boards breaking.
July 16, 2015 at 10:21 am
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Rosenblatt, out of every 10,000 games played, how often do you think the boards/glass breaks and fans are injured? I think it is a very rare occurrence personally. Probably more rare than a baseball fan getting hit by a foul ball.
July 16, 2015 at 10:47 am
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I agree it is rare to see the glass shatter in hockey. It’s more likely to see half a dozen pucks fly into the stands each game.
July 14, 2015 at 1:32 pm
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1. I want to pay a lot of money to go to a MLB game and feel like I am in a cage.
2. A safety net will block the fan’s ability to get autographs during pre and post game.
3. What about the safety of a player diving over the fence to catch a foul ball?
4. How high with the safety net be? Will it protect the upper deck people too?
5. What if there is a fire in a safety net section that blocks the exit tunnels? Fans won’t be able to escape.
6. How will streakers gain access to the field to do their thing?
Perhaps pay attention to the game so you know when a foul ball is coming.
How many people attended a game last year in total? Perhaps, like allowing an acceptable amount of rodent hair in our food, the injuries are at an acceptable limit as well.
Fans at the PGA events mainly have to worry about Phil Mickelson or Tiger Woods hitting and be alert since they spray their shots so much. The fan getting hit usually gets a signed glove or ball or both so they are happy. The tour also has a disclaimer on the ticket that the Tour cannot be held responsible if the fan is injured by a ball.
Integrity, most of the box seats are behind home plate in a lot of parks and protected by netting. It is the first base and third base lines that are dangerous for line drives. By the way, I was watching the Rangers game the other night and they scanned the stands several times and at least half the fans were on their cells constantly so no wonder they don’t know a foul is coming their way.
Agent, most of the ballparks that I have been in consider the lower deck areas as box seats (even along the foul line). Some are further described as “Field Boxes”. Those are the ones that are usually within 10-15 rows of the field.
I know, many people are not paying attention to the game. My wife was hit in the shin in the upper deck once. She still has the scar. We were both paying attention, but it came so fast that we did not have time to react. (Dang…we should have sued…just kidding. It’s part of the game and we knew it when we entered the ballpark.)
Integrity, you couldn’t get me to sit anywhere down either line up to 30 rows high in a major league park. Sometimes, the batter loses his grip and the bat goes into the stands and people have been hit and hurt. It is part of the risk and it really is pretty rare considering all the games that are played.
Sweet – save those good seats for people like me who want to get as close to the action as possible even knowing all the inherent risks of the same!
July 15, 2015 at 4:21 pm
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I love those seats. It makes you feel like you are part of the game. Of course, I pay attention, so I am not as concerned. If it does, oh well, I knew the risk.
July 16, 2015 at 2:17 pm
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My seats are front row on the first base side. Right where the on deck circle is. Love those seats.
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KY, don’t forget to duck when a bat flies out of the batters hand and sails your way. Where is the closest major league park for you since Kentucky doesn’t have a major league team I am aware of? I suppose you are referring to a minor league team park.
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I do a pretty good job paying attention. Only one ball has come close to hitting me and that was a pop fly. The catcher caught the ball before it hit me.
The closest major league park is Cincinnati. That’s a bit too far for me to go to their games regularly. My tickets are for a minor league team.
July 14, 2015 at 2:05 pm
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My beloved Phillies are going to put up nets not to keep foul balls away from the fans, but to keep the fans in the ballpark. It might be the only way to get people to watch a game.
consider this:
1). winning percentage of .322
2). haven’t won their 30th game yet.
3). Manager just abruptly resigns without waiting to be fired or having any other options.
4). their one All Star (Papelbon) openly begging to be traded to a team with a chance.
5). tickets being offered on Groupon
6). 20 games out of first place.
Sorry louie about your Phillies. It seems that not long ago, they were competitive. Was it injuries or bad trades or a bad farm system that led to their demise? I know one thing, a bad GM can ruin a team in short order.
I love it. We now need a helmet law for major league baseball. Maybe chest protectors and shin guards are in order. Lower deck wears all protective gear. Upper deck can get by with helmet and face shield.
How will the mascot shoot T-shirts into the crowd?????
ESPN has come up with a good idea. They put in a computer frame of the batters box and when the pitcher throws the ball, it is easy to see the balls and strikes. It showed me that Major League umpires do a pretty good job calling the game. The toughest pitch to call is a slider since it dips so much right at the plate.
that is not ESPN’s idea. there are many markets as well as MLBTV that have been doing that for years. you’re a little late to the party.
also, the toughest pitch to call is not a slider. many more pitches have a late break and break more at the plate than a slider. knuckleball much? a 12 to 6 curveball perhaps? i have no idea where you got that information from. did you talk to an umpire or you are just making things up again?
When did you decide to be a full time troll Confused? Was it recently or does it extend to your whole adult life? So what if other networks have been doing it longer than ESPN. I like it and I haven’t seen it on any major broadcast network before this year. You are entitled to your opinion, but not your facts. I have heard a lot of interviews with players and they almost always say the hardest pitch to hit and judge is the slider. Even the great Stan Musial once said he never could figure out how to hit a slider. He did well with curveballs, fastballs and waited for walks with knuckleballs since they always drifted out of the strike zone.
You are entitled to your opinion, but not your facts
Who is the real troll here? I mentioned ESPN did not come up with the idea you credited to them and your reply tells me I’m not entitled to my facts. Not entitled to facts? Do you have any idea how absurd that statement makes you look? They’re facts! SMH
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Confused, since you know little about baseball and just like to troll, how come Fox did not have the computer frame for the batters box in the All Star game which is the showcase for all the great talent in the game? Wouldn’t that be great to see how the ball moved when coming to the plate. Some of those young guys on both sides were really bringing it with one clocked at 102 MPH.
You asked me how come Fox did not have the computer frame for the batters box in the All Star game. Instead of making up an answer, I sent an email to Rupert Murdoch this morning asking him that question. He acknowledged receipt and forwarded the request to Eric Shanks. I’ll let you know what Eric says when he replies.
So you knew Rupert Murdoch’s personal email address? Boy, you must be a big dog. Fox (Network) is a bit shy on technology for everything but football. They made a big mess of the recent US Open Golf tournament at the now infamous Chambers Bay. They didn’t have good sight lines for cameras and most people couldn’t see the ball land in fairways until the ball was about finished rolling. Buck and Norman were abysmal with the broadcast as well. Their few bright spots were when Holly Sonders interviewed players after the round.
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do not care about golf. did not watch. next topic – how do you feel about the kinds of people who believe everything they read on the internet?
July 15, 2015 at 12:40 pm
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Confused, I am not surprised you aren’t interested in golf and don’t watch. My guess is that you like other sports that teach players how to cheat and get away with it like football and basketball. You should try golf sometime. They play by the rules, call penalties on themselves and we have a young man named Jordan Spieth gunning for his third major championship in a row. I wouldn’t put it past him to do it either. He is supremely talented and a gentleman as well.
you don’t think there is cheating in golf? more than half of PGA Tour caddies have witnessed a player cheating during a Tour event per the January issue of Golf Magazine. research that yourself if you do not believe me.
anyway, could you please answer my other question? how do you feel about the kinds of people who believe everything they read on the internet?
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Hey Confused Troll, I do stay up on Golf and there have been very few proven stories about PGA Tour players cheating at golf. One guy on the European Tour was suspended for infractions. However, there is a current story on a caddie for an LPGA player cheating by taking pictures of pin position sheets prior to the US Ladies Open. I would trust players long before taking a vagabond caddies word for cheating.
I would trust players long before taking a vagabond caddies word for cheating.
question 1: what do the caddies have to gain from lying about what they see? please note the survey was anonymous
question 2: could you please answer my other question? how do you feel about the kinds of people who believe everything they read on the internet?
July 15, 2015 at 9:18 am
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Leave it to cowardly crybabys and crusading lawyers to try and spoil the National Pastime. Those who cannot accept risk of any kind are spineless poltroons all. They ought to just stay home cowering and leave the good baseball fans of this once free nation be. We have no need of you and your “reform”. These folks will ruin everybody’s good time if given the chance. They are a cancer on our society.
Confused, you apparently believe what you read on the internet and your sources suck. Using an anonymous survey is a prescription for disinformation. I follow Golf Channel, PGA Tour website to get straight stories on golf. I also play to a 2 handicap which will puzzle you since you know nothing about the game. Go Jordan Spieth, win the British Open.
“you apparently believe what you read on the internet”
some of it – yes, all of it – no. guess what? you are no better than I am – you really believed me when I said I emailed the CEO of Fox to ask them your question about why they didn’t use the pitch zone during the All Star Game. idiot. go insult me on another article. oh wait. you already did. stay classy and ignorant and agent, and keep not understanding jokes or sarcasm, it’s really working well for you.
The Golf Magazine survey was trumped up by the media which is totally out of control in this country to try to create controversy where there is none. Reputable golf reporters widely panned the so called anonymous survey. It has no credence just like you don’t. Go play on Media Matters. By the way, Spieth shot a 67 this morning at the British Open. He is not leading, but well positioned. By the way, they have to play 4 rounds to win in case you wanted to know.
Reputable golf reporters widely panned the so called anonymous survey
prove it. where is all this panning you speak of? do you have any links? or sources? or is this an “agent just knows” comment?
July 16, 2015 at 12:55 pm
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Had you stayed up with Golf news when this story broke, you would have seen plenty on it, but we know you don’t follow golf, know nothing about it so you have my permission to “shut up” now.
your reply just proves to me that you were spouting cr@p and expecting me to believe you without any evidence. i will stand by the Golf Magazine survey results unless you can prove to me what you are saying is supported by anyone but you. unless you have links to support your argument, you have my permission to shut up too.
I haven’t heard anything this stupid since a bunch of blowhards and now a RWNJ candidate have talked about building a wall along the US/Mexican border.
So I get to pay the MLB’s huge ticket prices to get to watch a game through a net. Oh boy! How about people actually paying attention to the game instead of their cell phones or whatever. Maybe then they won’t get hit by the ball, they’ll CATCH the ball!
CommonSense-you are exactly right. When you are at a ballgame, watch the ballgame, pay attention and put your cell phone away. Erecting a net around a stadium is the stupidest idea of all-time. Why don’t we make the aisleways carpeted when people slip and fall, which is probably more prevalent anyway.
I agree with you, people need to pay attention. But what if they are hit by a ball while buying some cotton candy sold or reading the program they bought to learn more about the players or eating the food they bought at the concession stand? Or, God forbid, looking at their watch, or answering a question their child may ask at that game?
It happens.
been to a hockey game lately? A net is around the rink.
Not true – the protective netting is only around the back ends of the ice by the goal. Blue line to blue line, there is no protective netting.
But there is glass around the entire rink to protect fans.
Yes, the boards encircle the rink; however, pucks still fly out into the stands and even worse for spectators, the glass in those boards can break and cause injuries to people sitting in the first 3 rows. Google Milan Lucic & Mike Van Ryn if you want to an example of the boards breaking.
Rosenblatt, out of every 10,000 games played, how often do you think the boards/glass breaks and fans are injured? I think it is a very rare occurrence personally. Probably more rare than a baseball fan getting hit by a foul ball.
I agree it is rare to see the glass shatter in hockey. It’s more likely to see half a dozen pucks fly into the stands each game.
1. I want to pay a lot of money to go to a MLB game and feel like I am in a cage.
2. A safety net will block the fan’s ability to get autographs during pre and post game.
3. What about the safety of a player diving over the fence to catch a foul ball?
4. How high with the safety net be? Will it protect the upper deck people too?
5. What if there is a fire in a safety net section that blocks the exit tunnels? Fans won’t be able to escape.
6. How will streakers gain access to the field to do their thing?
Perhaps pay attention to the game so you know when a foul ball is coming.
How many people attended a game last year in total? Perhaps, like allowing an acceptable amount of rodent hair in our food, the injuries are at an acceptable limit as well.
Should we look at the PGA and line all fairways with next too. Say no to nets….
Fans at the PGA events mainly have to worry about Phil Mickelson or Tiger Woods hitting and be alert since they spray their shots so much. The fan getting hit usually gets a signed glove or ball or both so they are happy. The tour also has a disclaimer on the ticket that the Tour cannot be held responsible if the fan is injured by a ball.
MLB tickets have the same disclaimer.
Ballparks also have written signs about this peril, and the PA announcers warn fans as well.
I know, we can have everyone in box seats wear helmets with face shields. MLB will only charge about $50 for them.
Integrity, most of the box seats are behind home plate in a lot of parks and protected by netting. It is the first base and third base lines that are dangerous for line drives. By the way, I was watching the Rangers game the other night and they scanned the stands several times and at least half the fans were on their cells constantly so no wonder they don’t know a foul is coming their way.
Agent, most of the ballparks that I have been in consider the lower deck areas as box seats (even along the foul line). Some are further described as “Field Boxes”. Those are the ones that are usually within 10-15 rows of the field.
I know, many people are not paying attention to the game. My wife was hit in the shin in the upper deck once. She still has the scar. We were both paying attention, but it came so fast that we did not have time to react. (Dang…we should have sued…just kidding. It’s part of the game and we knew it when we entered the ballpark.)
Integrity, you couldn’t get me to sit anywhere down either line up to 30 rows high in a major league park. Sometimes, the batter loses his grip and the bat goes into the stands and people have been hit and hurt. It is part of the risk and it really is pretty rare considering all the games that are played.
Sweet – save those good seats for people like me who want to get as close to the action as possible even knowing all the inherent risks of the same!
I love those seats. It makes you feel like you are part of the game. Of course, I pay attention, so I am not as concerned. If it does, oh well, I knew the risk.
My seats are front row on the first base side. Right where the on deck circle is. Love those seats.
KY, don’t forget to duck when a bat flies out of the batters hand and sails your way. Where is the closest major league park for you since Kentucky doesn’t have a major league team I am aware of? I suppose you are referring to a minor league team park.
I do a pretty good job paying attention. Only one ball has come close to hitting me and that was a pop fly. The catcher caught the ball before it hit me.
The closest major league park is Cincinnati. That’s a bit too far for me to go to their games regularly. My tickets are for a minor league team.
My beloved Phillies are going to put up nets not to keep foul balls away from the fans, but to keep the fans in the ballpark. It might be the only way to get people to watch a game.
consider this:
1). winning percentage of .322
2). haven’t won their 30th game yet.
3). Manager just abruptly resigns without waiting to be fired or having any other options.
4). their one All Star (Papelbon) openly begging to be traded to a team with a chance.
5). tickets being offered on Groupon
6). 20 games out of first place.
Still gonna be a l-o-n-g season…
Least we still the flyers and iggles!
Least we still have the iggles and flyers!
Sorry louie about your Phillies. It seems that not long ago, they were competitive. Was it injuries or bad trades or a bad farm system that led to their demise? I know one thing, a bad GM can ruin a team in short order.
I love it. We now need a helmet law for major league baseball. Maybe chest protectors and shin guards are in order. Lower deck wears all protective gear. Upper deck can get by with helmet and face shield.
How will the mascot shoot T-shirts into the crowd?????
Drones perhaps? But seriously, we can’t be too far from that.
Here’s an idea: Watch the game on TV if you don’t feel like paying attention.
ESPN has come up with a good idea. They put in a computer frame of the batters box and when the pitcher throws the ball, it is easy to see the balls and strikes. It showed me that Major League umpires do a pretty good job calling the game. The toughest pitch to call is a slider since it dips so much right at the plate.
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When did you decide to be a full time troll Confused? Was it recently or does it extend to your whole adult life? So what if other networks have been doing it longer than ESPN. I like it and I haven’t seen it on any major broadcast network before this year. You are entitled to your opinion, but not your facts. I have heard a lot of interviews with players and they almost always say the hardest pitch to hit and judge is the slider. Even the great Stan Musial once said he never could figure out how to hit a slider. He did well with curveballs, fastballs and waited for walks with knuckleballs since they always drifted out of the strike zone.
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Confused, since you know little about baseball and just like to troll, how come Fox did not have the computer frame for the batters box in the All Star game which is the showcase for all the great talent in the game? Wouldn’t that be great to see how the ball moved when coming to the plate. Some of those young guys on both sides were really bringing it with one clocked at 102 MPH.
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So you knew Rupert Murdoch’s personal email address? Boy, you must be a big dog. Fox (Network) is a bit shy on technology for everything but football. They made a big mess of the recent US Open Golf tournament at the now infamous Chambers Bay. They didn’t have good sight lines for cameras and most people couldn’t see the ball land in fairways until the ball was about finished rolling. Buck and Norman were abysmal with the broadcast as well. Their few bright spots were when Holly Sonders interviewed players after the round.
do not care about golf. did not watch. next topic – how do you feel about the kinds of people who believe everything they read on the internet?
Confused, I am not surprised you aren’t interested in golf and don’t watch. My guess is that you like other sports that teach players how to cheat and get away with it like football and basketball. You should try golf sometime. They play by the rules, call penalties on themselves and we have a young man named Jordan Spieth gunning for his third major championship in a row. I wouldn’t put it past him to do it either. He is supremely talented and a gentleman as well.
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Hey Confused Troll, I do stay up on Golf and there have been very few proven stories about PGA Tour players cheating at golf. One guy on the European Tour was suspended for infractions. However, there is a current story on a caddie for an LPGA player cheating by taking pictures of pin position sheets prior to the US Ladies Open. I would trust players long before taking a vagabond caddies word for cheating.
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Leave it to cowardly crybabys and crusading lawyers to try and spoil the National Pastime. Those who cannot accept risk of any kind are spineless poltroons all. They ought to just stay home cowering and leave the good baseball fans of this once free nation be. We have no need of you and your “reform”. These folks will ruin everybody’s good time if given the chance. They are a cancer on our society.
Confused, you apparently believe what you read on the internet and your sources suck. Using an anonymous survey is a prescription for disinformation. I follow Golf Channel, PGA Tour website to get straight stories on golf. I also play to a 2 handicap which will puzzle you since you know nothing about the game. Go Jordan Spieth, win the British Open.
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The Golf Magazine survey was trumped up by the media which is totally out of control in this country to try to create controversy where there is none. Reputable golf reporters widely panned the so called anonymous survey. It has no credence just like you don’t. Go play on Media Matters. By the way, Spieth shot a 67 this morning at the British Open. He is not leading, but well positioned. By the way, they have to play 4 rounds to win in case you wanted to know.
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Had you stayed up with Golf news when this story broke, you would have seen plenty on it, but we know you don’t follow golf, know nothing about it so you have my permission to “shut up” now.
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Babe Ruth rolls in his grave.
Ted Williams would too, but he can’t see which way is up/down/left/right
Resenblatt: good joke! Am I the only one who got it?
his head has a perfect view of how his body is rolling
Hahaha, apparently not – Stork was all over that too! Glad I’m not the only one who can laugh and joke at the macabre!
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Notice how it’s mostly woman that are getting hit and then suing?