In case you missed it there was an unfortunate accident that
happened at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday afternoon where a young girl, just
two-years old, was struck in the face with a 106 MPH foul ball. Since the
incident which resulted in the girl being rushed to the hospital the father of
the child has stated that his daughter is doing better, thank the lord, but
that hasn’t stopped fans from revolting and asking the question of why the
Yankees have not put up protective netting at Yankee Stadium like some teams
have around the league. Just in case you missed it, again, if you watched the
game you would know that the netting that those teams are putting up would not
have protected this little girl in this incident unfortunately but let’s
pretend that it would have. Are you in favor of putting up nets before the
league eventually makes it mandatory or are you on the side of the argument
that is against it. I would love to hear your thoughts and opinions down in the
comments section or on Twitter (@GreedyStripes) but until then I will leave my
comments here for you this morning on the blog. Enjoy.
My thoughts are this, I think it is unnecessary to put the
nets up but I think eventually the nets are going to be mandatory. Why not just
get ahead of the game, get a little bit of PR and put the nets up as soon as
possible. Fans were unprotected by these nets for hundreds of years now and it
was never a huge issue until recently and if the nets remained down I truly
think it wouldn’t be a huge issue in terms of injuries and fatalities but I do
get the concept behind it. If the nets can save one little child or one person
from getting hurt or killed the nets become instantly “worth it” to me. I get
that. I also disagree with the people who are essentially saying that fans with
children shouldn’t see in these “hot zones.” That’s crap. I should be able to
sit where I want with my children, period, and you aren’t going to tell me
otherwise. At the same time though I would personally take full responsibility
for my child sitting in those seats that I as a parent chose to sit in. I
wouldn’t hold the Yankees, the opposing team or the player responsible. Maybe
that’s just me though.
The nets are coming. Whether the nets stretch down to the
dugout or all the way down to the foul pole, they are coming. I hate that they
are coming because it takes the fans away from the game and it just isn’t
baseball to have these huge nets blocking you from catching a foul ball or
something like that. I understand the need and the cries for them though so
just get it over with and put the damn nets up. Don’t wait for the league to
make you put the nets up, be the bigger person and the concerned person and
just put them up already.
The fans will have to get over it because I am sure those
same fans who are worried about their field of vision and such would appreciate
it if it were them or their children who got saved from a 106 MPH foul ball off
the bat of Todd Frazier. It only takes saving one fan from injury or death to
much outweigh the field of view concerns, in my opinion anyway, so just get it
done already.
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