Fan dies after falling at Rangers game

[SS Junk]

video:

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2011/7/7...oul-ball-video

Wonder how the announcers feel after their comments...

[LS1Goat]

video:

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2011/7/7...oul-ball-video

Damn, he extended himself pretty far over the railing. Sad video. His son saw everything from beginning to end.

Why go all the way to JPS- Arlington Memorial is like three blocks west.....

Because of the mechanism of injury. John Peter Smith is a Level 1 Trauma facility just like Parkland.

[Trip McNeely]

was the guy planking ?

You're such an insensitive prick. I hope someone planks you across the face with a semi-truck.

[Geor!]

You're such an insensitive prick. I hope someone planks you across the face with a semi-truck.

I bypass anything he posts for a reason. I would have posted something else in another thread, but just in case he actually did kill himself, i wouldn't want to be brought up on cyber bullying charges.

[03DARKSHADOW]

That is so sad...prayers for his son and the family.

[SC457A]

Texasrangers.com/fund

A fund for Shannon Stone's family.

[talisman]

Whole situation just sucks.

One day after being part of the tragic accident that resulted in Shannon Stone's death, Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton(notes) returned to work with a heavy heart.
The All-Star left fielder said he watched "in slow motion" as the 39-year-old Stone fell nearly 20 feet after Hamilton routinely tossed him a ball in the left-field stands during the second inning of Thursday's game. Stone later died from his injuries on his way to the hospital and, like the rest of us, Hamilton was left searching for answers to the senseless tragedy.
"I understand there's nothing you can do to change it now," [Hamilton said.]
Hamilton, who has battled drug addiction and is now a born-again Christian, said he would be praying for the Stone family. But talk about a tough thing to cope with: Hamilton said he could hear Stone's 6-year-old son, Cooper, "screaming" for his father after the fall. The father and son duo had reportedly stopped at a sporting goods store on the way to the game to buy Cooper a new glove in hopes of snagging a ball.
Here's Hamilton's recounting of the incident (full transcript):
"The first [foul] ball I got I threw it to the ball girl. [...]
"Behind me I heard someone say 'Hey Hamilton how about the next one?' I turned around and Stone was the first guy I saw sitting there with his son. I gave him a nod and I got the next one and threw it in that direction. [...]
"They were the first ones I saw. When I got it, I found them again and threw it in that direction. If the same situation came up and this hadn't happened, I'd do it again."
Hamilton said he will play in Friday night's game against the Oakland Athletics — "There's nothing I can do by not playing," he said — and that he would continue to throw baseballs to fans.
He did say, however, that the incident will probably cause him to judge each situation a little more closely before he throws a ball into the stands.
"You do it so many times you just don't think about it. At the same time, as a player throwing the ball, you don't know what's going through that person's mind who's going to try and catch the ball. It's something to take a look at."
Before Hamilton spoke with the media, Rangers team president Nolan Ryan said that grief counseling would be made available to all players plus the emergency responders at Rangers Ballpark. Hamilton gave no indication that he would participate in the counseling, but did say that his wife Katie and his three children helped him get through a tough night after he returned home.
"She (Katie) stayed up with me and talked with with me and gave me some encouragement and support. She was there to talk to me if I needed to. The kids stayed up to talk to me for a while. It was just hard for me, hearing the little boy screaming for his daddy after he had fallen, and then being home with my kids, really hit home last night."
Hamilton says he plans on reaching out to the family and helping them when the time is right. He will join the Rangers in wearing black ribbons on their uniforms and observing a moment of silence before Friday night's game. The team has also lowered flags at the ballpark to half mast and set up a memorial account in Shannon Stone's name if you are interested in helping his son and wife.

[HarrisonTX]

This fucking tool seems to think its pretty damned funny. What a son of a bitch.
From RANDOM PIC thread.

Is it too soon?

[jluv]

Wow. The internet really is disgusting sometimes.

[Big A]

The car/cliff analogy may be a bit skewed, but anyone going over that rail has no one to fault, but themselves. Catching a foul ball isn't that damn important.

It's a travesty, no doubt about it, but to say that the rail wasn't high enough is absurd.

[347Mike]

This site is constantly at full throttle and rarely does anyone stop and think before they speak. People on here constantly post horrible things about the recently deceased. Is it unfortunate? Absolutely. Will people react differently to this than what was posted in the Betty Ford thread differently? Who knows.

Also unfortunate is that this probably still won't change anyones outlook on how this board can be sometimes.

[jluv]

The car/cliff analogy may be a bit skewed, but anyone going over that rail has no one to fault, but themselves. Catching a foul ball isn't that damn important.

It's a travesty, no doubt about it, but to say that the rail wasn't high enough is absurd.

How absurd is it if a few extra inches means this dude would not be dead right now? And he wasn't just catching a foul ball. Did you read the whole story? He was going out of his way to do something awesome for his kid. Of course he should gave been more careful, but it's not the first time it's happened. A relatively simple adjustment that could save lives (even when that means protecting people from themselves) may be in order.

[ELVIS]

sad? certainly. but i dont need to be protected from myself by the gov't. accidents happen and thats what this was. a horrible accident.

god bless.

[Mike]

This fucking tool seems to think its pretty damned funny. What a son of a bitch.
From RANDOM PIC thread.

For some reason that really pisses me off.

[Big A]

How absurd is it if a few extra inches means this dude would not be dead right now? And he wasn't just catching a foul ball. Did you read the whole story? He was going out of his way to do something awesome for his kid. Of course he should gave been more careful, but it's not the first time it's happened. A relatively simple adjustment that could save lives (even when that means protecting people from themselves) may be in order.

I hear what you're saying Jared, but how far do we go to protect people from themselves? Line the freeway with bubble wrap? Outlaw alcohol as a whole because some people don't know their limits? In that case there should be a 10' iron fence on both sides of the Grand Canyon and on every single trail up the rockies, because someone might make the wrong decision or not know their limits, and fall.

I don't at all fault the guy for wanting to get a ball for his kid, but the only person to blame here is the guy reaching out beyond his physical limits/coordination. Anyone that goes over a waist high rail has no one to blame, but themselves.