Fan dies after falling at Rangers game

[Geor!]

Texasrangers.com/fund

A fund for Shannon Stone's family.

Thank you for posting that.

[minge]

wow so sad

[BP]

Do the tickets say "Enter at your own risk?"

That and about 50 other waivers.

[Fern]

There wasn't a sound or movement or anything else going on in the entire world as that thing came towards me, except me and that ball.

[snowball]that's beautiful maann[/snowball]

[Ruffdaddy]

I you raise the railing, it's only gonna make people fall from a few inches higher. I agree with Aaron on this. You can't idiot proof everything, they will out idiot your proofing.

Anyone read about the retard that nearly fell at the HR derby? Wasn't he staring on a damn table?!

[openroadracer]

i was there and saw the whole thing as it happened. i was 22 rows up behind home plate so i saw it as it developed. i had sat out there before and knew it was going to be bad.

what sux is this was a rainout makeup game that wasn't even on the schedule..... so had it not rained on the original date in May, he would still be alive.

wierd how fate works.

[71chevellejohn]

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Anyone read about the retard that nearly fell at the HR derby? Wasn't he staring on a damn table?!

Last night's derby? I Didn't see anyone almost fall, But it may have been out of my field of vision.

There was some guy that jumped onto the field and was subsequently tackled then picked up by his shorts and hauled off.

[talisman]

Guy at the HR derby.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Not-again-Fan-almost-falls-from-stands-at-Home-?urn=mlb-wp12376

[SS Junk]

Pulling some stupid shit like this just deserves a karma beat down.

[talisman]

Pulling some stupid shit like this just deserves a karma beat down.

Yeah, not very smart. If that guy fell it would have been from sheer stupidity. I wouldn't have felt bad for him at all.

[Stunter Bob]

He did fall, and those guys caught him by his legs. Tard.

[Baba Ganoush]

The Ballpark selling alcohol causes many more tragedies than a safety rail that isn't a few inches higher.

If you're going to try and protect people from doing stupid shit, you may as well put us all in padded cells. Let dumbshits be dumbshits.

With that said this was a real unfortunate event and I feel for the kid. As tragic as it was, only one person can be held responsible, and that is the deceased.

R.I.P.

[idrivea4banger]

The Ballpark selling alcohol causes many more tragedies than a safety rail that isn't a few inches higher.

If you're going to try and protect people from doing stupid shit, you may as well put us all in padded cells. Let dumbshits be dumbshits.

With that said this was a real unfortunate event and I feel for the kid. As tragic as it was, only one person can be held responsible, and that is the deceased.

R.I.P.

Correct me if I'm wrong but the father didn't have any alcohol. To say the deceased is held responsible is pretty messed up. He was caught up in the moment trying to do something special for his son. No different than what any other father would've done. It was a freak anf tragic accident. I'm sure he wasn't being careless.

Now the dumbass at the homerun derby I'm sure was intoxicated. Had he fallen over and died I wouldn't have any sympathy for him. He was stupid to begin with for getting on top of that table.

[Baba Ganoush]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the father didn't have any alcohol. To say the deceased is held responsible is pretty messed up. He was caught up in the moment trying to do something special for his son. No different than what any other father would've done. It was a freak anf tragic accident. I'm sure he wasn't being careless.

Now the dumbass at the homerun derby I'm sure was intoxicated. Had he fallen over and died I wouldn't have any sympathy for him. He was stupid to begin with for getting on top of that table.

I didn't say he was drunk. I was stating that if the perception is a higher fence would have saved him, then you should put down your drink because its dangerous. We don't need any changes, except in our discretion.

How is it "messed up" to say that this person's actions caused his death? Ok dude. I'm amazed that more people didn't blame the Ballpark or Josh for the loss of life. I'm also not going to be surprised when it happens again after hearing the comments of the genius at the HR derby.

I'm not jumping your shit, it was just so horrible. How awful, right in front of his kid. The Rangers really showed some respect and humility in this tragic situation. They received the widow's grace today in some moving statements. I hope the family makes it through such a tough time.

[SS Junk]

If it's happened a handful of times, they really ought to raise the railings a few inches.

And just like that, you get your wish...

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2011/07/20/texas-rangers-to-raise-ballpark-railings-after-fan-death/