MLB 2011 season

Love the game! Still play the game! But as far as MLB All-Star game.......that's what SportsCenter is for. As well as NFL ProBowl, heck I'm lying, I don't watch ANY highlights of that fiasco!....But I will watch the NBA All-Star game, cause they can show off.

Oh, as for the fan..
So yeah, someone just died recently trying to catch a ball (in front of his year 6 kid none the less) and someone almost falls off trying to catch one now? It's just a ball, and from the HR derby so it's even less of a big thing.

Sheesh people. How far over did he go?

rushfan4 wrote: Pretty far. His friend and brother basically caught him by his arm and leg and the rest of him had gone over.

f**k

Well that's a little depressing, glad they did catch him though.

rushfan4 wrote:

Jesus...how fun another death from falling in a week would've been...

Speaking of all skipping, how ironic we were just talking about Jeter being made out to be god by the media...they seem be giving him serious flak for skippin out on the all star game. That's including here at home even! In the core of Yankee country.
I mean a lil messed up but how many other all stars skip out? HE is getting extra flak for it?

Suppose that's what happens when your Jeter. Some say "what about the kid who gave him the ball!? Shouldn't he go to the game!?" I don't see why. Besides, that kid is being made out as god as well. A GREAT move but not like the Yanks didn't offer him some pretty sweet consolations

JJLehto wrote: Catcher10 wrote: ^ Guarantee you ole Fishlips Selig is gonna put a stop to all this before a huge lawsuit hits MLB..... That would suck since it's their stupid fault and not the stadium/team/baseball's BUT you know someone will sue. As sad as that is, so MLB is gunna have to protect themselves. I'm expecting the family of that guy to do so, and these teams/MLB have some big time cash as well...

The family of the guy who died in Texas will probably include Josh Hamilton in any lawsuit that they will file, and that would be a real shame to penalize the player for doing what every major league outfielder has been doing for years by throwing foul balls into the stands for fans.  It is amazing the number of times per game that Magglio throws the ball into the crowd in between innings.  He seems to throw it short at least once a game, where it either doesn't make it into the stands, or the people that are trying to catch it knock it back on to the field.  I've never seen anybody fall out there though.  It is probably only about 10 feet anyways, but I guess if you fell on your head it could do some serious damage.

I'm not really sure they have a case. The action involved the fan voluntarily jumping over a safety device to grab a ball.

Edited by Equality 7-2521 - July 12 2011 at 17:16

Exactly.
As you said, it happens every game...how many times is it tossed to a kid (or someone that gives it to their kid) it's a nice little gesture. Would be a shame for Hamilton to be sued and even worse if Selig made it illegal to do.

10 feet on your head could be enough to do it for sure.

Equality 7-2521 wrote: I'm not really sure they have a case. The action involved the fan voluntarily jumping over a safety device to grab a ball.

Oh probably not, just saying hope there isn't an over reaction to the threat of it.
You never know, we could get one of those batsh*t cases where "guh I was never told anywhere not to reach over"


Edited by JJLehto - July 12 2011 at 17:19

Equality 7-2521 wrote: rushfan4 wrote: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/12/fan-who-caught-jeter-ball-could-owe-big-taxes/?hpt=hp_t2 Disgusting.

Yeah I heard that one the radio earlier. WITHOUT MAKING THIS ANOTHER DISCUSSION...it is pretty sad.
Something as extraordinary as this case would be exempt you'd hope.

rushfan4 wrote: JJLehto wrote: Equality 7-2521 wrote: rushfan4 wrote: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/12/fan-who-caught-jeter-ball-could-owe-big-taxes/?hpt=hp_t2 Disgusting. Yeah I heard that one the radio earlier. WITHOUT MAKING THIS ANOTHER DISCUSSION...it is pretty sad. Something as extraordinary as this case would be exempt you'd hope. Nope.  Just like winning on Jeopardy or Wheel of Fortune, etc...  It is all taxable.

Yes, I'm quite aware. Like I said, let's leave that sh*t out of ONE thread for once but a game show is something you do to hope to make money, even a lottery I can understand the claim but sheesh it was a one sided deal this time!

Just saying it is sad. Maybe he should've put it up for auction Gunna get taxed try and get a million for it at least!


Edited by JJLehto - July 12 2011 at 17:27