Angel Stadium to have full protective netting behind dugouts

[well_red]

inevitable, especially after that little girl got hit bad last year.  i don't like watching games through the netting, i try to find close seats with no netting, so no idea if those seats exist any more or will be worth the bother.  whatever, i only go a few times a year, maybe i'll just get seats closer now since i'd have to deal with the netting regardless.  personally i don't think it is true to say the netting doesn't impact the view, sure you can see the whole field just fine EXCEPT for the tiny white ball zipping around at 100mph.  I was at a quakes game last year behind the netting and no one within 3 rows of me could track the ball off the bat.

[arch stanton]

I'm sure the team is sweating bullets wondering if they'll be able to sell seats behind the dugout with nets in front of them

[ScottT]

Im sure nobody has claimed they are sweating it.

The fact they arent contributed to it happening

[Dave Saltzer]

11 hours ago, ScottT said:

When has a team been sued successfully over a foul ball injury?

Searching on this topic first brought me to this...

https://nypost.com/2017/10/24/yankee-fan-hit-in-the-face-by-foul-ball-loses-injury-lawsuit/

Did you read the date of the injury in that article? Now look at this and pay attention to the date https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.mlb.com/159233076-mlb-issues-recommendations-on-netting.amp.html

 

Having a recommendation by MLB to extend the netting, and having many clubs agree and follow the recommendations makes all the difference in the legal world for teams that don't follow the recommendation. That guideline by MLB established what is reasonable, and any club not following it is being unreasonable. Any half-witted 1L (well, they all are half-witted, so, should I say quarter-witted?) could win a verdict after that recommendation came out. 

[Blarg]

Of course you did, that mini bar doesn't restock itself.

[yamsi12]

Well that’s lame.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

On 1/23/2018 at 5:55 PM, arch stanton said:

This is inevitable in all stadiums. Teams aren't going to have that liability hanging over their heads when the fix is so simple

MLB: All parks will have extended netting in '18

https://www.mlb.com/news/all-mlb-ballparks-will-have-extended-netting/c-265709934

[Ohtaniland]

5 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

MLB: All parks will have extended netting in '18

https://www.mlb.com/news/all-mlb-ballparks-will-have-extended-netting/c-265709934

I wonder if they will do any improvements for the spring training ballparks. Same danger, same liability. 

[stanick88]

On 1/24/2018 at 11:55 PM, Dave Saltzer said:

Did you read the date of the injury in that article? Now look at this and pay attention to the date https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.mlb.com/159233076-mlb-issues-recommendations-on-netting.amp.html

 

Having a recommendation by MLB to extend the netting, and having many clubs agree and follow the recommendations makes all the difference in the legal world for teams that don't follow the recommendation. That guideline by MLB established what is reasonable, and any club not following it is being unreasonable. Any half-witted 1L (well, they all are half-witted, so, should I say quarter-witted?) could win a verdict after that recommendation came out. 

Exactly. Any 1L in law school torts class would know this  would likely establish a duty from the stadium/team to put up netting . And not putting netting would be a breach of that duty. 

[Taylor]

2 hours ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

MLB: All parks will have extended netting in '18

https://www.mlb.com/news/all-mlb-ballparks-will-have-extended-netting/c-265709934

Cue the outrage.

[ScottT]

The stadium in Surprise, AZ has extended netting, to the end of the dugout.  It sucks. Worse than I thought it would be. 

The stadium in Peoria does not. I almost died. It is awesome,

[ScottT]

[ScottT]

[eaterfan]

13 hours ago, ScottT said:

Is this just a picture of a night sky? I can't see anything but pitch black! I'm worried the players may hurt themselves running into a solid wall of black like that.

[yamsi12]

Lame.

[Ohtaniland]

How much reactionary time is needed to stop a 115 mph foul ball anyways? 

 

[Amazing Larry]

How long before we have netting around the whole field?

https://deadspin.com/expanded-protective-netting-is-coming-to-major-league-b-1835635755

[ScottT]

Lame

[Stradling]

Good.  No reason not to extend netting. 

[Jay]

Probably increased the value of the 400 level seats

 

[Docwaukee]

with exit velo being a major focus, they are doing the right thing.  

[AngelsLakersFan]

They should just tell everyone to stay home and watch on TV.

[Amazing Larry]

It will be cool when an outfielder goes for a ball in the stands and gets nothing but a face full of net. MLB keeps getting more awesome.

[Inside Pitch]

Fans should be able to wear bubble wrap to games IMO.   

[Docwaukee]

don't really want to bring my family to a game where I have to be on guard for every pitch and potentially protect 3 people from what amounts to a rock being slung at 100+mph.  

maybe you should have to prove that you've played at least two years of high school varsity baseball in order to come to a game.  

people objecting to this probably also object to kids being in car seats or boosters.  'I never got hurt'