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Fan behind netting hit in head by foul ball, carried off on stretcher
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Posted on 04/21/2015 7:33:54 AM PDT by BenLurkin

A woman was hit in the back of the head by a foul ball in Monday night's Cubs-Pirates game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.

The woman was standing in the first row behind home plate with her back toward the field when Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro fouled a ball straight back against the protective screen. The ball was hit with such force that it struck the fan. She immediately collapsed grabbing her head.

After initial treatment by PNC Park and Pittsburgh EMS personnel, she was placed on a stretcher, moved to a nearby ambulance and brought to the hospital for further treatment.

"She was conscious and alert at the time of transport, graciously thanking her caregivers while giving a 'thumbs up' gesture to nearby fans," the Pirates said in a statement. "Our thoughts and prayers are with her."

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KEYWORDS: foulball; pittsburgh
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To: WayneS

ayep. blonde...lol~!


21 posted on 04/21/2015 8:35:43 AM PDT by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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To: Da Bilge Troll

She sure does....and I believe she was in process of being escorted to her seat, by stadium or team personnel. You can see the guy in the video, I think he actually catches her as she is falling.


22 posted on 04/21/2015 8:36:08 AM PDT by Blaine Fabin
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To: Da Bilge Troll

I don’t stop paying attention to my driving just because I am wearing a seat belt.


23 posted on 04/21/2015 8:37:05 AM PDT by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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To: camle

The one and only pretty woman in Pittsburgh.....


24 posted on 04/21/2015 8:46:27 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

i know and nice hair...poor thing...


25 posted on 04/21/2015 8:53:58 AM PDT by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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To: BenLurkin

It’s her fault. Should have been looking.


26 posted on 04/21/2015 9:08:58 AM PDT by glorgau
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To: BenLurkin

Foul!


27 posted on 04/21/2015 9:22:47 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: BenLurkin

I get annoyed when people think they have a right to get to their seats while there is actually something happening on the field. Wait until the ball is sent back to the pitcher, then you have 30 seconds to do what you want to do in most cases because it has gotten so slow.

And I hope they don’t make it HARDER to see the game now, just because of a one-in-a-million incident. Bad things happen sometimes.


28 posted on 04/21/2015 9:40:31 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: BenLurkin

Some of you guys are real cold. The stadium should have better protection. She or you could have been staring at the batter and still have been hit.


29 posted on 04/21/2015 9:52:24 AM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: minnesota_bound

Agreed. No time to duck.


30 posted on 04/21/2015 10:04:37 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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