Posted on 05/14/2010 11:11:31 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
A man has died three weeks after he tumbled over a railing while reaching for foul balls at Miller Park in Milwaukee.
The accident happened as Stuart S. Springstube, 51, of Weyauwega was watching the Chicago Cubs take batting practice on April 25. Authorities say he fell over the railing to the hard dirt 14 feet below.
A medical examiner's report released today says Springstube suffered a brain hemorrhage and died Wednesday.
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Note to self: baseballs cost about $2.00 each.
How’s that Obamacare workin’ out for ya, fella !!!
RIP.
I suppose his family will sue the park.
Poor guy. I feel bad for him. What if he was trying to catch them for his grandchild or something. (I know, he was only 51, but still.)
Those don't even count!
“Note to self: baseballs cost about $2.00 each.”
Yea, but if you are sitting with an 8-year old, a caught ball is priceless - and Dad is King.
Why should we have to wait for high school physics to learn the difference between a four-foot drop and an eight-foot one?
Physics class is much the easier way.
In Milwaukee, this type of outcome is usually associated with beer. However, during batting practice?
“Fan who fell over railing at Miller Park dies”
See there, if he’d have been wearing his sign, someone could have stopped him.
-Bill Engvald
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/92051104.html
A spectator fell about 14 feet from the lower level in left field while the Chicago Cubs took batting practice Sunday about an hour before their game with the Milwaukee Brewers. The man, wearing Cubs gear and believed to be in his 20s, was reaching out over the railing down the left field line attempting to catch foul balls on Sunday when he tumbled headfirst over the rail and onto the hard dirt below.
Brewers spokesman Tyler Barnes said privacy laws prevented them from releasing any detailed information about the person or the incident. "He was observed by fans after the fall moving all his extremities," Barnes said. Brewers head athletic trainer Roger Caplinger said the man was cut and bleeding from the face, but was conscious as he was taken off the field by emergency first responders. He was taken to a local hospital, but there were no immediate details on additional injuries. A hospital spokeswoman said she could not reveal any details about the injured man, citing privacy laws.
Several Cubs players went over to see what had happened as well as Chicago's athletic trainers, and the incident held up batting practice for about 10 minutes. Barnes said severe injuries have been extremely rare at Miller Park, which has been open for 10 years. In 2004, a 48-year-old Madison man died a day after injuries he suffered when he fell 17 feet from an escalator.
It’s not just a good idea. It’s the law.
MLB balls can cost $20 to $25 bucks, but that does not detract from your point. They are not worth dying for.
“Note to self: baseballs cost about $2.00 each.”
Yea, but if you are sitting with an 8-year old, a caught ball is priceless - and Dad is King.
I have a nine year old and understand your reasoning. But having a dead Father really sucks. My wife knows all about that growing up. Heavy cosmic damage.
The herd is thinned by one. The overarching question is who is responsible for his failure to overcome balance and gravity? Can we blame the ball park for his improper use of a safety railing? Can we blame the maker of the railing? Can we blame the designer of the railing? Can we blame the pitcher for throwing the ball? Can we blame the batter for not hitting the ball hard enough? Finally, can we blame the doctors and hospital for treating him?
This man’s death is unfortunate, but hardly a tragedy, just an opportunity for a lawyer to make money...
MLB balls can cost $20 to $25 bucks, but that does not detract from your point. They are not worth dying for.
Buy the cheap ones and tell your kids you caught at the park. There kids, they believe everything you tell them. Hell, while you’re at it, autographed them yourself.
Curse of the Cubs?................
The ball well went over our head and there was no way to catch it and, yet, this guy got seriously messed up trying for it.
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