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re: Woman sues MLB and The Chicago Cubs after getting hit with a foul ball
Posted on 4/30/20 at 11:53 am to WestCoastAg
Posted on 4/30/20 at 11:53 am to WestCoastAg
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this boards loves to tote personal responsibility until they dont
I too blame the 16 year old girl for getting beamed with a 100 mph foul ball
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Posted on 4/30/20 at 11:55 am to bbeck
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3. Why am I seeing this 12 years after it happened?
My guess is that with so many teams now expanding netting, a personal injury attorney saw an opportunity to claim negligence, that MLB and the Cubs are by default admitting their protections back then fell short.
Posted on 4/30/20 at 11:55 am to sand mountainDvalues
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This board loves to defend billion dollar companies against the common folk.
She will get paid whether you like it or not.
She had 11 + years to sue them. Eventually time is up, you pissed the chance away.
Posted on 4/30/20 at 11:56 am to SeeeeK
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She had 11 + years to sue them. Eventually time is up, you pissed the chance away.
Apparently her time isn’t up dullard
Posted on 4/30/20 at 11:57 am to sand mountainDvalues
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She will get paid whether you like it or not.
And that’s a huge issue in this country, and I’m not talking specifically about baseball.
Posted on 4/30/20 at 11:59 am to red sox fan 13
Bitch is just tying to get money off the expanded netting situation 
These idiots will just make for even more netting
These idiots will just make for even more netting
This post was edited on 4/30/20 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 4/30/20 at 12:01 pm to sand mountainDvalues
Foul balls getting hit into the stands are part of the game and a risk one assumes when attending a baseball game, if you get struck and injured by one, I’m sorry for you but you’re not entitled to anything legally
Posted on 4/30/20 at 12:02 pm to ThePTExperience1969
quote:now imagine there was a practical and reasonable way that every single team could completely eliminate this risk
Foul balls getting hit into the stands are part of the game and a risk one assumes when attending a baseball game,
Posted on 4/30/20 at 12:12 pm to sand mountainDvalues
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There’s a reason every stadium has extended nets down the baselines.
Yea because of a-holes like this and lawyers.
Posted on 4/30/20 at 12:19 pm to WestCoastAg
Fair enough but that doesn’t nullify my point foul balls going into the stands are an inherent risk of attending a baseball game. Let’s also factor in the negatives of expanding netting: part of the attending baseball game experience is the ability to observe two teams play unobstructed by any visible hindrance, like nets, possibly engage with the participants and get an autograph, and the opportunity to catch a foul ball, a baseball tradition for spectators. People sitting courtside at basketball games assume the risk a player may inadvertently strike them going after a loose ball or whatever and I’m sure erecting barriers would be reasonable too to eliminate that risk HOWEVER, like baseball, it detracts greatly from the entire point of attending these games. Your point is noted and fair but I don’t buy it and any judge with common sense shouldn’t hold the Cubs and MLB liable here.
Posted on 4/30/20 at 12:22 pm to red sox fan 13
Bartman should sue too. The net would have made the ball completely uncatchable for Alou, and he never would have been blamed.
Posted on 4/30/20 at 12:29 pm to red sox fan 13
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August 2008
Why is she waiting until now? This should be dismissed in 30 seconds.
Posted on 4/30/20 at 12:39 pm to WestCoastAg
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now imagine there was a practical and reasonable way that every single team could completely eliminate this risk
so should the netting be extended around the whole field? should there be nets in the outfield? you can get hit in the face out there as well. or people just could assume some responsibility while being at a baseball game and be sure not to get hit in the face with a ball. not everything has to be someone else's fault. she can assume some responsibility for what happened.
Posted on 4/30/20 at 12:43 pm to TheGodfather
After reading about her location and researching Wrigley’s seating chart, I’m even more convinced they shouldn’t be liable under the Baseball Rule, just no plus it’ll detract significantly from the game for spectators, that’s why the Baseball Rule exists.
Posted on 4/30/20 at 1:03 pm to red sox fan 13
I think that's what the small print on the back of the ticket is for.
Posted on 4/30/20 at 1:14 pm to WestCoastAg
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now imagine there was a practical and reasonable way that every single team could completely eliminate this risk
They should probably install nets all over Augusta National too. Wouldn’t want someone to get hit by a golf ball. All of those people deserve money too...
Posted on 4/30/20 at 1:16 pm to tzimme4
Lol if you think those are even close to any kind of legal protection
Posted on 4/30/20 at 2:33 pm to WestCoastAg
I never take my eyes off the batter. If anyone around me talks to me I ignore them. Try calling or texting me? No sir. Food? Water? Beer? I consume those in the bathroom.
These are simple rules to go by and if this woman had followed them she would be in perfect health.
These are simple rules to go by and if this woman had followed them she would be in perfect health.
This post was edited on 4/30/20 at 2:33 pm
Posted on 4/30/20 at 2:40 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
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Food? Water? Beer? I consume those in the bathroom.
That's sort of gross knowing the crowds and hygiene of stadium urinal troughs.
Posted on 4/30/20 at 2:43 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
I put up cones to separate myself from the crowd.
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