[Texas Week] Fan falls from second deck of Texas Rangers stadium trying to catch a foul ba - Polidicks

[i]Every day this week, I'll be on the hunt for Texas-related news to post, in honor of everyone's favorite Texan FPer, Craptasket.[/i] [url]http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/story/2010/07/06/sp-texas-spectator.html[/url] [release][img]http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2010/07/07/306-fan-100707.jpg[/img] The Texas Rangers ' offence picked up where it left off in June, even though Josh Hamilton 's hot streak at home and their 17-hit attack wasn't on the minds of players after a 12-1 rout of the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night. Both teams were shaken after the game was delayed 16 minutes in the fifth inning when a male spectator fell about 30 feet from the second deck while attempting to catch a foul ball. Nelson Cruz of the Rangers had fouled a pitch into the club level in Section 235 along the first-base line. The ball hit a seat behind the spectator, who was reaching to snag it before losing his balance and tumbling backward onto the seats below. The man was taken by ambulance to the John Peter Smith Hospital emergency room, where a team spokesman said he was responsive and able to move all of his extremities. "I looked up and saw him starting to come down. He hit the luxury box area and came straight down,'' Cleveland left fielder Trevor Crowe said. " It's one of the scariest things I've ever seen. All I could think about was to start praying for the guy. There was nothing to brace his fall or anything. I was just scared that he might have killed himself." Indians shortstop Jason Donald looked away when the ball went foul, but the sound of the man's body striking the seats told him that something bad had happened. "My head was turned, but I heard the crowd react and heard the body hit,'' Donald said. "I was hoping he didn't die. It was really scary. It puts everything in perspective. This is a game and somebody potentially could have lost his life." Rangers president Nolan Ryan was thankful that the man seemed responsive and was able to move his limbs. The team did not release the man's name. "The preliminary indications are that it could have been a lot worse," Ryan said. [/release] I'm glad that he isn't more seriously hurt, but you have to be pretty retarded to fall while leaning for a foul ball.

Well, did he get it?

Imagine being in the lux box while that happened, some guy just slams down in front of you.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LCrH6SQfOU[/media]

I guess he dropped the ball. [highlight][I][B]YEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!![/B][/I][/highlight]

[QUOTE=Helldoran;23186582]Well, did he get it?[/QUOTE] the manager/players visited him in the hospital and gave him the ball he was trying to get. they also signed it.

This guy is actually lucky, he could sue that filthy, rich stadium owner and win. Best of all, the stadium won't be affected by it since its all paid in tax dollars and not the owner's money!

[QUOTE=MisterMooth;23194201][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LCrH6SQfOU[/media][/QUOTE] I love how you hear a normal crowd then the cry of a bitch: [B]AHHHHHH!!![/B] [editline]10:59PM[/editline] If the guy was fat and he leaned off of the second deck, that just means all his fat pulled him down.

[QUOTE=Xen Tricks;23186677]Imagine being in the lux box while that happened, some guy just slams down in front of you.[/QUOTE] i was there, seriously, I wish i had my camera

God damn, that had to be crazy to see.

It's not that hard to fall off a stadium when the only thing on your mind is the ball. [editline]04:56AM[/editline] Sounded slightly gay, but you know what I mean.