Fan dies after fall at Rangers Ballpark

[brendan120678]

Source: MLB.com

ARLINGTON -- A man died from injuries sustained when he fell approximately 20 feet from section 5 in the left field lower reserved seats to the area behind the out-of-town scoreboard at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Thursday night.

The fan was identified as Shannon Stone, a 39-year-old firefighter from Brownwood, Texas, according to the Associated Press.

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The fan was immediately attended to by emergency personnel and taken to a Fort Worth hospital. According to the Arlington Police Department, the man went into full arrest on the way to John Peter Smith Hospital and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

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"When they had him on a stretcher and they were carrying him out, he was saying stuff like 'Please check on my son, he's left up there by himself.'" Athletics reliever Brad Ziegler said. "The people that carried him out reassured him that, 'We'll get your son, we'll make sure he's OK.' We just kind of assumed that he's talking, he's conscious, he'll be OK. To find out he's not is just ... tough."

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[trotsky]

1. One of those stories that just makes your heart sink. n/t

[brendan120678]

4. Absolutely, it does.

Although I'll admit, when I first heard about the story my first reaction wasn't very kind.

However after reading the actual story, and especially getting to the part where the guy wanted to make sure that his son was safe, I softened up a little.

Or a lot.

Must be my paternal instincts.

[trotsky]

6. That's the same part that got to me.

First thought is not of himself, but for his son's safety. I would be worried about the same thing.

[Upton]

2. Video of it here..

just a a sad situation..

http://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/watch-a-rangers-fan-go-tumbling-over-the-outfield-fence/

[MaineDem]

8. His widow has asked that the video not be shown

Most sites have taken it down. I won't click on this link.

[Upton]

12. Then don't watch the video...

that's your choice. Really no need to make an announcement about it..

[joeybee12]

3. Prayers for his family and friends...and phuck ESPN

They went on and on about how this will affect Josh Hamilton...give me a fucking break...nothing really about the guy who died/

[bluedigger]

11. You're off on this one, j.

Maybe it seemed like too much coverage of Hamilton to you, but there was nothing to cover on the deceased, out of respect for the privacy of his family. Which continues, as the poster here mentioned, they prefer that the video not be watched.:shrug:

I feel terribly for Hamilton myself. It is every bit as much a tragedy for him, as his action directly contributed to the outcome, no matter how inadvertently. He's overcome a hell of a lot of adversity in his life and he didn't need this as well. :(

[ProfessorGAC]

5. Didn't See The Video

Didn't realize he fell 20 feet. Wow! It's easy to get hurt REALLY badly from a fall that high. I incorrectly assumed it was a short fall. No wonder he had enough trauma to cause this much damage.

Terrible shame.
GAC

[El Supremo]

7. If you gotta leave this world...

what could be a more glorious way than to have it happen at a baseball game? I mean it beats the shit out of years of being a blithering vegetable with dementia like Sparky Anderson or my mother. And hey! He caught the ball!

:hide:

[Sportsguy]

9. Very Sad

I wonder if that boy will ever want to go to baseball game again. Tragic.

[Renew Deal]

10. This is an unimaginable disaster.

The guys 6 year old was there when it happened. So freaking sad.

[Capt. America]

13. Normally I would have a nice joke about something like this, but since he has a kid, I wont.

[frylock]

14. this isn't going to be popular, but here it is..

this guy was a fucking idiot. i watched the video, and this guy essentially tried to steal a ball from another fan by leaning waaaaaay over the railing. and for what? not a homerun. not even a legit foul ball. but for a ball casually tossed into the stands by a player. and directly to another fan, with a glove. i feel terrible for the family.