truth on hold Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 More curse of the bambino? The 60-year-old man who fell to his death from the upper deck at Turner Field in Atlanta on Saturday night was a passionate Braves fan who spent his final moments booing Alex Rodriguez, according to witnesses and a statement from the team. http://nypost.com/2015/08/30/fan-who-fell-to-death-at-yankees-game-died-booing-a-rod/
Doc Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 At least he died doing what he loved....okay, maybe not so much.
The Dean Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 At least he died doing what he loved....okay, maybe not so much.
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 that's the third guy, they need to do something about the safety in that stadium.
truth on hold Posted August 31, 2015 Author Posted August 31, 2015 that's the third guy, they need to do something about the safety in that stadium. but apparently since he was booing a Yankee he died happy
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 "I must be in the front row!" Too soon? I know tasteless. But man, sad and tragic... What the hell was he thinking! One second he is booing A-Rod and the next he's laying next to a guy in a lower section aisle. Would have been more tragic if he would have taken another out... WHICH leads to this: The aisles in stadiums usually line up. He had to come down to the upper deck rail and that's where he fell... From aisle to aisle. If it was purely not his fault, he would have been in a seat section and landed on another seat section, possibly killing another person!
bbb Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 that's the third guy, they need to do something about the safety in that stadium. They're building a new stadium anyway.
Just Jack Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Did they stop the game at all?The report I saw said they did not.
truth on hold Posted August 31, 2015 Author Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) Fell 50 to 80 feet onto concrete, I didn't know stadiums had stands that high above landings, not going to survive that fall. Edited August 31, 2015 by JTSP
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Whenever I go to Astros games, I go with someone who has season tickets on the front row of the balcony. The railing is about 4 feet high, so there's no possible way you can fall unless you're being a complete ass. Don't know what Turner Field is like though, but I'm sure there's some sort of regulation. Sad either way.
Big Gun Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Did they stop the game at all? nope, was watching it at the time.
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Whenever I go to Astros games, I go with someone who has season tickets on the front row of the balcony. The railing is about 4 feet high, so there's no possible way you can fall unless you're being a complete ass. Don't know what Turner Field is like though, but I'm sure there's some sort of regulation. Sad either way. Exactly! I think OSHA requirments are 39" to 44"... I am not sure if that applies to stadiums. @ the lock I work @, the old railings of 30" were granfathered, BUT upon major dewatering/rehab, we were ordered to replace them and be compliant. This past winter we replaced all the original railings w/aluminum "SpeedRail" @ 42 inches. Cost: About 100k just for material... Over 2,000' of railing. The OSHA Safety logic is, with the old low railings, people tend to sit on them and can fall back. @ 39" 44" it is super duper hard to get a fat ass to rest on one... Unless you are Minute Bol... FWIW.
bbb Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 nope, was watching it at the time. Thanks. I saw it on twitter, and the first report said they delayed the game 8-10 minutes. I was then listening to the Yankees broadcast during the 9th inning, and it was never mentioned. John Sterling even gave out the attendance when the number was given to the press, and did his usual "what a great crowd" etc. You'd think nothing at all happened. At that point, I was thinking they had stopped the game due to what I saw on twitter. I can see a little bit of the business as usual approach of John and Suzyn if they didn't stop the game. But, it was still weird.
Rob's House Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 I've been on the upper deck of that stadium and I remember standing at that rail feeling really creeped out. I don't do well with heights anyway, but I couldn't believe that little rail was the only barrier to that steep of a drop. I wasn't at all surprised by the story. I'm kind of surprised it doesn't happen more often.
Beef Jerky Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) that's the third guy, they need to do something about the safety in that stadium. You can't protect human error... Even bubble wrap a guy up in a room full of clouds and some guy would find a way to kill himself. Probably choking on the bubble wrap. Then we would need to find a way to make bubble wrap safe... Wait what? Edited September 1, 2015 by Beef Jerky
Helpmenow Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 Splat! Thank gosh he didn't break someone neck.
Gary M Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 John Sterling even gave out the attendance when the number was given to the press, and did his usual "what a great crowd" etc. minus one
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