[外電] Rangers express regret, support for family of fan

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Rangers express regret, support for family of fan

Ryan calls fatal accident 'sad,' team sets up memorial fund

By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com | 07/08/11 4:44 PM ET


ARLINGTON -- The day after what club president Nolan Ryan called "one of the
saddest things" he has experienced at a ballpark, the Rangers set up a
memorial fund for the family of Brownwood fireman Shannon Stone.

Stone died on Thursday night as the result of injuries sustained in a 20-foot
fall from the left-field seats into an area behind the out-of-town scoreboard
during a game against the A's at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Flags flew at
half-staff on Friday at the Ballpark and both teams were planning to wear a
black ribbon on their uniforms for the game. A moment of silence will also be
observed and information on the memorial fund will be made through the Texas
Rangers Foundation.

Contributions can be made to the Memorial Account in Honor of Shannon Stone.

"It's a very, very sad day for the Texas Rangers organization with the
tragedy we had last night," Ryan said Friday afternoon. "It hit us at the
very core of who we are and what we are about in making memories and a family
experience.

"Last night we had a father and son at the game and had a tragic incident. It
drives to the core of what we are."


Major League Baseball released a statement as well:

"All of us at Major League Baseball are shocked and saddened over the tragic
death of Mr. Stone last evening. Our thoughts and prayers are with his son
and his entire family. Major League Baseball has the utmost sensitivity to
the safety of all the fans that come to our ballparks. Our players are
encouraged to be fan-friendly and we will carefully review this incident with
our clubs to continue to ensure a safe environment for our fans."

Stone and his six-year-old son Cooper, both Rangers fans, were sitting in the
front row of the left-field seats. In the second inning of Thursday's game,
Rangers left fielder Josh Hamilton retrieved a foul ball that had caromed in
his direction. Stone was calling for the ball and Hamilton tossed it in his
direction.

Stone leaned too far over the railing, caught the ball and then fell
headfirst into the area behind the scoreboard. He was immediately attended to
by ballpark personnel and taken by ambulance to John Peter Smith Hospital in
Fort Worth. He died en route with his son sitting in the front seat of the
ambulance.

Ryan said he spoke with Stone's widow Jenny on Friday. She asked Ryan if he
could do something about the proliferation of video taken of the incident
that has swept across television and the internet.

"She is very concerned about her son and the impact on him and rightfully
so," Ryan said. "As a father and a grandfather, my heart goes out to the
family, Jenny Stone and her son Cooper."

The Rangers also expressed concern about the impact of the tragedy on their
players. Hamilton is of a particular concern since he is the one who tossed
the baseball in Stone's direction, but it is a practice that has become
common and routine in baseball. The Rangers made a staff counselor available
on Friday to help players and other employees to deal with the situation.

Hamilton was in the lineup as of two hours before game time.

"I don't want to specifically focus on Josh, but if any player feels they
need time away, we would be open to that," Ryan said. "If a player comes in
and said he is not prepared to play, we will be sympathetic to that. It comes
down to the individual and how they process a tragedy of this nature.

"This was one of those freak accidents that happen."

It was the second incident in just over a year in which a fan took a severe
fall from the stands. Tyler Morris survived a 30-foot fall at the Ballpark
last year.

At the time, the Rangers were told that the railings in front of their
seating decks were higher than required in international building codes. They
were told that again on Friday but that did not satisfy the Rangers.

"The fact that we have had two incidents in two years is disturbing," Ryan
said. "As an organization we're going to look into this. Our No. 1 concern is
the safety of our fans. We're going to do what we have to do to make the
stadium as safe as we possibly can."

The Rangers covered the opening between the left-field seats and the
scoreboard with a tarp on Friday. Ryan said that was to keep fans and other
people from looking at the area where Stone landed.

Despite the incident, Ryan does not want to discourage his players from
tossing baseballs in the stands.

"I'm no different than anybody else as a baseball fan," Ryan said. "When I
went to the ballpark, my hope was to get a foul ball. It is part of the fan
experience. I know as a former player that when you are on the field and if
you have the opportunity and have a child asking for a baseball, you would
like to be accommodating.

"This just happened to be a situation that turned into a great tragedy. I'd
like to hope the situation doesn't come up again."

http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=16752783

(Video: Rangers, A's honor Stone)

Moment of silense before game.


概要

因為昨天球迷意外死亡的事件

遊騎兵隊建立了一個紀念基金

以紀念這位不幸逝世的球迷

此外 MLB官方也發表聲明

除了表示哀悼之意 也會開始檢討球場的安全

另外 Shannon的遺孀Jenny

請求Nolan Ryan把所有有關於這件事情的影片刪除

最後 遊騎兵隊已經開始為球員進行心理輔導


Requiescat in pace.

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※ 編輯: jason90939      來自: 220.135.91.86        (07/10 16:36)
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推 Fitzwilliam:Ryan管不了那麼多家媒體，他最多只能以球團立場做道德
→ Fitzwilliam:勸說。可能需要法律行動才能讓那些影片全面下架？
推 decorum:片子的源頭應該都是條子的轉播錄影，不能用版權方式處理嗎
推 porten812:水管首頁還留著，超沒水準
→ Fitzwilliam:youtube那邊應該可以用版權物的理由要求刪除。
推 yichenglee:管子那邊球團去申訴一定會撤
→ jason90939:那應該要請運動家球團去用了 因為運動家球團的電視台
→ jason90939:才有撥放墜落的畫面 遊騎兵隊的只有砰一聲
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