[外電] Rangers fan who died at game to be honored with statue.

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(CNN) -- A Texas Rangers fan who fell over a railing while trying to catch a
ball will have a place at Rangers Ballpark next season after the team erects
a statue in his memory.

Shannon Stone, a 39-year-old firefighter from Brownwood, Texas, fell to his
death July 7. His 6-year-old son Cooper witnessed the accident.

"The statue, which is tentatively to be named Rangers Fans, is expected to be
in place for the 2012 season," the Texas Rangers announced in a statement
Monday. It will depict Stone and his son attending a Rangers game.

"The full-size bronze statue is likely to be located outside the home plate
gate of Rangers Ballpark in Arlington," the Rangers said.

The tragedy took place in the second inning of the ill-fated game. Star
outfielder Josh Hamilton tossed a souvenir ball into the stands after a
batter hit a foul ball. Stone stuck out his glove and reached for the ball,
but lost his balance and flipped over the railing of the outfield seats. He
fell about 20 feet and crashed head-first into an area near a scoreboard.

Stone died of blunt-force trauma, according to the Tarrant County medical
examiner.

Rangers President Nolan Ryan, a Hall of Fame pitcher, has said the club would
review the height of railings at the stadium, even though they already
exceeded the city's code limits.

The team has set up an account accepting donations in Stone's honor with the
Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation. Donated money has been earmarked to help
the Stone family. The Rangers have donated an undisclosed sum, according to
the team's website.

Stone's widow, Jenny, said she appreciates Ryan and the Rangers during the
family's time of loss.

"Shannon and Cooper had a special relationship, and we are touched and
grateful that it will be memorialized at one of their favorite places," she
said in the statement. "Our hope is that this statue will not be a symbol of
our family tragedy but rather a reminder of the importance of a family's love
-- love of each other, love of spending time together, and love of the game."


大意:條子幫上個月那位為了撿一顆球而跌死的球迷建立了一個銅像紀念。

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推 pttgale:這是要讓苦主天天看到的意思嗎...
推 BMHSEA:"謹記家人的愛 愛著彼此 愛的共處時間 愛這比賽" 最後一段
→ BMHSEA:講得很感人
→ BMHSEA:                         著*
→ purple18:推 pttgale:這是要讓苦主天天看到的意思嗎...  XDDDD
推 prereality:家人會不會觸景傷情阿:(
→ sgheart:我覺得honor太怪了 如果是讓提醒球團注意安全而放的就很好
推 asdatp:會立銅像應該有經過家屬同意吧
→ allenzen:我也覺得立銅像好像有點過了 加強防護還比較實在
推 DerekJeter02:我覺得這象徵性還滿有意義的
推 beareyes:Hamilton無限次中槍
推 ccwu59:單純加防護可能一陣子就忘了, 立銅像可以讓人記的警惕
推 DerekJeter02:立的像是"父親跟兒子走進球場"的情景 算溫馨吧
→ ChiroQQ:HAMMY:.............
推 aton602:以前酒人美樂球場興建的意外死了三個人，他們的雕像也被放
→ aton602:在球場外啊
→ Werth:如果這雕像放在觀眾席可能球迷會毛毛的~
推 songga0909:唉~~
推 SatoTakuma:這樣會不會導致 超狂熱球迷...效法
推 qwe115109:應該不會吧-.-