Thursday, October 16, 2003
One Last Thing About That Fan
A good friend of mine, Jeremy, mentioned that sitting in the front row at a game of such import is a lot like sitting in the emergency exit seat on an airplane. To sit there, you have got to be aware of your surroundings, you need to remain focused, and you need to know what to do, in that rare event of an actual emergency. You have a responsibility when something out of the ordinary occurs.
In the case of Game 6 at Wrigley Field, this fan, and to be honest every fan in the front row in every section, has a responsibility. At that stage in the game, with outs so precious, those people need to be on the lookout to help their team win. Push people away from the wall if you have to, yell and scream for people to get out of the way, and get out of the way yourself. If somehow the game includes you in its proceedings, you need to do whatever you can to get out of the way.
I'm not going to dwell on this any longer, because I know this guy has to be one of the heartbroken people in the country right now over the Cubs' losses, and harping on this won't help at all. It could have happened to a lot of people, and certainly a lot more people than just that fan were reaching for the ball. He just had the bad luck to be the guy who touched it, who kept it out of Moises Alou's glove. And it was nice (and a bit brave) of him to offer a public apology through a statement.
Just, please, in the future, for the sake of your guys...get out of the way. That is all.
In the case of Game 6 at Wrigley Field, this fan, and to be honest every fan in the front row in every section, has a responsibility. At that stage in the game, with outs so precious, those people need to be on the lookout to help their team win. Push people away from the wall if you have to, yell and scream for people to get out of the way, and get out of the way yourself. If somehow the game includes you in its proceedings, you need to do whatever you can to get out of the way.
I'm not going to dwell on this any longer, because I know this guy has to be one of the heartbroken people in the country right now over the Cubs' losses, and harping on this won't help at all. It could have happened to a lot of people, and certainly a lot more people than just that fan were reaching for the ball. He just had the bad luck to be the guy who touched it, who kept it out of Moises Alou's glove. And it was nice (and a bit brave) of him to offer a public apology through a statement.
Just, please, in the future, for the sake of your guys...get out of the way. That is all.
