Nets in baseball?

If you want to see nets, check out University of Tampa. They (we) call the field "The Birdcage". The entire field in enclosed about 100' high. Last year with the old bats, quite a few HR's left the field and landed on rooftops of nearby buildings.

If you mean all around the field, as in floridafan's example, Not In A Million Years!

Obviously behind the plate for sharp foul balls.

It's up to the fans to be observant and aware when each pitch is being thrown.

I have seen plenty of players, fans and kids drilled on the 3rd base side that had no chance to get out of the way.

My cusin pitching for a D3 school batter hits a foul, Foulball is a line drive hit his sitter ( age 12) breaks his sitter Jaw .
A Net placed in the right place may of stop this But we don't need nets all over just in high ball travel areas that has fans sitting.

In certain spots yes but I can't imagine how the kids would feel realizing that they will never be able to scrable after that foul ball.

Along basesides, a certain distance up to prevent the screamer that comes through from time time time doesn't seem to be a problem to me.

You have to stop the line drives before they seriously hurt the fans. I would extend the netting at least to the outfield line.

Did anyone hear the news about Luis Salazar, braves minor league manager this week? That is a disturbing accident that should be prevented from happening to fans if at all possible.

Come to the game prepared...




be vigilant...





keep your glove on your hand at all times...





and keep your eye on the ball (sort of)...






or else...





Ya' gotta love that the Surprise Fire Department came to her rescue.

Florida fan , my kid's teams have played quite a few times at UT and the nets are helpful but you still gotta keep your eyes open for balls rolling off the net around home plate . Seen a couple of people get hit after a foul ball rolls off and drops . Nice field there though .

I have seen a few Grandmas get hurt by balls. Bring on the nets.

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Fan Appreciation Day?






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Maybe we could deaden the bats even further or use Nerf balls.

stop------LET TGHE SPECTATORS STAY ALERT

Maybe the fans should be required to wear pitching helmets...

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Deaden the bat papi...not the bear!





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"stop------LET TGHE SPECTATORS STAY ALERT"

C'mon! Fess up. Which team's club level is this?




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"Maybe the fans should be required to wear pitching helmets..."

Or be armed with a device that literally blows the foul ball back onto the playing field...unobstructed, of course!








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