Re: [外電] Fan dies after fall at Rangers game

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球團對此事的補強/應對：Rangers taking steps to make stadium safer http://ppt.cc/faIF <以下重點段落節錄> ARLINGTON, Texas — Less than two weeks after a fan was killed in a fall at Rangers Ballpark, the club on Tuesday announced plans to improve the safety at the park. 一個星期多前球迷在遊騎兵球場墜落身亡，球團於星期二發佈改善球場安全計畫。 The Rangers said they plan to raise the railing in the front row of each section to 42 inches. The club also plans to install signage and add a pregame warning on the public-address system and scoreboards. 球團計畫加高每區前排的欄杆，提高到42吋，也計畫增加標誌、賽前得分板警語和廣播。 "The intent now is to raise the rails uniformly around the ballpark," said Rob Matwick, Rangers executive vice president for ballpark and event operations. "The height we're looking at and studying right now would be 42 inches." 遊騎兵負責球場和賽事營運的副執行長Rob Matwick說目的是把欄杆高度一致化，也就是他們目前研判的42吋。 The front row rails currently are 30 inches, 34 inches and 42 inches. Matwick said the goal isn't merely to raise the rails but to get them to the highest existing standard. 前排欄杆目前有的30吋，有的34吋，還有42吋的，Rob Matwick說不單單把欄杆加高而已，目標是加到現行最高的42吋。 "The safety of our fans is our top priority," Rangers president Nolan Ryan said in a statement. "The initiatives we are announcing today for Rangers Ballpark in Arlington will help to ensure that we meet that priority." 遊騎兵總裁Nolan Ryan也聲明球迷安全是最重要的，今天的聲明是確認遊騎兵Arlington 球場安全足以保證球迷安全。 The Rangers said they currently have no plans to change the gap in left field where Stone fell. But the team does intend to add security in the area to keep fans from leaning on the rail for the remainder of the season. Also, all railings at the bases of aisles will bear a sticker warning, "DO NOT LEAN, SIT ON, OR STAND AGAINST RAIL." 遊騎兵目前沒有計畫修補左外野球迷墜落的那個缺口，但剩下的球季計畫會加強那區的安全性，避免球迷往欄杆傾。還有，走道所有欄杆也會貼上“不要往欄杆傾！也不要站或坐在欄杆上！”的警語。 Matwick said no time frame is in place to have the new rails installed, but the club is hopeful it can be done before the season ends. Work would have to be done while the club is on the road. The stickers and new PA warning will be in place when the Rangers return to the ballpark Friday. There park already had signs at the bases of aisles, but signs now are being installed in front of seating areas. Matwick說加高欄杆不知道要多久，但球隊希望在季末前能完成，球隊作客他處時可以施工。警告標誌和廣播在星期五遊騎兵回到主場時即會新增。球場走道原先就有標誌，現在標誌會放在座位區。 Matwick said sight lines for fans will be taken into consideration and that models will be used to try to determine what impact new rails would have on watching a game. Matwick表示球迷觀賞視線也會列入考慮，新欄杆的設計會考量欄杆(高度)對觀賞比賽的影響。 ===== 有人去過條子主場看球嗎？為何當初欄杆設計的高度不一？坐位角度高低的原因嗎？ ※ 引述《jason90939 (小豆子)》之銘言： : Fan dies after fall at Rangers game : By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com | 07/08/11 1:00 AM ET : ARLINGTON -- An unidentified adult male died from injuries sustained when he : fell approximately 20 feet from section 5 in the left field lower reserved : seats to the area behind the out-of-town scoreboard at Rangers Ballpark in : Arlington on Thursday night. : The tragedy occurred in the second inning of the Rangers' 6-0 victory over : the Athletics. : "As an organization, our team members and our staff, we are very heavy : hearted about this," Rangers president Nolan Ryan said in addressing the : media after the game. "Our thoughts and our prayers go out to the family. Our : thoughts are with them." : The fan fell head first in the second inning while leaning over the front-row : railing trying to catch a ball that had been tossed into the stands by left : fielder Josh Hamilton. Athletics outfielder Conor Jackson had hit a foul ball : that caromed out to Hamilton in left. : As most Major League players do, Hamilton flipped the potential souvenir into : the stands. The fan reached over the railing, caught the ball and then fell : head first into the opening behind the scoreboard. : Ronnie Hargis told the Dallas Morning News that he was sitting next to the : man who fell. : "He went straight down," Hargis said. "I tried to grab him, but I couldn't. I : tried to slow him down a little bit." : Another fan, David Dodson, told the Morning News that the man lost his : balance as the ball hit his hand. : "It looked awful because you knew there was no way he was going to land on : his feet," Dodson said. : The fan was immediately attended to by emergency personnel and taken to a : Fort Worth hospital. According to the Arlington Police Department, the man : went into full arrest on the way to John Peter Smith Hospital and was : pronounced dead at the hospital. : He fell and landed not far from the Athletics' bullpen. : "When they had him on a stretcher and they were carrying him out, he was : saying stuff like 'Please check on my son, he's left up there by himself.'" : Athletics reliever Brad Ziegler said. "The people that carried him out : reassured him that, 'We'll get your son, we'll make sure he's OK.' We just : kind of assumed that he's talking, he's conscious, he'll be OK. To find out : he's not is just ... tough." : The Rangers were aware of the incident, but did not know the extent of the : man's injuries. : It was only after the game that Hamilton and his teammates found out that the : man had passed away. Ryan spoke to the players and the rest of the team in a : postgame meeting in the clubhouse. : "We spoke to them, and they understand what happened," Ryan said. "Josh is : very distraught over this, as is the entire team." : The Rangers did not open the clubhouse to the media after the game. : "It's always difficult when someone loses their life," Rangers manager Ron : Washington said. : "It filtered into our dugout, and talk about having an effect," Athletics : manager Bob Melvin said. "It got through our dugout. Certainly, baseball's : not very important in light of something like that." -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 119.236.39.29

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