I would (have?) and would have never thought about it. However, I pay attention during games.Texaggie7nine said:I would have no problem with age restrictions on lower field seats that are in direct line of foul balls and broken bats. Perhaps 12 and up or something.n_touch said:
I think it is a knee jerk reaction because a child was involved. Yes there needs to be netting, but how much is the question. What if someone that is walking on the concourse and a homerun is hit, the person trying to catch it completely misses? Will nets then be needed in the outfield?
I also believe that safety netting provides a false sense of security, in this situation did the ball just curve right past the netting? Was everyone paying attention as need or was the safety net there so it was not as big of a deal? Not blaming them at all, and safety is important, but there will always be a chance for this to happen unless you net off the field completely or do like Japan and wear helmets in those areas.
We just bought tickets to the Skeeters game and I specifically bought on the fence front row to try for foul balls and for the view. That is some of the fun of the game and netting will ruin that.
I don't think I would ever have a 4 year old in seats that low.