A press announcement from Major League Baseball.
Before we get to that, as #TheNarrative is that This Is Great – an option loudly voiced by people who work from press boxes, the same sorts of folks who never cared about obstructed views at Citi Field because they didn’t have one, here’s the always wise @DTwohig with an alternative POV. I might have to nag Dan into writing up a longer version of this, in theory he’s still on the staff here. Even Media Goon contributed more last year and he’s been off doing Van Hagar for like a year and a half. Anyway….
First, the facts/data shows that the incidence of injuries is less than 1%
Meanwhile viewing the game through netting is a distraction, it further separates the players form fans, and changes the game in that some catchable foul balls are no longer catchable— Dan Twohig (@dtwohig) February 1, 2018
Major League Baseball announced today that all Major League ballparks will have protective netting extending to at least the far ends of both dugouts by 2018 Opening Day. Each Major League Club has made the decision to expand its ballpark netting beyond the minimum recommendations issued by the Commissioner’s Office in December 2015. Many Clubs have already announced or implemented expanded netting.
Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. said: “Providing baseball fans with a variety of seating options when they come to the ballpark, including seats behind protective netting, is important. Major League Clubs are constantly evaluating the coverage and design of their ballpark netting and I am pleased that they are providing fans an increased inventory of protected seats.”
