After fellow Swingin’ A’s writer Katrina Putnam’s piece earlier this week, “Oakland Athletics Fan Involved In Ballpark Netting Lawsuit Has a Point“, I feel compelled as a long-time fan – I might even call it a ‘surviving’ fan – of baseball to voice my opposing view to expanding the existing netting that is up around MLB ballparks.
The nanny society, consisting of many helicopter parents and a small percent that think they know what’s best for everyone, is at it again. This time, they are alleging that baseball doesn’t do enough to protect fans in the stands from flying bats and balls.