Milwaukee Brewers to extend protective netting on Field Level at Miller Park in 2020

[pacopete4]

Milwaukee Brewers to extend protective netting on Field Level at Miller Park in 2020

 

Figured it was coming sooner or later.

[trwi7]

Good

[DuWayne Steurer]

"But my view".

[madbad2000]

I'm not a fan of extending the netting, but I get it. It really is nothing to get worked up over and if that is such a deal breaker to your experience, try watching it on TV.

[madbad2000]

I'm not a fan of extending the netting, but I get it. It really is nothing to get worked up over and if that is such a deal breaker to your experience, try watching it on TV.

[Pugger]

This is a good dea to keep fans safe. Sometimes that ball or a bat get get in there kinda quick.

[rickh150]

Well, that's ok and all.... just following trends around the game.

 

Yet, if you really want to address this issue for MILLER PARK even more fairly and accurately, more danger to foul balls is found in the second deck behind the plate. I have been saying it for years. Take the tour and you will see several holes in walls in the press room and dents in the back wall of the 2nd deck. Some real heaters come back nightly. The area is closer to the plate than down the lines and the reaction time is shorter because of it. Raise the netting behind the plate.

 

The must is raising the bar in the Loge Bleachers first row (or make it clear plastic or glass). A tall man could easily reach over for a toss up or hit ball and be nudged over the edge. Crazy dangerous when you consider the distance above the playing surface... almost certain death if you fall. Puting up a net below it or even taking out the first row bench seems logical.

[MrTPlush]

Cool, now I won’t have much reason to want and sit close, saves me a ton of money! I don’t go to games to sit behind a net. I typically sit as close as possible, but the net really just ruins the experience I go to games for.

 

Sucks Miller Park doesn’t really have great field level seats in the OF. That being said I don’t mind loge level front row in the bleachers. Probably my go to when I do find myself at a game. That gives a pretty solid view of the game/field.

 

I will refrain from my thoughts on the whole thing in general and leave it at my game day experience thoughts. Kinda funny very little MiLB stadiums have extended netting as it stands...which has a giant percentage of fans being kids and people just there to not actually pay attention.

[brooks_quichenick]

Cry me a river dude. Fan safety is far more important than a handful of self-absorbed diehards whining about netting ruining their experience.

 

I’ve sat very close for plenty of games and don’t even notice the nets. This is a great move by the Brewers if it saves even one life.

[rickh150]

Front row or two with net in your face is bad. Back up a few rows and it isn't. I wonder if some have actually asked to move back.

[Ennder]

Almost nobody notices the net once they get used to seats so this is a no brainer.

[MrTPlush]

Cry me a river dude. Fan safety is far more important than a handful of self-absorbed diehards whining about netting ruining their experience.

 

I’ve sat very close for plenty of games and don’t even notice the nets. This is a great move by the Brewers if it saves even one life.

 

 

 

Haha. If they want to do it all the more power to them. I will adjust accordingly. Not looking for pity, just pointing out it sucks for me personally. It makes me less likely to attend a game or sit in more premium seats...it effects the experience for me. That isn’t any different than someone going less because food isn’t allowed to be brought in, long security lines, games being longer than in the past, or any other thing in between.

 

Just because my opinion differs from yours doesn’t make be self-absorbed, whining, or whatever else you said. They can make it safer for fans, that’s cool and all. It just negatively effects my personal experience for why I go to a game.

 

Also as someone else mentioned short railings are just as big of a problem as far as safety. You want to know why they are short? It effects the view of the game if they are any taller. Actually in the front row even they can be too tall sitting down. More people have died from falling over railings at stadiums by the way. Actually exponentially more. There has been one death by foul ball in the last half century, second deck...behind home plate. That happened this year and there is a sweeping change to make them longer. Why are they not protecting the second level where someone actually ended up dying?

 

So if they are trying to save fans and make it safe they got a long way to go and are missing painfully obvious safety issues that have nothing to do with the actual game on the field.

[madbad2000]

The worst foul ball injuries I have seen are further down the line toward the foul pole. When a player turns on it and really rips it foul with everything. I saw a lady get hit in the eye by an absolute screamer because she wasnt paying attention. To stop that one the net would have had to go all the way to the wall. Others have made great points regarding railings. That doesnt seem to get brought up that often and I like the examples provided about Miller Park.

 

I have no problem with them extending the netting. It does impact my personal viewing of the game quite a bit and makes it less enjoyable. It doesn't go away for me and I do not get used to it. I also like to take photographs some games and the netting impacts that too. I'm with MrTPlush and I will adjust my choices accordingly,. I generally like to be near the action and will have to scout out the best seating options when the net is in place. Hard to know how it will impact view until it's in place.

[DocLuna7]

Cry me a river dude. Fan safety is far more important than a handful of self-absorbed diehards whining about netting ruining their experience.

 

I’ve sat very close for plenty of games and don’t even notice the nets. This is a great move by the Brewers if it saves even one life.

 

This is really condescending.

[brooks_quichenick]

Cry me a river dude. Fan safety is far more important than a handful of self-absorbed diehards whining about netting ruining their experience.

 

I’ve sat very close for plenty of games and don’t even notice the nets. This is a great move by the Brewers if it saves even one life.

 

This is really condescending.

 

Yea it is. I’m tired of hearing this incessant complaining about netting ruining the experience, when a baby getting smoked by a line drive would ruin your experience far more. I don’t know how anyone could watch that Almora clip from earlier this year and not be on board 100% with extended netting.

 

And I just don’t believe these guys saying the netting ruins their view. You can’t even notice it unless you’re looking for it and are dead set on having something to complain about.

[MrTPlush]

Cry me a river dude. Fan safety is far more important than a handful of self-absorbed diehards whining about netting ruining their experience.

 

I’ve sat very close for plenty of games and don’t even notice the nets. This is a great move by the Brewers if it saves even one life.

 

This is really condescending.

 

Yea it is. I’m tired of hearing this incessant complaining about netting ruining the experience, when a baby getting smoked by a line drive would ruin your experience far more. I don’t know how anyone could watch that Almora clip from earlier this year and not be on board 100% with extended netting.

 

And I just don’t believe these guys saying the netting ruins their view. You can’t even notice it unless you’re looking for it and are dead set on having something to complain about.

 

Yes, we already came to the conclusion you don’t understand opinions that don’t align with yours.

[brooks_quichenick]

It’s not that I don’t understand your opinion, it’s just that it’s a terrible one that shows how incredibly self-absorbed and completely lacking in empathy you are.

 

I guess you better get to a few more games this year so you can maybe take one last line drive to the face before baseball is ruined forever in 2020 by the dang net.

[homer]

The most expensive seats in the house right now are behind the netting. This is a total non issue and won't impact anyone's enjoyment of the game

[rickh150]

It’s not that I don’t understand your opinion, it’s just that it’s a terrible one that shows how incredibly self-absorbed and completely lacking in empathy you are.

 

I guess you better get to a few more games this year so you can maybe take one last line drive to the face before baseball is ruined forever in 2020 by the dang net.

 

 

Way outta line.... Wasn't baseball lacking this new down the line netting for 100 plus years before having it increased recently? It was just assumed that there was risk associated with attending a hard ball and bat game, and it was up to fans to plan accordingly where to sit. I actually like having more netting, but it is a fair debate. You are making those who disagree with you out to be villains and jerks.

 

Also, I suggest that you look for other areas in your life where injury risk is a factor and grump and moan about those too.... just to be consistent.

[MrTPlush]

The most expensive seats in the house right now are behind the netting. This is a total non issue and won't impact anyone's enjoyment of the game

 

Actually, it like....will. Maybe not your enjoyment...but others it definitely will be effected.

 

Will it create massive drops in attendance, cancellation of season tickets, and a mass move of people away from netting...no, likely not. However, these things will happen to a degree. When they extended it the first time at stadiums I knew people personally that moved their season tickets to avoid it. I’m not sure if those people will suck it up now or completely move out of the “premium sections”.

[MrTPlush]

It’s not that I don’t understand your opinion, it’s just that it’s a terrible one that shows how incredibly self-absorbed and completely lacking in empathy you are.

 

I guess you better get to a few more games this year so you can maybe take one last line drive to the face before baseball is ruined forever in 2020 by the dang net.

 

Literally judging me as a human because a I like to watch a baseball game close up without a net. Wow.

 

If you calm down a bit and actually read my posts you will see at no point did I say “screw other fans safety” or “they shouldn’t do this”. So I don’t see where I don’t care about others or whatever ridiculous claim you are trying to make. Also I never said it was “ruining baseball” so how bout you stop trying to twist words of people to make them appear “self-absorbed and lacking empathy”.

 

Of course you are coming after me for not being concerned for others safety (which is 100% false), but what about the people voluntarily sitting in dangerous sections under their own will power? They don’t even care about their own safety.

[ThisIsMyCrew]

It’s not that I don’t understand your opinion, it’s just that it’s a terrible one that shows how incredibly self-absorbed and completely lacking in empathy you are.

 

I guess you better get to a few more games this year so you can maybe take one last line drive to the face before baseball is ruined forever in 2020 by the dang net.

 

Literally judging me as a human because a I like to watch a baseball game close up without a net. Wow.

 

If you calm down a bit and actually read my posts you will see at no point did I say “screw other fans safety” or “they shouldn’t do this”. So I don’t see where I don’t care about others or whatever ridiculous claim you are trying to make. Also I never said it was “ruining baseball” so how bout you stop trying to twist words of people to make them appear “self-absorbed and lacking empathy”.

 

Of course you are coming after me for not being concerned for others safety (which is 100% false), but what about the people voluntarily sitting in dangerous sections under their own will power? They don’t even care about their own safety.

 

This last paragraph is one of the better points. People don’t HAVE to sit in the lower level. Personally, I hate the netting as my 20 pack seats will now have it. I get it from the Brewers end. I never liked watching games through a fence for kids HS games, don’t like it in the pros. But ultimately people are making the choice to buy tickets and sit in those sections.

 

Be interesting to see the influx in injuries compared to phone usage too. Lady at one game I when to got a pop up foul to her lap, but she never looked away from her phone.

[Pugger]

This is nutty. Why pay for a ticket and then bury your head into your phone? I like my new phone but I'm not looking at it 24/7.

[rickh150]

This is nutty. Why pay for a ticket and then bury your head into your phone? I like my new phone but I'm not looking at it 24/7.

 

3 and a half hours, countless breaks in the "action", and an addicted generation on technology.....

[MrTPlush]

I’m not really convinced phone usage actually leads to more foul ball injuries. I think that is just a cool storyline after the players really started pushing the issue and demanding the extended netting.