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Originally Posted by BWillie
Did you see the diagram of where the hot dog was thrown from, how far it traveled, and what visible obstructions if any were between Coomer and the Slugger? Do you know all of the other variables involved?
Yeah, unfortunately if it was a 4 year old or a disabled person, the court would have probably made them pay. Which is stupid. It SHOULDNT matter who it was, or what it was, but you know, feelings. I'm sure the jury would have been much more sympathetic to a child or a woman. Unfortunately that's just how the world works. More logic, less feelings IMO.
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In fairness, no I have not seen diagrams. Only that it was behind his back, supposedly "no look", and was thrown with low arc.
I just see the standard as this... If a fan doesn't want a hot dog, don't throw it at him. It would be one thing for me if the Mascot just tossed it and missed. It's another to just wing hot dogs around with little control over where they're going. The hot dog could have been tossed underhand. Should have been tossed with more arc (slugrrrr admitted to this). Should have been tossed to someone who was paying attention to him. If we go a step further, it could have easily have been wrapped in bubble wrap, which is how most of these promotions go. So there were several areas where the Royals but especially the employee were careless. I get it wasn't intentional negligence but it's still negligence.