Fan suffers critical injuries after fall at Turner Field

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Recap: Mets Hit “Rock Bottom” in Loss to Braves
Published 5/22/2008 by Andrew R. at Take the 7 Train
... Bad karma seems to be following us everywhere, and last night was another sign of this as another fan died at a Mets game. Earlier this season a man died at Shea falling off an escalator, and it happened again last night at Turner Field. ...

Fallen Atlanta Fan Dies From His Injuries
Published 5/22/2008 by Eamonn Brennan at FanHouse
Filed under: Atlanta, Braves, NL East, MLB FansNothing funny, snarky, or particularly insightful about this one: the fan who fell 150 feet from the Turner Field club level onto its field level Wednesday died from serious head injuries he suffered in the fall. He was 25: The senior investigator with the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office, Mark Guilbeau, said Thursday that the man who fell was Justin Hayes of Cumming, Ga. Atlanta Police Department spokesman Ronald Campbell said Hayes was taken to Grady Memorial ...

Braves Fan Falls To Death
Published 5/22/2008 by Bronx Liaison (noreply@blogger.com) at Bronx Liaison
... This is the second such incident in which a MLB fan has fallen to his death while leaving a stadium's confines. Unlike the first tragic event which took place at Shea Stadium, this latest tragedy involves a potential overuse of alcohol as a cause. An eerie coincidence that both instances came during a Mets game: Justin Hayes of Cumming, Ga., suffered head injuries Wednesday night and was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. He fell about 150 feet from the club level to the landing on the field level during the eighth ...

Thinning the herd
Published 5/22/2008 at Fire Dusty Baker
Fire Dusty Baker Jump to navigation 22 May Thinning the herd Wanna bet his last words were "Hold my beer... and watch this!" ? posted at 14:45:20 on 05/22/08 by bobbyd - Category: Off Topic Comments genrebuster wrote:"thinning the herd"... ...you have a way with words, bobbyd! 05/22/08 16:49:39 Add Comments Your comment : Name : E-mail/HTTP : Remember Me

Willie Randolph Thinks You're Stupid...
Published 5/23/2008 by Corey (noreply@blogger.com) at We Should Be GM's
... Last month, a Mets fan tried to slide down an escalator handrail and fell to his death. Now, a Braves fan, attempting to slide down a handrail, fell 4 stories and was killed. [ESPN, the super-sleuth reporters that they are, have said that alcohol played a factor in the man's death. What a shocker.] ...