Damn Pujols.

The man was reported to have been sliding on a handrail in the bottom of the eighth inning when he slipped off.

Quoted for emphasis.

I'm guessing alcohol was involved. Possibly via his mother while he was gestating.

Strange that every time a serious injury occurs at a stadium, unnamed sources immediately state that the fan was engaging in risky behavior.

Natural selection.

no sympathy, stupid people deserve to die.

"Strange that every time a serious injury occurs at a stadium, unnamed sources immediately state that the fan was engaging in risky behavior."

Because risky behavior leads to stupid accidents, maybe?

Darwin Award?

Passive eugenics, man. Passive ####### eugenics.

Still not as stupid as Church's non-slide on Tuesday night. Nice try though.

He died per the linked story

yes, he died, and the AJC story concludes

"An autopsy will determine if alcohol played a role in the accident."

(the AJC writer must be a primate)

Hayes was reported to have been sliding on a handrail in the bottom of the 8th inning when he slipped off.

The story continues :

"An autopsy of the cause of death will be performed. Doctors expect the results will indicate terminal stupidity as the main cause."

And the collective IQ of Braves fandom inches up towards the median ...

"Hey y'all, watch this!"

They ever figure out what happened with that guy who died at Shea?

"They ever figure out what happened with that guy who died at Shea?"

Hopefully, he was buried.

Hopefully, he was buried.

Under new Yankee Stadium? Fitting.

"Under new Yankee Stadium? Fitting."

Wearing a David Ortiz Red Sox game jersey, no doubt.

Hopefully, he was buried.

You know, originally I had "to that guy," but I changed it to "with that guy" in the hope of forestalling jokes like this.

I lose. 8-)

Once is a fluke, twice is a pattern, or so it will go in the media/MLB offices.

I'm betting we see a whole slew of new safety features to prevent idiots from killing themselves. Although, I've been a little worried about my kids sometimes at the park. While they're not idiots (or so I'm told), they're children and thus have poor judgment.

And the collective IQ of Braves fandom inches up towards the median ...

This was good.


I'm not sure the area where he fell, but you have to be pretty dumb to fall that far at turner field.

I'm betting we see a whole slew of new safety features to prevent idiots drunks from killing themselves.

Is there nothing drunks won't do?

You know, as dumb as Wrigley Field drunks are, I'm not aware of one ever having killed him/herself this way.

Perhaps one of them will see this as a challenge.

I'll bet anyone that he will never do that again! Good to see people learning from their mistakes.

I'll bet anyone that he will never do that again!

I don't know about that. Depending on how intoxicated he was, he might go all Toxic Avenger on us.

I remember a guy at Wrigley falling from a ramp to his death some years-but since he didn't land on anyone and he was a Mets fan it was no big deal.

And the collective IQ of Braves fandom inches up towards the median ...

Funny, considering a METS FAN fell to his death in the same fashion at Shea just a month ago (April 16, 2008 to be precise). Not to mention the Wrigley Field incident, which involved yet ANOTHER MET FAN.

What does that say about the collective IQ of the Mets fanbase in comparison, Sherlock?

Idiot.

Because risky behavior leads to stupid accidents, maybe?

Or he slipped while on the stairs, was jostled from behind while descending, etc. There are a million ways to fall off of a crowded staircase or escalator without engaging in stupid behavior. It may well have been the victims' fault in every one of these fan injuries or deaths over the years, but it amuses me that regulars on this forum immediately accept something as fact without knowing anything about the situation and with the knowledge that the owners have a huge stake in spinning this as the fans' fault.

There are a million ways to fall off of a crowded staircase or escalator without engaging in stupid behavior.

To slip, maybe, or to fall down on a staircase, maybe..but, really? A million ways to fall off---and over the railing---of a crowded staircase or escalator without engaging in stupid behavior?

I'm just not so sure that the impulse to suspect alcohol/stupidity is so wrongheaded...

There are a million ways to fall off of a crowded staircase or escalator without engaging in stupid behavior.

Which is why millions of people fall off crowded staircases and escalators.

AP:

The investigation is “pointing toward drinking. Alcohol was a factor,” Atlanta police spokesman Ronald Campbell said Thursday.

Hayes’ parents said Justin Hayes had “a couple of beers.”

“According to his friends, he had a couple of beers like most people at a game,” said John and Cindy Hayes in a statement released Thursday. “They were leaving and having fun, and he did what he does at home—tried to slide down the railing. Unfortunately, he just slipped over.”

He's 25 and he still slides down the banister at home?

Talk about arrested development...