Read this today.
First of all, my heart goes out to the kid. His life has been changed forever, but this was an accident.
How disgusting are the parents, looking for a handout from the bat company? Shouldn't they be suing the glove company? Obviously their kid was a superstar, so there's no way that his glove was in the wrong spot, which means that there was probably a defect with the glove he was using to field the ball, since I'm sure the kid had the glove in the right place (in front of the ball).
Or maybe it was the shoe company, since I'm sure the kid tried to pivot, but his shoes didn't grab, so he couldn't turn.
Or maybe it was the uniform company. They should know better than to sell uniforms without protection in the chest.
Or how about the hat company. The bill was too short, so the sun must have been in his eyes, so he didn't see the ball coming.
Speaking of the ball, shouldn't it have been painted bright orange?? Sue them too.
And that coach. How dare he tell the kids to use their body to stop the ball!
Don't forget the batter. He must have done it on purpose.
Let's not forget the American Medical Association. Obviously, their CPR stuff didn't work right.
I was once knocked unconscious by a baseball thrown by a team mate that I was too clumsy to catch. Hit me in the temple, and some might argue that I too suffered brain damage. If a hand thrown ball can cause damage, what makes them think that a baseball hit by a wooden bat wouldn't cause the same damage to their kid?
In fairness, he was pitching, so he would have had to have stellar reaction times to block the ball, which he didn't have. I'm sure he did his best and again my heart goes out to him.
This was a tragic accident, and the parents should be grateful that they still have their son at all, rather than trying to place blame for it. No sport is completely safe. If you're not comfortable with your kid taking risks, don't put them in the sport!
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