Keep it in perspective

Great Post Jamie. Way to keep it in perspective. But aside from a kid getting hit in the face with a foul ball. At least the kid got a “hit”, which is more then they Jays seem to be able to do. All foul jokes about foul balls aside, good job on brining light to an issue that may seem insignificant to most but important to those involved and witnessed who can understand the importance of keeping safe at the ball park. Especially those who have both hands wrapped around the large blue’s at the skydome. Thats right I said it. Skydome!

I’m glad to hear he was okay. From what the broadcast showed it looked like it might have been a worse injury than it was. I’m actually surprised that sort of thing doesn’t happen more often.

It looked like both Eckstein and Matsuzaka were a little shaken up too. I can’t imagine how it must feel as an athlete to unintentionally injure a fan, especially a young one.

Let us know if you manage to get in contact with the family and get those tickets for them, Jamie.

I caught a few innings of the ball game and I saw the incident you’re talking about Jamie. I just want to say that I’m glad the kid didn’t lose any teeth because when I saw the blood spewing from his face I thought he surely lost quite a few because Eckstein hit that ball hard.

Real Classy move to try and get the kid and his family tickets.

It really is something when the away team’s play by play guy sees a fan get hurt and is so concerned he seeks the fan out after the game and will even go as far as to try and get the injured fan tickets. Real classy Jamie.

Despite the recent crappy play of the team, something as simple as you being this concerned and going out of your way to do something for a rival team’s fan, well, that makes me proud to call myself a Blue Jays fan.

That is class right there! great job jamie, their bats struggling right now, but the broadcast is not lacking power

Respect. Wise words.

I hope you can follow through and get that kid some tickets cause Lord knows he could use them.

Hey Jamie

I was watching when that kid got hit tonight, and I’m glad to hear that it wasn’t as bad as it looked. From what I could see it looked like he had about 1/4 of his teeth left. Hopefully he’ll be alright. No doubt he’ll have a signed Dave Eckstein bat, glove and ball before too long.

I’ll start ranting about why Gibbons and Ricciardi should both be canned on your next blog, but for tonight, I’m satisfied just knowing that kid is okay.

Jamie,
Thanks for the update, it might sound a little silly, but I was worrying about that boy all night. True, whether or not you have kids, it’s always heart wrenching to see a child in pain. However, as a parent, specifically as a parent of a 4 year old boy who we take to lots of ball games ( says he wants to be a catcher, loves Gregg Zaun)it’s impossible not to vividly imagine the fear and pain and confusion of both the boy and his parents. Yes, it showed that you were distrcted for a bit, but then so were a lot of us, and I would rather see the human side of TV personalities than not. It’s great that you’re doing what you can for that boy, and I’m sure that Eckstein, being the kind of guy he’s reported to be, will do all he can too. I’m a fan who has been pretty despairing so far this season, and that incident, sadly and painfully, did provide some perspective. I still hope the Jays start to hit, but above all I hope that that excitement and joy of going to a ball game doesn’t get painfully ruined for any more kids. Thanks.

Hiya Jamie
You’re absolutely right…we all rant and rave about the Jays and how they suck …again, however, in real life, it means nothing. If you do get a chance to see the little guy, or his parents, tell them the Jays fans say hi and are glad he’s ok. Jamie, you’re such a class act…good man.

Thank you for commenting on this situation Jamie. And a nice, classy move on your part.

I hope baseball evaluates extending the screen behind home plate to the end of the dugouts. I know it may not have made a difference here, but it is only inevitable before a worse instance occurs. They have implemented a safer environment in some minor league stadiums, in hockey, etc – its time for baseball to be proactive than hopefully reactive.

Jamie – glad to hear the little guy is ok – great news for sure. Kuddos to you for the follow-up on this –

For all parents – if your going to sit at field level with little ones i’ts your job to watch out for those missiles.

Do yourself a favour Jamie and quit asking your sidekick during broadcasts “why do players do this or that” – your not educating us – just making yourself look like a rookie – otherwise great job on broadcasting!

Nice Neil Diamond impression on the Fan the other day – haha – a good sense of humour is always healthy!

Hey Jamie, it’s nice to see a TV personality appear honest and sincere. I give you alot of respect for taking the time to write this blog, and express yourself. What you want to do is a good thing.

We all hope the child is alright. That is the worst nightmare I have about taking my kids to the game.

Before I finish I’d just like to add that in my opinion your broadcasts have improved steadily and you appear to have settled in nicely. I look forward to seeing you do Jays games for years to come.

What a great post. Outstanding.
I think everyone was adversely affected by that terrible scene. I coach little league, and this is the last thing you want see happen.
I found myself seaching the internet in vain this morning, looking for any news about this little guy.
So, thank you for this.
Please keep us posted, as I’m sure there are a lot of concerned fans.