A man attending a Colorado Rockies game, a guest of the luxury box
owner, sues team for having been struck in the face with a foul ball. In
part, the lawsuit blames that the team sucks, so attendees have no
reason to pay attention to the game and the man had no warning of the
incoming foul ball.

Yeah, you can put anything in the pleadings of a lawsuit but that seems
absurd.

Colorado man hit in the eye by foul ball sues Rockies -- in part blaming
team's poor performance
Timothy Roeckel was struck in the face, right eye during a 2023 game
against the Yankees at Coors Field
By Katie Langford
the Denver Post
UPDATED: May 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM MDT https://www.denverpost.com/2025/05/20/colorado-rockies-foul-ball-lawsuit-yankees-denver/

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On 2025-05-21 3:33 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

A man attending a Colorado Rockies game, a guest of the luxury box
owner, sues team for having been struck in the face with a foul ball. In part, the lawsuit blames that the team sucks, so attendees have no
reason to pay attention to the game and the man had no warning of the incoming foul ball.

Yeah, you can put anything in the pleadings of a lawsuit but that seems absurd.

Colorado man hit in the eye by foul ball sues Rockies -- in part blaming team's poor performance
Timothy Roeckel was struck in the face, right eye during a 2023 game
against the Yankees at Coors Field
By Katie Langford
the Denver Post
UPDATED: May 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM MDT https://www.denverpost.com/2025/05/20/colorado-rockies-foul-ball-lawsuit-yankees-denver/

Does no one take responsibility for their own actions any more? Is
absolutely EVERYTHING someone else's fault and never your own?

I'm reminded of a story I heard many years ago about a young man whose
parents were attractive, smart, and successful. He sued them because he
was ugly, stupid, and a loser. The judge laughed him out of court.

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Rhino

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Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

On 2025-05-21 3:33 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

A man attending a Colorado Rockies game, a guest of the luxury box
owner, sues team for having been struck in the face with a foul ball. In >>part, the lawsuit blames that the team sucks, so attendees have no
reason to pay attention to the game and the man had no warning of the >>incoming foul ball.

Yeah, you can put anything in the pleadings of a lawsuit but that seems >>absurd.

Colorado man hit in the eye by foul ball sues Rockies -- in part blaming >>team's poor performance
Timothy Roeckel was struck in the face, right eye during a 2023 game >>against the Yankees at Coors Field
By Katie Langford
the Denver Post
UPDATED: May 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM MDT >>https://www.denverpost.com/2025/05/20/colorado-rockies-foul-ball-lawsuit-yankees-denver/

Does no one take responsibility for their own actions any more? Is
absolutely EVERYTHING someone else's fault and never your own?

There is a law in Colorado that precludes such lawsuits. I don't know
that I agree that someone attending a game takes on the entire
responsibility of being struck with a foul ball but that's what the
adhesion contract likely says. He's desperate to get around state law,
so he came up with something stupid to argue.

I'm reminded of a story I heard many years ago about a young man whose >parents were attractive, smart, and successful. He sued them because he
was ugly, stupid, and a loser. The judge laughed him out of court.

I wonder if he attempted to try to live his own life, he might have
stopped being a loser.

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BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

May 21, 2025 at 12:33:26 PM PDT, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com>:

A man attending a Colorado Rockies game, a guest of the luxury box
owner, sues team for having been struck in the face with a foul ball. In >>part, the lawsuit blames that the team sucks, so attendees have no
reason to pay attention to the game and the man had no warning of the >>incoming foul ball.

Yeah, you can put anything in the pleadings of a lawsuit but that seems >>absurd.

I thought it was well-settled that fans are made aware of the possibility of >balls flying into the stands with everything from signs to warning printed on >the tickets and that they assume the risk of injury.

I assume the suit will get thrown out for those reasons and state law.
It was just so ridiculous: Sight lines (toward home plate) were poor
from the luxury box and there was other stuff to do in the box aside
from watching the game, so he can't be held responsible for receiving
the injury. He might have had time to duck if he'd been watching.

I figured people on Usenet would appreciate the absurdity.

Colorado man hit in the eye by foul ball sues Rockies -- in part blaming >>team's poor performance
Timothy Roeckel was struck in the face, right eye during a 2023 game >>against the Yankees at Coors Field
By Katie Langford
the Denver Post
UPDATED: May 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM MDT >>https://www.denverpost.com/2025/05/20/colorado-rockies-foul-ball-lawsuit-yankees-denver/

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On May 21, 2025 at 12:33:26 PM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com>
wrote:

A man attending a Colorado Rockies game, a guest of the luxury box
owner, sues team for having been struck in the face with a foul ball. In part, the lawsuit blames that the team sucks, so attendees have no
reason to pay attention to the game and the man had no warning of the incoming foul ball.

Yeah, you can put anything in the pleadings of a lawsuit but that seems absurd.

I thought it was well-settled that fans are made aware of the possibility of balls flying into the stands with everything from signs to warning printed on the tickets and that they assume the risk of injury.

Colorado man hit in the eye by foul ball sues Rockies -- in part blaming team's poor performance
Timothy Roeckel was struck in the face, right eye during a 2023 game
against the Yankees at Coors Field
By Katie Langford
the Denver Post
UPDATED: May 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM MDT

https://www.denverpost.com/2025/05/20/colorado-rockies-foul-ball-lawsuit-yankees-denver/

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