I was thinking about a post I made yesterday titled, "Soapbox Time," which deals with my fear and worry about people sitting close to the action without a protective screen in front of them.
I don't think baseball will extend the screens until a calamity happens, that calamity being somebody killed by a screaming liner into the crowd.
But I do offer a partial solution today.
I wonder how many people go to a game not knowing where their seats are? Maybe a buddy says, "Hey, I got a couple of tickets to the game, want to go?"
When they get there I'm sure some people say, "What great seats, so close to the field. I wish I brought my glove."
Well, baseball teams, how about a "Rent-A-Glove" concession?
If somebody wishes they brought their glove to the park to grab foul balls but forgot, then they can go to the Rent-A-Glove booth. For $5, they can rent a baseball glove for the game. This would offer some protection from sizzling foul balls or a better chance at catching foul balls or home runs at various locations throughout the park.
All the team has to do is scrounge up a bunch of cheap baseball gloves, lefthanded and righthanded, and rent them out. The fan would have to give his credit card slip which would be returned to him when he, or she, returns the glove. Or, they can leave a 30-dollar or so cash deposit that would be returned when the team gets the glove back. You don't want people just walking out of the park with the gloves.
Mark Anderson, who works with me here at the radio station, likes this idea and added, "The team should give the rent-a-glove money to charity." Great idea.
I think this would be a good way for a team to make some money for charity while at the same time filling a need for those fans who forgot to bring their gloves and those that want some form of protection. Maybe they could also have a "Rent-A-Catchers-Mask" booth too.
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