You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy.™
Facebook and Ball Parks.
They go together like white after Labor Day.
I love this story.
It’s another example of how the technological devil in
your hand can get you killed.
This is not a story of walking into a lamp post while texting.
Nor is this a man getting run over by a bus while checking the sports scores.
But it’s pretty close.
CRACK.
SMACK.
OUTCH.
Most of us watching a ball game get out of the way of this demonic spheroid. If we are paying attention, some of us try to catch this hurtling orb with the glove we brought to the ball park.
But not one numb nuts in San Diego.
That’s because he never saw the dangerous raw hide hurtling his way.
Why not?
Because he was using his smart phone at the ball park instead of watching the action.
That’s like going to a super model bikini waxing and updating your fantasy football lineup on a Tuesday.
Idiot!
The fan is at the San Diego Padres ball park in the upper deck.
He’s staring intently at his smart phone, updating his facebook status, like anyone really cares what the hell he’s doing or where the hell he’s doing it.
Suddenly, a foul ball is coming right at him.
Does he see it? Nope.
Does he hear everyone screaming WATCH OUT? Nope.
He’s too busy “liking” his own status.
LIKE THIS!
Bam.
The ball strikes him in the chest.
He doubles over in pain.
Post that meat head.
I love it.
The reporter for MLB comes up between innings and interviews him.
His name is Travis Decker.
He laughs it off actually nursing his black and blue chest with a cold beverage.
He does the interview and is actually a pretty good sport about it.
His message to the audience; baseball and facebook posting are a bad combination.
It goes together like wearing pink tassels at a biker rally.
And that is crazy.™