Baby Fisk
04-09-2005, 05:20 PM
Has anybody seen these things? What a mess. Johnny Damon cut his arm crashing into one of two large video displays built into the outfield wall at Rogers Centre during Toronto's home opener. He left the game and needed stitches.
The Jays' own players are wary of making plays against the wall. Maybe some ivy would cushion the impacts.
from today's Toronto Star:
Outfielders worried about Jay video walls
Boston Red Sox outfielder Johnny Damon won't soon forget his first brush with the new video screens built into the outfield walls of the Rogers Centre.
Damon gashed his left elbow for six stitches when he ran into the wall while chasing down Eric Hinske's second-inning double in Boston's 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays last night.
Damon wasn't the only one with a beef about the new video screens. Jays centre fielder Vernon Wells crashed into left fielder Frank Catalanotto as the two were chasing David Ortiz's RBI double in the seventh.
Wells admitted he was distracted by the new screen. "Normally, I'd be able to jump into the wall and not have a problem, but you do it now, you may kill yourself," he said.
Jays outfielder Gabe Gross said he's reluctant to chase balls headed for the screens.
"Going into a plexiglass wall all-out is a broken arm or a concussion or something," he said. "You can't stick your feet into it and go up or anything like that."
The Jays' own players are wary of making plays against the wall. Maybe some ivy would cushion the impacts.
from today's Toronto Star:
Outfielders worried about Jay video walls
Boston Red Sox outfielder Johnny Damon won't soon forget his first brush with the new video screens built into the outfield walls of the Rogers Centre.
Damon gashed his left elbow for six stitches when he ran into the wall while chasing down Eric Hinske's second-inning double in Boston's 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays last night.
Damon wasn't the only one with a beef about the new video screens. Jays centre fielder Vernon Wells crashed into left fielder Frank Catalanotto as the two were chasing David Ortiz's RBI double in the seventh.
Wells admitted he was distracted by the new screen. "Normally, I'd be able to jump into the wall and not have a problem, but you do it now, you may kill yourself," he said.
Jays outfielder Gabe Gross said he's reluctant to chase balls headed for the screens.
"Going into a plexiglass wall all-out is a broken arm or a concussion or something," he said. "You can't stick your feet into it and go up or anything like that."