Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Haven't we all learned not to reach over the rail?

The ball arching against Chase Field’s bright lights, Keith Carmickle climbed up on a narrow table, leaned forward and lost his balance, momentum carrying him toward a 20-foot fall to a pool deck below.

Had it not been for the quick reactions of his brother, a friend and a handful of fans Monday night at Major League Baseball’s All-Star Home Run Derby, Carmickle might have suffered the same fate as Shannon Stone, the Texas Rangers’ fan who died Thursday night trying to catch a ball thrown into the stands.

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