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when did fans getting on the field start getting frowned upon?
i can recall numerous reels of baseball teams winning games, championships, pennants, and now it is illegal (for obvious safety reasons) for fans to jump onto the field of play. the main reason for this question is when hank aaron broke the home run record, i specifically recall that geeky white guy with the curly hair trying to high five him as he is running the bases. from what i hear, there are all sorts of threats to fans who are thinking of joining bonds on the trot around the bases. when did this safegaurd come into being?
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I was at the Wisconsin/Michigan football game in 1994 when some students were killed when Wisconsin won and the student section started to charge the field. Actions like these make the teams start policies which prevent people from going on the field.
- bigbiff_70Lv 41 decade ago
Fans and society in general just became too rowdy and violent to let fans hit the field anymore. Another factor, is today's lawsuit culture, for which I bet a lot of clubs are afraid of getting sued by some injured fan.
Not to mention this post 9/11 world, where everything seems to be on lock down status.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I think it is a security measure, like what they are doing with the airports. It is all precautionary. A person could run onto the field with a bomb and kill most, if not all of a team. Sports are immense for morale of a country. You can rebuild a structure but you can't rebuild teams of iconic sports stars.
Source(s): opinion - Anonymous1 decade ago
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