Rangers fans turn memorial statue into garbage can on opening day.


This is the statue of the Rangers fan who fell to his death at the ballpark in '11. Look what people did to it today.

If you've forgotten the story of the Stones, it's a horribly sad one: Shannon Stone fell to his death at a Rangers game in 2011, trying to catch a ball for his 6-year-old son, Cooper. Former Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton tossed the ball toward the Stones, who were in the left-field stands, and Shannon lost his balance, landing headfirst. The Rangers honored Shannon, a firefighter of 18 years in Brownwood, Tx., with a statue unveiled in April 2012.

Two years later, it looks like that? How quickly Rangers fans forget.

It's opening day, people of the right age have every right to guzzle a few before hitting their seats. Can't blame anyone for that — heck, it was Budweiser that wanted to make opening day a holiday, so obviously beer is a part of the fan experience. But having a good time at a baseball game shouldn't mean common decency goes out the window. Finding an actual trash can couldn't have been that hard, could it, Rangers fans?

Maybe a picture like this suggests the team should put a fence around the statue to keep people's garbage away, but there's a simpler solution than that. Rangers fans need to recognize they're being lazy and disrespectful, and do a better job of basic human duties like picking up after themselves.

It's not terribly difficult, especially when we're talking about a statue that's "dedicated to all fans who love the game."

We're talking sports fans here..... don't give them too much credit when they know all the players names, stats and the positions they play..... but don't have a clue what is written in the Bill of Rights, or Constitution in general, who their representatives are, or what they stand for.

This memorial stands as a monument to fan stupidity every where.
Living and dead.

Entertainment of the masses, so what can you expect? That they would actually stop and think about anything other that the next entertainment and where to get the next six-pack.

But at least back in the Roman days, there was real blood and guts and no multimillion dollar contracts.

Maybe it is their little estoric view that is the problem..

So you are saying you fully subscribe the entertainment of the masses. I would not for a moment doubt that.