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1 Prof. Sports & L. 1 (2010-2011)

handle is hein.journals/profsptla1 and id is 1 raw text is: Route To: PROFESSION.,AL. SI1 March-April 20100 Volume 1, Issue 1 and the In Reversal, Appeals Court Declines to Apply Baseball Rule New Mexico state appeals court has _L hurled a brushed-back pitch of its own in a case involving an injury suffered by a spectator during a baseball game. In a majority decision, the panel ofjudges declined to apply the so-called baseball rule, which insulates baseball teams that provide some protections for spectators, such as netting behind home plate. It reasoned specifically that there is no public policy reason to justify bestowing immunity on the business of baseball. The victim in the case was 4-year-old Emilio Crespin, who was attending an Al- buquerque Isotopes minor league baseball game with his parents on July 21, 2003. The family was sitting at a picnic table in the left field stands, when Dave Matranga of the New Orleans Zephyrs hit a batting practice home run that hit the boy, frac- turing his skull. See In Reversal on Page 8 Plaxico Burress -Two Steps, Three Years and Many Lives By Alan K. Fertel ith the news ofsports and litigation all over the media, some interesting cases have recently come to light. Michael Vick, Dante Stallworth, OJ Simpson and Barry Bonds have all recently found themselves on the wrong side of the law. One example that stands out in the public eye, given the many people whose lives have been shattered and careers that have ended, is the upside down world of Plaxico Burress. A star receiver for the New York Giants and Super Bowl champion during one season, and little more than a year later, a convict. Plaxico Burress's misfortune not only affects him and his family, but also has a wide-ranging impact on his former team, teammates, the NFL, his doctors See Plaxico Burress on Page 9 COPRIGHT ()2010 HACKNEY PUBLICATIONJS (HACKNEY PUBLCATIONS.COM) Information Is Key to Protecting Incarcerated Athletes 16

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