Stephen King Is Not A Fan Of The New Protective Netting At Fenway

He wrote an op-ed piece in the Boston Globe that showed his displeasure.

Stephen King has been a longtime Red Sox season ticket holder, and has also written some of the scariest stories ever.

So when he is upset enough to write about it, we should pay attention, lest some ill will fall in our direction.

His ire was most recently directed at Fenway Park, and their decision to put up safety netting extending to the dugouts.

He writes in the piece:

"there’s something almost ludicrous about wrapping America’s baseball stadiums in protective gauze when any idiot with a grudge can buy a gun and shoot a bunch of people. I’d much rather see some action taken on that little problem.

I feel terrible about the netting. It’s one more step toward taking the taste and texture out of the game I care for above all others. The bottom line? That net feels like paying good money to sit in a cage."

The op-ed by King was published on Monday, before the home-opener. King does acknowledge that the Red Sox were encouraged by Major League Baseball to put up the safety netting after fans were injured last season from bats and balls that ended up flying into the stands.

But as King notes, the chances of that happening to you at the ballpark are pretty slim, especially if you are paying attention, and reading the signs that are posted all over Fenway, especially in the expensive, close to the action seats.

The sign reads "Bats and foul balls hurt. Pay Attention!"

In other words, put down the phone and enjoy the game.