The "dust in eye" potential is going to be at high alert in Arlington today.
<div class="headline"><h2>Shannon Stone's son Cooper gets honor</h2></div><div class="subhead"><span class="page-actions">
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ESPNDallas.com
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Cooper Stone, the son of Brownwood firefighter
Shannon Stone who died from injuries sustained in a fall at Rangers
Ballpark in Arlington on July 7, will throw out the ceremonial first
pitch for Friday's Game 1 of the ALDS.</p>
Six-year-old Cooper was at
the ballpark with his father that night when Shannon reached over the
left-field rail to catch a foul ball thrown to him by outfielder Josh Hamilton. Stone fell approximately 20 feet and died later that night. </p><div class="mod-container mod-no-footer mod-inline content-box floatright mod-no-header-footer"><div class="mod-content">
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This will be his first time back at the park since the tragedy.</p>
The
Rangers have announced safety changes that included raising the
railings throughout the ballpark. They plan on raising them to 42 inches
in the front rows, an increase of as much as 12 inches in certain
areas. The club is still working on a design with some engineering firms
and plans on having the new rails installed this offseason.</p>
The club is also planning to erect a statue of Shannon and Cooper at the ballpark.</p>
"I
think we want to have a memorial for Shannon Stone and I want the fans
when they come in to see it and remember Shannon and Cooper and the fact
that they represent what I think we're about and that's making memories
for our fans and family," Rangers CEO Nolan Ryan said on Aug. 10 when
the announcement was made.</p>
Richard Durrett covers the Rangers for ESPNDallas.com</p>
<div class="headline"><h2>Shannon Stone's son Cooper gets honor</h2></div><div class="subhead"><span class="page-actions">
<cite class="source">
By Richard Durrett
ESPNDallas.com
Archive
</cite></span></div>
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Cooper Stone, the son of Brownwood firefighter
Shannon Stone who died from injuries sustained in a fall at Rangers
Ballpark in Arlington on July 7, will throw out the ceremonial first
pitch for Friday's Game 1 of the ALDS.</p>
Six-year-old Cooper was at
the ballpark with his father that night when Shannon reached over the
left-field rail to catch a foul ball thrown to him by outfielder Josh Hamilton. Stone fell approximately 20 feet and died later that night. </p><div class="mod-container mod-no-footer mod-inline content-box floatright mod-no-header-footer"><div class="mod-content">
Richard
Durrett and the ESPNDallas.com team have the inside scoop on the
Rangers, the American League and Major League Baseball. Blog | ESPN Dallas
</div></div>
This will be his first time back at the park since the tragedy.</p>
The
Rangers have announced safety changes that included raising the
railings throughout the ballpark. They plan on raising them to 42 inches
in the front rows, an increase of as much as 12 inches in certain
areas. The club is still working on a design with some engineering firms
and plans on having the new rails installed this offseason.</p>
The club is also planning to erect a statue of Shannon and Cooper at the ballpark.</p>
"I
think we want to have a memorial for Shannon Stone and I want the fans
when they come in to see it and remember Shannon and Cooper and the fact
that they represent what I think we're about and that's making memories
for our fans and family," Rangers CEO Nolan Ryan said on Aug. 10 when
the announcement was made.</p>
Richard Durrett covers the Rangers for ESPNDallas.com</p>