I will go well with their hitting free zone.

I do have a child with severe peanut and tree nut allergies. It’s a daily concern. Every shopping trip takes twice as long because every label has to be read. Those typical childhood activities like birthday parties, sleep overs, a trip to the custard stand or attending a ball game must be carefully planned. There’s added stress for everyone involved. I applaud the Rascals for their peanut-free zone!

I don’t expect everyone to accommodate my family, but I definitely appreciate those who are aware and will try. Those places get my business. In fact, my food allergy kid also has asthma, so we avoid places without a real no-smoking zone too! I’m not an activist, I’m just a mom protecting my kid.

I think this is wonderful! On May 18, four year old son and I went to his first Cardinal game. We didn’t even think about the peanuts or anything like that, but he is allergic. Not seriously, deathly allergic like some kids, but allergic nonetheless. The dust was all over his back, and with the wind that day, it blew into his face. He was saying “Daddy, I can’t see anything!” and was starting to have trouble breathing.

I cleaned off his seat with a napkin and we immediately left our seats. We spent the 3rd through 6th innings in a family restroom while I basically bathed him, washing him down trying to get any peanut residue off of him and out of his eyes. When we got back, the peanut dust was back on the seat, so he spent the rest of the game on my lap, covering his face with his shirt when the wind blew.

Despite the peanut incident, he had a great time, and even felt well enough to run the bases after the game with the other kids. If he had been even more allergic like some other children, this could have been a MAJOR disaster, and one that was completely avoidable.

I applaud the Cardinals and the Rascals for taking steps to protect these children with this allergy, which is becoming more and more common. Now, my son and I have a place to go and enjoy the game together without worrying about any potential incidents…and my son can grow up knowing the joy of going to the ballpark without fear.

This is a great move. On my family’s last visit to Busch Stadium an young man behind our family kept dropping peanut shells onto the head of the son that is severely allergic to peanuts.

We were forced from our seats, or risk facing a life and death situation.

I spoke with the gentleman…clearly he didn’t understand his actions could have resulted in the death of my child as his actions continued. In fact, at one point he stood up, brushed peanuts crumbs off his shirt and of course they fell upon our seats.

As the father of two toddlers with peanut and tree nut allergies I think this is wonderful idea and I thank the Cardinals for doing this. It is my hope that there will be a dedicated peanut free zone for every game.

Keep the Crackerjack, Kurt. It has peanuts, too. (as do many such products: Crunch & Munch etc.)

While not objecting and not caring what the BB teams do, I think this effort to accommodate every known problem is overblown. Why can’t the parents get the kid into allergen-reduction therapy? After all, it is the kid who is going to have to manage this problem eventually, not the BB team. Why not give people with glasses special seating so they can see the game? Less than 20/20 eyesight? Special seating at the Muny. Even the ADA mandates only ‘reasonable’ accommodations– they don’t have to install an elevator to the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon to accommodate the hiking impaired, and that is more of a public place than a stadium.

Question: is there a special charge for the additional cleaning needed, and is that charge reflected in the ticket price? What sections are these special arrangements– in all price ranges or just the pricier seats?

Question: if, as I’ve seen on snacks, there is a label indicating that a product contains peanuts, or was produced in a facility containing nuts, who do people object to labeling GMO food?

Sorry, but everyone can claim to be part of some special interest group somehow. I’m allergic to dust and cats and cigarette smoke (esp. the latter two combined) yet cat owners and smokers claim I’m infringing on their rights if I request cat or smoke free (entirely free) zones. Bar owners scream that non-smokers shouldn’t be in bars. (Anti-alcohol people usually steer clear all by themselves, but shouldn’t there be a temperance section “for the fellowship”.)

Bottom line: if the kid is that allergic to peanuts, he/she should get some meds to deescalate the effects (like an Epi-pen can save the life of someone allergic to bee and wasp stings.)Baseball is not essential to life.

I personally think things have gone too far when Peanut M&Ms, and Stuckey’s Pecan Rolls are required to be labeled as containing nuts. (And I use the handicapped stall in public restrooms, too.)

Teresa - Why so hateful? No one is REQUIRING or DEMANDING that these food allergies be accommodated, it is just a nice thing that the baseball teams are doing as a courtesy and is very much appreciated.

You obviously know nothing about the seriousness of food allergies. Food allergies and allergies to pollen, cats, etc. are not the same (my son has both types). While allergen reduction shots work for some types of allergies it doesn’t (or is too risky) with food. As far as YOUR allergies, will a bit of cat dander KILL you? A whiff of cigarette smoke KILL you?

Thank you Cardinals!!!!! Five years ago I was rushed to the emergency room due to anaphylaxis. The doctor informed us that I was seconds from death as he pumped several drugs into my system. Since a lot of public places refuse to do away with the nuts and peanut butter, they no longer get my business. However, companies that respect life nad have done away with nuts, peanut buter and peanut oil, receive all of my business. Severe anaphylaxis is nothing to laugh about… it’s real! I’ve not been to a ballgame in five years and I can’t wait to go again. I’m still worried about the peanut dust because when you breathe it in, the reaction is immediate. I carry my emergency kit with me everywhere I go, which includes benadryl tabs, prednisone and 2 epi-pens. I also suffer from asthma. It’s not fun having this condition–no one asks for it…but it exists and it has killed thousands of people. Again, thank you Cardinals for allowing us a section at the stadium so we too can enjoy the games.

I think special zones of seating are a great idea, I think an alcahol
free section would be a good idea for families with small children and
people who choose not to drink.

Another knee jerk reaction. Way to pole vault over ant hills!!!!