Life is full of life and death situations. If a peanut allergy was the ONLY thing any child would have to be ever fearful of, I’d be ecstatic. Pure math, chances are allergy sufferers are infinitely less likely to die at a ball game than transporting themselves to the game. IMO, you are out of touch with parental responsibility to even take a child to an area where peanuts will have a 100% chance of being present in large quantities.

I say raise ‘em up right so we can kill them in unjust and lie-fueled world occupations. We MUST keep these kids alive for war fodder. Drop the peanuts kids and pick up the guns! Hoo-Rah

I have a 2-year-old son with a life threatening peanut allergy. All of the precautions allergy parents take used to seem overblown to me until I watched my little boy almost die in the ER from a peanut reaction.

I am thrilled that these two organizations are making it possible for my husband and I to take our little boy to a baseball game. It’s only one peanut-free section, but it makes us feel much more comfortable.

Those who still want to eat peanuts can know themselves out in the rest of the stadium.

Wow. I so glad I read these comments to find out that my allergies aren’t as serious as they are! Shoot, I guess not being able to breathe isn’t nearly the problem I thought it was. I didn’t even know that I’m totally to blame for having these allergies! I feel SO enlightened now!

I know there are idiots everywhere, but there’s a tiny part of me that wishes all the ones that have made such STUPID comments here get to experience anaphalaxis for themselves. I’ll even be nice and let you borrow my Epi-pen so you don’t suffocate.

I can’t imagine anyone having a problem with this. Or maybe I should say that I can’t imagine anyone with an ounce of compassion having a problem with this. It doesn’t hurt anyone elses enjoyment of the game and offers a place for people who may not have been able to enjoy a game at the ballpark otherwise. I can’t imagine that there would be any difficulty filling a section or two with people with peanut allergies every game. The fact that they are doing this without it being forced on them by some group who thinks it’s some requirement that the ballpark accomodate them is even better. I hope groups take notice of what happens when people ask nicely!

I don’t have peanut allergies, but I’ve seen what they can do. Now, not every peanut allergy is that severe, but not every reaction is the same every time in the same person. So you don’t want to take too many chances. The next one might be bad enough to kill you. That being said, with some of the comments I’ve read here, I’d be a little worried that some jerk in the next section might throw a bag of peanuts into the area just to watch everyone scatter. Hopefully they have a plan to keep the area under control. You can’t stop people from being jerks I guess.

Many of the people ridiculing this voluntary, reasonable accommodation are the same people who scream loudest when groups become activist and use government to impose even harsher remedies. I commend businesses who voluntarily try to accommodate special needs customers without loosing consideration for the remainder. I don’t know of anyone with allergies as severe as those discussed here, but I think reasonable accommodations for them are a great idea. I also don’t smoke, but I don’t think it should go to the extremes of the anti-smokers or result in a venue wide ban of peanuts. The business owners should decide on the product they offer and the customers should decide whether to patronize them. Just keep the tyranny of government out of it.

I have nothing against these sections…seems like a nice thing to do on their own…but while they’re at it, can they give us adults some “children-free” zones?

Going to baseball games is not a requirement for life. People with allergies have to find ways to cope in life. People with sun allergies do things in side, people with peanut allergies could go to the park or bike riding, or to the zoo, whatever. We can’t accommodate everyone. If we have a peanut free zone, then others with different allergies are going to expect specific zones for them. Entertainment and free time activities need to be adjusted by each individual or family - not the general public.

Thanks to the ball teams for trying this out. Peanut allergies, unlike most allergies, are generally always potentially life-threatening and there is no “cure” (allergy shots or such) which makes a peanut-free area more necessisary then another allergen-free area. While adults with allergies can make good decisions for themselves and understand that they can’t do everything because of their allergies, it is different with children. Explain to a little boy that he cannot go to a Cardinals game like all his friends becuase of his allergy. These kids have a lot of limitations on their young lives, and if these ball clubs can make a small gesture to allow this opportunity for families to enjoy a ball game together, then it is a great thing to do.