I was wrong: Cardboard cutouts are a terrible idea

Sports are like the reward of a functioning society.

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Reader, I must seek your forgiveness.

In early July, I urged the Rockies to adopt fan cardboard cutouts, which were common in the Chinese Professional Baseball League and the Korea Baseball Organization. It would allow fans to have a presence at games, I argued, and provide a source of fundraising for team-related charities.

Having watched games with actual cardboard cutouts, I’m here to confess that what looked like a good idea in theory is a nightmare in practice.

First, it distracts from the game itself. Take the Rangers’ new Globe Life Field. Baseball was back, and the Rockies were ready to hit, looking good in purple…