Assertion: pitcher's team | /r/CapableOf | protect fan
Facets:
value: from bats
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from balls
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Even while first and third base coaches stand on the sidelines wearing head protection, even when dugouts have been reinforced with mesh fencing to protect them from line drives, even as teams begin to install more comprehensive netting to protect the fans from bats and balls flying into the stands, there is the pitcher standing solo on the mound, a sitting duck, unleashing a force that can come back at him even quicker than he can deliver it.