Comments on: Brandon McCarthy hit in head by line drive, taken to hospital http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sat, 18 May 2013 21:36:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: tsi431 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/comment-page-1/#comment-360468 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:12:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=207676#comment-360468 1-5-3 put out.

]]> By: dallasstars9 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/comment-page-1/#comment-359642 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:26:27 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=207676#comment-359642 He blacked out for a second. Eyes rolled back and his legs went stiff. I cut my finger, he got hit with a baseball in the head going 100!

]]> By: sportsguygerald http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/comment-page-1/#comment-359634 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:58:13 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=207676#comment-359634 I don’t understand why there hasn’t been some kind of helmet with a visor developed for pitchers to protect against those kind of shots. Pitchers have even less reaction time than hitters to get out of the way

]]> By: professormaddog31 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/comment-page-1/#comment-359632 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:56:10 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=207676#comment-359632 Hearing the noise of the ball smacking his head made my stomach churn. I hope he doesn’t have any lasting injuries from this.

]]> By: scotttheskeptic http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/comment-page-1/#comment-359616 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:05:25 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=207676#comment-359616 And Kenley Jansen is planning to pitch while on blood-thinners? This hit is an automatic Subdural (possible Epidural) Hematoma in that case.

]]> By: sirrealrainman http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/comment-page-1/#comment-359611 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 22:55:37 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=207676#comment-359611 lol, thanks for the story!

]]> By: APBA Guy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/comment-page-1/#comment-359593 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 22:33:08 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=207676#comment-359593 That looked horrible. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

]]> By: theawesomersfranchise http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/comment-page-1/#comment-359588 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 22:25:33 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=207676#comment-359588 Jesus yes the sound was just sick

]]> By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/comment-page-1/#comment-359579 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 22:16:03 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=207676#comment-359579

one announcer sounds like he drops an F-bomb.

Hearing someone drop an F-bomb reminded me of this FJM article from back in the day. AJ Pierzynski gets crossed up and a fastball hits plate umpire Jeff Kellogg in the face, and well, take it away FJM:

Homeplate ump Jeff Kellogg just took a fastball to the face because A.J. Pierzynski seemed to get crossed up and just missed it. So he takes a fastball to the face and goes down like a sack of potatoes, and Jon Miller says, as they prepare a replay, “He’s wearing a microphone, let’s go back and have a look…) And I think, “Don’t play the dude’s audio!!!” And then they roll the replay, and it — incredibly predictably — goes like this:

(smack)

Pierzynski: Oh — my God.
Kellogg: (on the ground) Fuck.

Come on ESPN. What word did you think was going to come out of a dude’s mouth in that situation?

http://www.firejoemorgan.com/2008/04/wrongs-of-spring.html

]]> By: jarathen http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/comment-page-1/#comment-359578 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 22:10:36 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=207676#comment-359578 Was cooking dinner with MLB.tv on, truned around, turned the chops over, turned back around, and McCarthy’s on the ground. Your stomach just drops when you see that.

I really enjoyed the ESPN cover story about him and his approach to the game. I want the Angels to destroy the A’s in the standings, but right now I just hope he’s all right. Just feels unfair to get hurt like that just playing a game.

]]> By: mazblast http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/comment-page-1/#comment-359559 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:53:59 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=207676#comment-359559 With all his injuries, McCarthy must feel like he goes through life with a big target on his back (and chest, and head, and shoulder…). He’s a good pitcher when healthy, and I hope there’s no serious damage from this incident.

]]> By: sportsdrenched http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/comment-page-1/#comment-359555 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:50:24 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=207676#comment-359555 I was listening to that on the radio. Ouch. Hopefully he’ll get realeased from the hospital soon and he’ll get to have Amanda take care of him.

]]> By: pinkfloydprism http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/comment-page-1/#comment-359528 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:39:18 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=207676#comment-359528 I was at the D’Backs/Dodgers when Kuroda got nailed by the ball in the forehead. It was, by far, the loudest and worst sound I have ever heard at a game… the ball went off his head and then into the stands in the air. The place went silent.

]]> By: sirrealrainman http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/comment-page-1/#comment-359526 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:36:03 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=207676#comment-359526 Er – I think right AFTER 1st replay. Somewhere around there anyway.

]]> By: sirrealrainman http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/comment-page-1/#comment-359522 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:34:19 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=207676#comment-359522 In the MLB video, at the end when they show about 3 different slow-mo replays (right before 1st replay,) one announcer sounds like he drops an F-bomb.

]]> By: sirrealrainman http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/comment-page-1/#comment-359521 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:32:40 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=207676#comment-359521 Sound was truly awful.

]]> By: hodaghunter http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/comment-page-1/#comment-359513 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:18:56 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=207676#comment-359513 Oh man… I don’t care how much I hate a team, I never ever want to see this stuff happening to anyone. Hopefully no long term affects.

]]> By: chill1184 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/comment-page-1/#comment-359492 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:58:08 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=207676#comment-359492 Hope hes ok

]]> By: proudlycanadian http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/comment-page-1/#comment-359488 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:56:30 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=207676#comment-359488 He has had more than his share of injuries. I hope that he is not seriously injured.

]]> By: indaburg http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/05/brandon-mccarthy-hit-in-head-by-line-drive-leaves-game/comment-page-1/#comment-359483 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:51:19 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=207676#comment-359483 Very scary moment. I just saw it on the MLB network. The sound of the ball off his head was sickening. I really hope he’s okay.

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