http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/brandon-mccarthy-throws-against-hitters-for-first-time-since-head-injury/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Wed, 22 May 2013 17:32:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/brandon-mccarthy-throws-against-hitters-for-first-time-since-head-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-444708 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:59:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=299195#comment-444708 Dude took a line drive to the head. The only way he could’ve displayed more grit and sacrifice for the team is if he had stayed in to finish the game.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/brandon-mccarthy-throws-against-hitters-for-first-time-since-head-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-444369 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:04:25 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=299195#comment-444369 Comeback player of the year award with 16+ wins for AZ.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/brandon-mccarthy-throws-against-hitters-for-first-time-since-head-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-444366 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:58:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=299195#comment-444366 He is pretty athletic.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/brandon-mccarthy-throws-against-hitters-for-first-time-since-head-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-444343 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:37:19 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=299195#comment-444343 Good luck to the kid this season. Hope he has enough grit for Gibson and company.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/brandon-mccarthy-throws-against-hitters-for-first-time-since-head-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-444335 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:32:13 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=299195#comment-444335 I’m under the impression that they are currently working with two different types of padding, one of which is a light weight Kevlar type of shell inside the cap. Perhaps it’s testing, and they are getting negative feedback from the pitchers themselves? They are strange creatures, you know.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/brandon-mccarthy-throws-against-hitters-for-first-time-since-head-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-444303 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:09:09 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=299195#comment-444303 brandon rocks. great to see him back on a mound.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/brandon-mccarthy-throws-against-hitters-for-first-time-since-head-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-444225 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:34:40 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=299195#comment-444225 It seems crazy to say it but in a way McCarthy is extremely lucky. If the ball had struck him a centimeter or two elsewhere it could have blinded him, left him with migraine headaches for the rest of his life, who knows what else. Maybe even killed him. At the very least it could have ended his career.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/19/brandon-mccarthy-throws-against-hitters-for-first-time-since-head-injury/comment-page-1/#comment-444216 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:23:33 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=299195#comment-444216 Can someone tell my why MLB still hasnt approved padding in pitchers hats? Cant be for fear of cheating can it? What kind of hat they wear shouldnt make a single bit of difference on whether or not they apply a foreign substance to the ball. If they wish to do so, they will find a way.

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