CHICAGO (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Blake Hawksworth has been hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of Cubs center fielder Sam Fuld.
Hawksworth had come in for starter Chris Carpenter in the fifth inning Saturday and was facing his second batter when Fuld’s liner hit him in the face and Hawksworth fell to the ground.
Though he initially appeared only shaken up, he remained on the ground for several minutes while trainers from both teams tended to him. He stood up with the help of the trainers and walked off the field under his own power holding a compress to his head.
His condition was not immediately available.
He was given a standing ovation by the crowd. The Cubs were ahead 5-3 at the time.
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IKW
Posted on September 27, 2010 at 11:30amHow about instead of changing the game because of an accident to one player, that player either quits the game, becomes a better pitcher or just LEARNS HOW TO GET THE HELL OUT OF THE WAY!!!!!
For all of you wanting to change the game for the weak, go watch the animated feature “The Incredibles”…it may change your mind.
IKW
Report Post »IKW
Posted on September 27, 2010 at 10:57amI’m with ya MrButcher!! If you get hit in the head and are still conscious, when getting up, rub your shoulder like you fell down funny and leave the game. If you get hit in the pills, hold your arm!! What ever happened to male pride? All these people trying to denigrate pride, strength and an iron will, are going to be the same people looking for a strong leader and wondering what happened to courage!
IKW
Report Post »Dweeby_EE
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 9:03pmIt’s always chilling when you see stories like this. I know it would be a distraction until one got used to it, but maybe pitchers should look at wearing a batting helmet on the mound. I don’t know… I guess this doesn’t happen that often, but when it does… wow.
Report Post »TulsaYeeHaw
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 6:10pmThat happened to me in little league, and it HURTS BAD. I can‘t imagine the big league’s impact.
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 2:52pm*******? i’m a tea party member dumbass!
Report Post »AmericanWoman
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 2:07pmummm can we say LEvel 2 Trauma?… cause that‘s what they’de make him if he went to the hospital. The nurse in me cringes.
Report Post »inferno
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 1:33pmYou can’t take the ball out of baseball, but you can get rid of maple bats. It amazes me ahy they continue to use them. I knew sooner or later a player would be injured when one shattered as it did
Report Post »injuring the Cubs player recently. Stay tuned, eventually a player’s career will be ended, if he’s lucky
he will live. The most vulnerable people are the catcher and the umpire behind the plate,
even though they have protective gear.
KenInIL
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 12:18pmBaseball players need more protective gear, like football helmets an pads or they should go to a 16″ softball. We need them to be safe examples for our youth.
Report Post »IKW
Posted on September 27, 2010 at 11:26amNo, how about those that CAN play, play the game as it was designed and those who CANNOT play the game as it was designed, PLAY SOMETHING ELSE!! Gee wiz, not everybody is made to play sports and if you don’t let people fail, how will they EVER find out what they are good at??? By eliminating competition from our childrens’ lives we are also eliminating the natural selection process for greatness. Marginalizing the strong makes us ALL weaker!!! Stop It!!!!!
IKW
Report Post »RightWingKookTank
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:52amI was a catcher in fast-pitch softball (about 25 years ago by now – sheesh). Anyway, I can STILL see, clear as day, that line drive leave the bat and strike the shin (leg) of my best friend & pitcher. She went down so fast, like the ball knocked her feet right out from under her…..clear as day. It’s unreal how FAST it happened. She was ok.
My brother got beaned in the face w/ a softball thrown from 3rd base to 1st base (when he ran past 1st base). Broke his jaw, bloodied his eyes…was pretty gross & painful. Took about 6 months for those “blood bruises” (whatever they’re called – patches of blood in the whites of his eyes) in his eyeballs to completely go away. Had his jaw wired shut for around 12 wks…lost a lot of weight. :)
I hope this Cardinals pitcher didn’t suffer a jaw break…that’ll probably be the end of his season, if so. Speedy recovery for him, I hope!
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 9:49amRed Nekcerson.. he obviously has!!!!!!! LMAO!
Report Post »Tom63010
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 7:49amI was at the game and saw when Aaron Miles hit a foul ball that struck Juan Encarnacion in the face. It was the most sickening thing, he dropped like he had been shot. It is amazing that velocity the baseballs travel during a baseball that more people don’t get hurt. Now we have the bats that break, which I think is due to the thinness of the handle as much as the type of wood. I wish Blake all the luck in the world, 2010 has definitely been the year of the injured Cardinal. So as the Cubs fans say wait until next year. Sorry my membership in Cardinal Nation requires that I have to zing the Cubs and their fans.
Report Post »IKW
Posted on September 27, 2010 at 11:08amYeah, Tom63010 is right…the “Zinging the Cubs” clause is right in the Cardinal Nation Bill of Rights! ;-)
IKW
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 7:39amI hope he’s alright… this happened to a friend of mine when he was 14. The ball smashed his upper jaw, nose, and fractured his cheekbones.
Nasty.
Report Post »Red Neckerson
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 3:01amHey ******* MrButcher have you ever been hit in the head with anything besides softballs?
Report Post »AMERICA4EVER
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 1:16amCub’s had a scare lately too. Tyler Colvin was stabbed in the chest with a shattered bat. They had to hospitalize him to make sure his lung didn’t collapse.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 8:15amBeen a rough couple of weeks for freak accidents. Pray both players will be okay.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 1:01amWe enjoy a good game, that’s just awful to see anyone in that position. I pray he and his family can recover soon
Report Post »trueblueday
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 12:58amHonestly don’t know why injured players are allowed to simply “get up and go” after being hit in the head with such force. Get the gurney and wheel him off – why take chances? Trauma to the head is nothing to mess with and can be very difficult to recover from, or worse not to recover at all.
Report Post »monkeymom
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 1:19amAbsolutely – the trainers should have known better than to let him get up, that is such a basic part of any medical training.
Report Post »Polwatcher
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 5:52amI agree. It is hard to imagine anything less than some serious injuries with this type of accident. I was watching the game on TV when it happened and hate to see this kind of thing.
Report Post »Midwest Belle
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 7:08amIt’s a “macho” thing. I‘ve seen rodeo riders badly hurt who walk off the field collapse when they think they’re out of site of the crowd. Dumb, but it’s a “guy thing”.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 9:48amYeah, Natasha Richardson, anyone?
Report Post »On a bunny slope she fell backwards and hit her head. Died within hours.
I would think a baseball has more force than a person falling down on snow.
Caitlinmd
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:01amAs an athletic trainer, I can tell you that those trainers know what they’re doing. No one is more concerned about the consequences of their actions on the field than trainers- we’re the ones that get sued. They had him on the field for several minutes, more likely than not, doing tests and making sure this guy was okay to get up. I’m betting you the guy wanted to stand and he stood- end of story. Guys always try to do this. Now if there had been a neck injury involved, you bet they would have wheeled him off instead of letting him stand. People with concussions walk off all the time, depending on severity of course. It doesn’t hurt them unless they fall again, or get dizzy and sick, and these trainers know that. They were supporting him and watching him closely. I would give them the benefit of the doubt. They care about their players, and are only going to do what’s best for them.
Report Post »Caitlinmd
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:05amJJ-
In the link, they tell you they immediately sent him to the hospital where they gave him a CT. They’re not taking chances.
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