Nationals @ Rockies, Game 2

[TylerDC]

What happened?  No C&D or TV access.

Desmond lined one right off their pitcher's face area.. don't know exactly where. He's been laying on the mound for a good 5 minutes and being tied to a stretcher now.

[tomterp]

What happened?  No C&D or TV access.

Desmond with a line shot off the pitcher's right ear area.  Holding towels, so there must be some bleeding.  He's moving his fingers and is responsive to questions, so he is concious.

[Nathan]

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is no joke.  I had it when I was seven.

A woman that I used to work with has a son that had it.  She doesn't work now because it caused brain damaged and she has to take care of him

[Slateman]

Desmond with a line shot off the pitcher's right ear area.  Holding towels, so there must be some bleeding.  He's moving his fingers and is responsive to questions, so he is concious.

Yea. Probably got a nasty headache and a concussion.

[Kevrock]

That is scary. A baseball to the side of the head has killed before.

[welch]

Desmond with a line shot off the pitcher's right ear area.  Holding towels, so there must be some bleeding.  He's moving his fingers and is responsive to questions, so he is concious.

Plus a neck brace.

[mitlen]

I don't need one more look.

[Terpfan76]

Hopefully he's OK and doesn't miss any time. That said, let's kick the Rockies' ass!

[TylerDC]

That replay is absolutely brutal.

[tomterp]

Yea. Probably got a nasty headache and a concussion.

Probably.

However, with brain injuries, often there is sort of a delayed effect as bleeding or swelling can take a while to do damage.  So there is some ongoing risk to his health.

[Kentucky_National]

Roots sports announcers say they think he was probably unconcious for a few seconds. Scary.

[Minty Fresh]

A woman that I used to work with has a son that had it.  She doesn't work now because it caused brain damaged and she has to take care of him

I was lucky.  My pediatrician identified it early when all my relatives thought it was just the Chicken Pox.  Could've been in that kid's condition or worse (dead).

[PC]

Flores hit a pitcher like that a few weeks ago in Syracuse.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Didn't mean to tick you off...

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is no joke.  I had it when I was seven.

[NFA Brian]

the sound of that was not good

[Minty Fresh]

Wow.  That's a nightmare as a player. 

I took a shot off the head from a ball hit by an aluminum bat once while playing 3B and I was knocked out.  I still see it happening every time I play 3B to this day.

[Minty Fresh]

Didn't mean to tick you off...

I see what you did there.... 

[PC]

Don't they have Gatorade in the Rockies dugout?

[aussienatsfan]

I just tuned in, and the replay was the first thing I saw.. Eek

[Minty Fresh]

Alright.  Shake it off boys and kick their asses.

[EdStroud]

Braves 2
(64-48, 30-26 away)
Mets 1
(55-55, 22-28 home)  Top 8th

Cardinals 2
(59-53, 30-29 away)
Marlins 2
(55-56, 23-31 home)  End 7th

Phillies   
(72-39, 31-21 away)
Giants   
(62-50, 33-21 home)  10:15 PM ET

[EdStroud]

Znn looked pretty foolish there

[tomterp]

Zimmnn with a base running blunder.  Eat it, bunt lovers.

[TylerDC]

So unlucky.

[Kevrock]

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bad break.