Ever seen...

Have you ever seen an ump get hurt so bad as that poor fellow tonight? I
don't count the fellow that died at the Reds opener years ago. I mean from
something happening in a game.


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"Triple" <rhager4@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Have you ever seen an ump get hurt so bad as that poor fellow tonight? I
> don't count the fellow that died at the Reds opener years ago. I mean from
> something happening in a game.

Let's all say a prayer for umpire Kerwin Danley today!

I don't think I've ever seen ANYTHING like that before. I'd love to
know exactly what happened - it looked like Martin either lost the ball
or took a nap just as Penny let go of the pitch - that's just about the
only way to explain a catcher being so late reacting to a pitch.

And poor Danley - all he could do was look the ball right on in....
here's wishing him a speedy recovery!


Rich

Afer this, the umpires should review the way they set up to call pitches
- they have the inside corner covered, but it leaves them awfully
exposed to errant pitches/foul balls.

Triple wrote:
> Have you ever seen an ump get hurt so bad as that poor fellow tonight? I
> don't count the fellow that died at the Reds opener years ago. I mean from
> something happening in a game.
>
>

On Apr 27, 10:01 am, Richard Benesh <rben...@NOSPAM.ix.netcom.com>
wrote:
> I don't think I've ever seen ANYTHING like that before. I'd love to
> know exactly what happened - it looked like Martin either lost the ball
> or took a nap just as Penny let go of the pitch - that's just about the
> only way to explain a catcher being so late reacting to a pitch.

I was thinking there was some late movement on the ptich. Or Martin
was crossed up on it. But I agree with you, I've never seen a catcher
that late either unless he's expecting a different pitch.

>
> And poor Danley - all he could do was look the ball right on in....
> here's wishing him a speedy recovery!

Yeah and with a 96mph fastball he was toast the minute it glanced off
Russel's glove.

>
> Rich
>
> Afer this, the umpires should review the way they set up to call pitches
> - they have the inside corner covered, but it leaves them awfully
> exposed to errant pitches/foul balls.
>
> Triple wrote:
> > Have you ever seen an ump get hurt so bad as that poor fellow tonight? I
> > don't count the fellow that died at the Reds opener years ago. I mean from
> > something happening in a game.

"Richard Benesh" <rbenesh@NOSPAM.ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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>I don't think I've ever seen ANYTHING like that before. I'd love to know
>exactly what happened - it looked like Martin either lost the ball or took
>a nap just as Penny let go of the pitch - that's just about the only way
>to explain a catcher being so late reacting to a pitch.
>
> And poor Danley - all he could do was look the ball right on in.... here's
> wishing him a speedy recovery!
>
>
> Rich
>
> Afer this, the umpires should review the way they set up to call pitches
> - they have the inside corner covered, but it leaves them awfully exposed
> to errant pitches/foul balls.
>
> Triple wrote:
>> Have you ever seen an ump get hurt so bad as that poor fellow tonight? I
>> don't count the fellow that died at the Reds opener years ago. I mean
>> from something happening in a game.
>>
Martin said he was looking for a curve ball and couldn't react in time to a
96 mph high fastball.

S.