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Home plate umpire and crew chief Kerwin Danley took a 96 mph Brad Penny fastball to the jaw in the 4th inning of the Dodgers 11-3 win over the Rockies last night. The game was delayed 18 minutes and Danley had to be taken off the field in an ambulance. A Dodgers spokesman said Danley lost consciousness briefly, but was coherent again by the time he was loaded into the ambulance.
At that point the Dodgers were already up 10-2 and not much changed the rest of the way. Penny maintained composure after the incident, allowing three runs on four hits over seven innings. Matt Kemp apped a 10-run first inning with a grand slam off Mark Redman.
Victor is the victor: A 9th inning bases loaded single by Victor Martinez plated Grady Sizemore to give the Indians a 4-3 win over the Yankees. Losers of three straight, the Yanks wasted a four-hit performance by Johnny Damon, now falling a game and a half behind the Rays for 4th place in the AL East. Meanwhile, the Tribe has won five in a row to return to .500.
Marlinspike: Florida's surprising stranglehold on the NL East is getting more and more tenuous as the Marlins see near unhittable reliever Renyel Pinto surrender the deciding home run to Prince Fielder in the 8th inning of a 4-3 Brewers win. The Phillies drew within half a game of Florida with their third straight victory, a 8-4 win over the Pirates. Ryan Howard looks to emerge from a poor start with his first career home run against the Bucs.
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Even in this state he was smarter than LaSorda.
Most amazing is how Vin Scully knows everything about Danley. Which is why Scully is the greatest broadcaster ever.
@Larry Bird Flu: +2 (a bonus 1 because you are correct)
Only Vin Scully would be completely prepared for this situation
Yet he initially thought the ball bounced up and hit him when it was clear it was a direct shot.
"The first pitch is in the dirt, bounces up, and hits the umpire..."
Scully knows Danley's entire life story, but can't see with his eyes what actually happened.
A Tintin reference? Ape wins forever.
@UkraineNotWeak: He was just covering for Brad Penny, he didn't think he could miss that badly.
Yea, as someone who took a few foul tips to the grill playing catcher, that'll ring your bell. Good news is there's a couple seconds of pure silence before the ringing in your ears starts.
Also, Coors can pay for banner ads that cut through stories but can't pay to have them spell checked? What the fuck is a "Comdian"?
Should've been you, Angel Hernandez.
Blown opportunity for the institution of the "Umply Lumps" tag.
I'm guessing that Bennett was crossed up, but way to duck and leave the ump exposed.
/never tried to catch a 96 mph anything
//would shit pants if tried
Ah, rub some dirt on it.
This Everton-Villa match is outstanding.
What?
@chilltown: He could have been talking about the shipping tool though.
It's nice to see the return of blood lust in baseball. The sport has been lacking it for a while now.
nice last few minutes of action at Everton. lovely goal by Yobo.
@BigTenObsession:
what? 3 goals in 2 minutes? inconceivable.
@Slothrop:
An Villa comes right back to knot it up. Great ending to this game.
@Slothrop:
I do not think that word means what you think it means.
and now a red--no, only a yellow card.
Lescott is an ugly mofo
Vin Scully calling it makes it so much better, its amazing how he started giving a mini-eulogy right on the spot. Great Call Vin.
@Larry Bird Flu: @Len Bias Cocaine Surplus: I'm unimpressed. He had prepared rudimentary and completely unrelated biographical info about the umpires. None of it sheds any light on the situation nor compensates for the fact that he is, apparently, blind as a bat.
@Pesti-Esti:
Key word is PREPARED.
That's why Vin Scully is awesome.
Do all catchers close their eyes and turn their head as the pitch is coming, or just the gold-glovers?
Until they're dead, FOX & TBS need to apportion all playoff game-calls to Ernie Harwell & Vin Scully. Forget this Joe Buck shit...
/broken record
Down goes Danley!
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