Line Drive Kills Minor League Coach

SmootSmack · 07-25-2007, 12:39 AM

MySA.com: KENS 5: Sports

Here's audio of the hit (tragic)

Deuce of Davenport: Radio Call of Line Drive That Killed 1st Base Coach

70Chip · 07-25-2007, 12:46 AM

Does anyone know how many deaths there have been from being hit by a baseball?

SmootSmack · 07-25-2007, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by 70Chip

Does anyone know how many deaths there have been from being hit by a baseball?

Supposedly this is only the second time

Today's THV - KTHV Little Rock News Article

Though this might just be pro baseball they're talking about

70Chip · 07-26-2007, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Supposedly this is only the second time

Today's THV - KTHV Little Rock News Article

Though this might just be pro baseball they're talking about

Thanks man.

Monkeydad · 07-25-2007, 02:18 PM

It has to be more than 2. Are they just talking about that league?

Definitely it's not as many as it could be, especially for pitchers. It's like being in front of a cannon on any line drive back up the middle.

hesscl34 · 07-25-2007, 02:22 PM

Do not need to hear that. I think it is just awful. My son plays baseball, and I have never heard about anything like this. It is just awful. He has two young kids and his wife is preg with a third. I feel terrible for them.

Monkeydad · 07-25-2007, 02:27 PM

My nephew knocked a kid out with a pitch to the helmet once. He was a great pitcher, struck almost every batter out, but one pitch slipped out of his hand and the kid went down. They were only like 9 and 10 years old, but he threw hard enough to bring a kid down. He was OK luckily because of the batting helmet but a pitcher is pretty vulnerable on line drives.

Don't worry too much, it really is a fluke when it happens (someone gets hit by a line drive). The kids will most likely be fine, so don't hold them back from playing out of fear. I played and was hit by a lot of wild pitches and I survived.

Deaths are really rare, mainly out of luck I'd guess though.

SmootSmack · 07-25-2007, 02:32 PM

I hit a batter once in the head while pitching and it knocked him out. By a fluke, I got him right under the bill of his helmet and square on the forehead as he turned to swing. He was out cold for a bit.

It freaked the hell out of me, I thought I had just killed him. My next several pitches were away (way away). Think I had like 3 wild pitches in a row. I was just so afraid to go back inside. I had to be pulled from the game to get my composure together for the next game.

But like Buster says, it really is a fluke

Monkeydad · 07-25-2007, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I hit a batter once in the head while pitching and it knocked him out. By a fluke, I got him right under the bill of his helmet and square on the forehead as he turned to swing. He was out cold for a bit.

It freaked the hell out of me, I thought I had just killed him. My next several pitches were away (way away). Think I had like 3 wild pitches in a row. I was just so afraid to go back inside. I had to be pulled from the game to get my composure together for the next game.

But like Buster says, it really is a fluke

HA...he swung at a pitch coming between his eyes? He deserved to get hit... :cheeky-sm

Yeah, my nephew lost his control for the rest of that game too. I can't blame him, he was only a kid. I had to pull him for a reliever. (I was his coach) I didn't want him to hit another kid because he was the hardest -throwing pitcher in the league.

Monkeydad · 07-25-2007, 02:37 PM

Here Hessy... YouTube - Randy Johnson hits bird with 95MPH fastball

Just showing you how a baseball accident is completely by chance and an accident is by total chance and isn't likely to be repeated in the same way twice.

I don't want to take away from the seriousness of the thread. It really is horrible that a family lost a father and husband.

hesscl34 · 07-25-2007, 03:31 PM

My son is a catcher.. a very good one. So at least he's the one with all the gear on.

Monkeydad · 07-25-2007, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by hesscl34

My son is a catcher.. a very good one. So at least he's the one with all the gear on.

Yeah, he's fine.

hesscl34 · 07-26-2007, 11:17 AM

Now we hear a 12year old girl is killed this same way???? The next day????

Michigan girl dies after being hit in head by softball | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

SmootSmack · 07-26-2007, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by hesscl34

Now we hear a 12year old girl is killed this same way???? The next day????

Michigan girl dies after being hit in head by softball | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Wow!

(I edited your post to put in a better link that goes directly to the story)

ArtMonkDrillz · 07-26-2007, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by hesscl34

Now we hear a 12year old girl is killed this same way???? The next day????

Michigan girl dies after being hit in head by softball | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

This one really freaks me out. I help my dad coach my little sister's softball team (6th & 7th graders) and we're always nervous that someone is going to get hurt because they aren't paying attention or the ball takes a weird bounce or whatever.
My other sister once broke a teammate's jaw at practice with a line drive, so these can happen. It's freaky but I don't think you can just give up altogether and go live in a bubble or something.

07-25-2007, 12:39 AM	#1
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Line Drive Kills Minor League Coach MySA.com: KENS 5: Sports Here's audio of the hit (tragic) Deuce of Davenport: Radio Call of Line Drive That Killed 1st Base Coach __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You

07-25-2007, 12:46 AM	#2
70Chip Playmaker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Manassas Age: 53 Posts: 3,048	Re: Line Drive Kills Minor League Coach Does anyone know how many deaths there have been from being hit by a baseball? __________________ This Monkey's Gone to Heaven

07-25-2007, 02:18 PM	#5
Monkeydad Living Legend Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PA Age: 45 Posts: 17,460	Re: Line Drive Kills Minor League Coach It has to be more than 2. Are they just talking about that league? Definitely it's not as many as it could be, especially for pitchers. It's like being in front of a cannon on any line drive back up the middle.

07-25-2007, 02:22 PM	#6
hesscl34 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Germantown, MD Posts: 2,782	Re: Line Drive Kills Minor League Coach Do not need to hear that. I think it is just awful. My son plays baseball, and I have never heard about anything like this. It is just awful. He has two young kids and his wife is preg with a third. I feel terrible for them.

07-25-2007, 02:27 PM	#7
Monkeydad Living Legend Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PA Age: 45 Posts: 17,460	Re: Line Drive Kills Minor League Coach My nephew knocked a kid out with a pitch to the helmet once. He was a great pitcher, struck almost every batter out, but one pitch slipped out of his hand and the kid went down. They were only like 9 and 10 years old, but he threw hard enough to bring a kid down. He was OK luckily because of the batting helmet but a pitcher is pretty vulnerable on line drives. Don't worry too much, it really is a fluke when it happens (someone gets hit by a line drive). The kids will most likely be fine, so don't hold them back from playing out of fear. I played and was hit by a lot of wild pitches and I survived. Deaths are really rare, mainly out of luck I'd guess though.

07-25-2007, 02:32 PM	#8
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Re: Line Drive Kills Minor League Coach I hit a batter once in the head while pitching and it knocked him out. By a fluke, I got him right under the bill of his helmet and square on the forehead as he turned to swing. He was out cold for a bit. It freaked the hell out of me, I thought I had just killed him. My next several pitches were away (way away). Think I had like 3 wild pitches in a row. I was just so afraid to go back inside. I had to be pulled from the game to get my composure together for the next game. But like Buster says, it really is a fluke __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You

07-25-2007, 02:37 PM	#10
Monkeydad Living Legend Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PA Age: 45 Posts: 17,460	Re: Line Drive Kills Minor League Coach Here Hessy... YouTube - Randy Johnson hits bird with 95MPH fastball Just showing you how a baseball accident is completely by chance and an accident is by total chance and isn't likely to be repeated in the same way twice. I don't want to take away from the seriousness of the thread. It really is horrible that a family lost a father and husband.

07-25-2007, 03:31 PM	#11
hesscl34 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Germantown, MD Posts: 2,782	Re: Line Drive Kills Minor League Coach My son is a catcher.. a very good one. So at least he's the one with all the gear on.

07-26-2007, 11:17 AM	#13
hesscl34 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Germantown, MD Posts: 2,782	Re: Line Drive Kills Minor League Coach Now we hear a 12year old girl is killed this same way???? The next day???? Michigan girl dies after being hit in head by softball \| Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

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