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remindmeofthe) wrote2006-03-13 01:02 am
remindmeofthe) wrote2006-03-13 01:02 am
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I found this delightful little gem today courtesy of Cursed to First:
Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Chris Duffy suffered a mild concussion Saturday after being hit in the head by a pitch from Boston right-hander Curt Schilling in the fourth inning.
Beth's entry on the subject has this to say:
Clearly Schilling is throwing at people on purpose--he has said as much repeatedly. After pasting the kid upside the head, he did suffer controlwise in the next few innings, but I don't really think the two are related. That pitch to Duffy was obviously deliberate.
Beth's take on this pitch is the only thing I have to go on, because you know what?
That is the only place I have seen this discussed.
And that bothers me. Not as much as Schilling apparently hanging out with Runelvys Hernandez over the offseason, and believe me I'll get to that, but it bothers me. Curt Schilling deliberately nails some poor rookie in the head and no one has anything to say about it? This is not news? Why not?
Last July, there was a brawl between the Tigers and the Royals. It was a most excellent brawl, complete with an angry starting pitcher needing five guys to hold him back and an enthusiastic piledriving, but here's how it started:
Runelvys Hernandez threw a purpose pitch at Carlos Guillen's head. Guillen came out of the game with a concussion. What is not well-known beyond the Tigers fanbase is that during the brawl, Guillen was so dazed that he did not know what was happening, and for weeks after, he suffered severe headaches. Last I heard, he didn't remember the incident, and I see no reason why that would have changed.
We don't know yet, obviously, what long-term effect this hit will have on Duffy. I hope he'll be fine. But if Schilling hit him on purpose, then tell me, please: What makes him any different from Hernandez? The willingness to put another man's well-being on the line, the ready disrespect for the game, the batter, his team, your team, your job - that is what it is to throw at someone's head. Hernandez did it, and now Schilling has done it.
I have to draw the line here. The mentality of "yeah, but it was my guy who did it" cannot apply here for me. He hurt that kid. I'll never see him the same again.
So how is this not news?
Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Chris Duffy suffered a mild concussion Saturday after being hit in the head by a pitch from Boston right-hander Curt Schilling in the fourth inning.
Beth's entry on the subject has this to say:
Clearly Schilling is throwing at people on purpose--he has said as much repeatedly. After pasting the kid upside the head, he did suffer controlwise in the next few innings, but I don't really think the two are related. That pitch to Duffy was obviously deliberate.
Beth's take on this pitch is the only thing I have to go on, because you know what?
That is the only place I have seen this discussed.
And that bothers me. Not as much as Schilling apparently hanging out with Runelvys Hernandez over the offseason, and believe me I'll get to that, but it bothers me. Curt Schilling deliberately nails some poor rookie in the head and no one has anything to say about it? This is not news? Why not?
Last July, there was a brawl between the Tigers and the Royals. It was a most excellent brawl, complete with an angry starting pitcher needing five guys to hold him back and an enthusiastic piledriving, but here's how it started:
Runelvys Hernandez threw a purpose pitch at Carlos Guillen's head. Guillen came out of the game with a concussion. What is not well-known beyond the Tigers fanbase is that during the brawl, Guillen was so dazed that he did not know what was happening, and for weeks after, he suffered severe headaches. Last I heard, he didn't remember the incident, and I see no reason why that would have changed.
We don't know yet, obviously, what long-term effect this hit will have on Duffy. I hope he'll be fine. But if Schilling hit him on purpose, then tell me, please: What makes him any different from Hernandez? The willingness to put another man's well-being on the line, the ready disrespect for the game, the batter, his team, your team, your job - that is what it is to throw at someone's head. Hernandez did it, and now Schilling has done it.
I have to draw the line here. The mentality of "yeah, but it was my guy who did it" cannot apply here for me. He hurt that kid. I'll never see him the same again.
So how is this not news?
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Schilling's an ass, but he's our ass. I just don't want him to pull crap like this again. I mean pitch inside by all means, but just stay away from the head area, okay? Though he did seem a little rattled after he hit him in the head. I mean when Pedro brushed off Jeter and Soriano at the plate in 03, he didn't hit their heads...he got them in the hands, and it was the right way to do it.
Besides I had heard shades of Roger Clemens' comment "HE SHOULD'VE GOTTEN OUT OF THE WAY" from the day after the 4th of July game in 03 in which he hit Millar in the hand(nearly the head actually) and Millar was pretty badly bruised up. Next pitch though, Trot Nixon administered justice. But still, I mean it's fine to knock them off the plate, but just watch where you're putting that ball.
I think my drunkenness has worn off....