You know it!
Posted on 06/09/2010 12:50:46 PM PDT by La Enchiladita
LOS ANGELES -- The 3-year-old girl who suffered a fractured skull when hit in the head by a Russell Martin line drive in batting practice Monday underwent surgery Tuesday and a full recovery is expected, doctors said. "The surgery went well and we anticipate a full recovery," said Dr. J. Gordon McComb, head of the division of neurosurgery for Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. "We expect she'll be able to go home by the end of the week."
Martin was taking batting practice when he pulled a wicked line drive into the baseline field box seats just past third base. The girl was picked up and cradled by her father, who rushed her to first aid. She then was taken to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, where the surgery was performed.
"I talked to the dad earlier today," said Martin. "It definitely was an accident and there really was nothing else you could do. I'm glad to hear she had surgery and she's doing better and long-term she'll be OK. I'm sure she's still a little shaken up. It's definitely tough for the whole family, but at least I'm glad she'll be OK.
"When it happened, I wasn't sure how serious it was," he said. "Then I saw she was hit in the head and didn't know if she lost consciousness. A fractured skull is pretty bad, but as long as she has a good recovery. My prayers were with her."
Martin said he intends to visit the girl "when the time is right." He said when he hit the ball, it looked like it was headed for an unoccupied section of seats, "but it had a lot of topspin, and it just sunk where the girl had her head poking out."
yes indeed....Thank You God....
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Good to hear.
Good news is always nice to hear!
Very clever.
Obozo gonna kick its a*s?
absolutely! I am surprised that this sort of thing, (major injury to a seated fan by bat or ball), does not happen with much more frequency during the course of an MLB season.
Would it hurt baseball to invest in some netting to prevent such events?
You aren’t kidding. A ball comes off that bat at well over 100 mph and could easily kill someone not paying attention. The ball must have been a glancing blow or the little girl would not be alive today.
You know it!
The other night, I went to a game at Dodger stadium for the first time in 15 years. The 12-4 victory by the Blue Crew over the Cardinals featured just about all the things that make the game exciting: three home runs, several stolen bases, a bunt single, at least one double play, and a wild pitch. The only thing missing was a rhubarb.
Thank God
It’s Bush’s fault.
That little girl is going to tell anyone who will listen, for the rest of her life, how she got beaned by a Major League line drive. And the story is only going to get better with the telling. In fifty years, there she was, 7th game of the World Series, bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, a full count, when...
I caught part of a news story yesterday about some college team changing the name of batting practice to “hitting Rehearsal” to get rid of the BP.
We’ve simply got to do something about all this violence in professional sports. There should be restrictions on athletes, waiting periods, registration of balls, bats, jock straps and tickets. /sarc
I used to take a ball glove with me when I went to Tiger stadium as a kid.
Used to the same at Wrigley Field. Not that the Cubs could hit a ball that far, but...
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