sammy sosa gets beaned...

by billywan on May 3, 2007 10:46 PM CDT

sammy just took a pitch to the head. scary sight, and bizarrely familiar. not sure i've ever heard of anyone getting hit in the head twice in one career.

this one wasn't nearly as bad as the one in pittsburgh, but it was still scary. sammy was shaken up and left the game. hope he's ok. i may be in the minority here, but i'm happy he's playing decently this year, and am looking forward to him hitting #600.

(as i type this, kyle farnsworth slipped on the mound during his follow through. the yanks entire coaching staff jumped up thinking "please don't let him be hurt!" i just kept thinking "please don't let those tight pants rip!")

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I don't think you are in the minority...

....on wishing Sammy well. Atleast I hope not. I was glad to see Sammy leave but I never wanted him to leave the game the way it looked like he would.

I hope he continues to do well and this beaning doesn't impair him physically or mentally.

"What's it all about? Booze, Broads and bullshit." Harry Caray

by lemon17pie on May 4, 2007 12:14 AM CDT reply actions

Sammy tolerance

Sammy needed to be totally and publically humiliated after his act the last few years in Chicago. His season in Baltimore, his year off, and having to be an NRI for Texas... mission accomplished. As far as I'm concerned, we're even, and if he has a good year, he has a good year, and I don't have to particularly be a fan of his any more than I am of say Shawn Green.

Having said that, getting beaned is scary stuff. I hope he is ok.

by Invalid User on May 4, 2007 7:51 AM CDT reply actions

Sammy Sosa

I got over any issues I had with Sammy awhile ago. That being said, if he hits over 30 HR somehow and I lose this bet I got going at work I'll be a little irked.

AC 00 00 00 - BELIEVE

by mike @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on May 4, 2007 7:55 AM CDT reply actions

Honestly...

... I find myself a little surprised at how well Sammy is doing after a year off, and at age 38. If he can keep this up all year, and just goes about his job, I think it would go a long way toward restoring the respect he lost here after 2004.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on May 4, 2007 8:08 AM CDT reply actions

His reaction

I too am a little surprised at Sammy's production but after the beaning I wonder if his reaction will be the same as it was with the Cubs. He really disappeared and backed off the plate after that happened. He has little room for error at age 38, a big slump may put him out of baseball again.

This is Harry Carray, goodbye from Wrigley Field and So Long Everybody.

by mrcubsfan on May 4, 2007 8:14 AM CDT reply actions