UMP HURT, NEEDS AMBULANCE

 
LOS ANGELES - Plate umpire Kerwin Danley was taken off the field in an ambulance last night after he was struck on the jaw by a Brad Penny fastball that Dodger catcher Russell Martin missed in the fourth inning. Dodger spokesman Josh Rawitch said... [link]

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VIDEO: Ump Kerwin Danley Takes Fastball To Jaw

Vin Scully’s call and the video of umpire Kerwin Danley taking a 96-mph Brad Penny fastball to the jaw…. Here’s hoping he’s okay. Early word from Baseball Tonight is he was coherent, conscious and breathing and taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital with his wife for “precautionary reasons.” From Saturday night's Rockies-Dodgers game.
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When Brad Penny isn't forgetting to zip , he's nailing umpires in the face with fastballs. Kerwin Danley was smoked in the jaw by a pitch Saturday during the Los Angeles Dodgers - Colorado Rockies game, having to leave the field in an ambulance.
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The Experts Say Joba's Should be a Starter

Joel Sherman sat down with several scouts and asked him the most asked question in Yankee-Land today: Should Joba Chamberlain be a starter or remain in the bullpen? Here's some of what they had to say: A LONG-TIME SCOUT WHO SAW TWO SINGLE-A STARTS: . . . The times I saw him, he was an easy-identification No. 1 starter. He was powerful and resilient. He went deep into games and used all ...
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