Victim Of Jose Offerman's Bat Rage Not Doing So Well [Jose Offerman]
Deadspin —
Two years ago, John Nathans wound up on the wrong end of Jose Offerman's bat. And now? The Boston Globe finds him, oh this is sad, getting rubber balls bounced off his face. Nathans, a former catcher in the independent Atlantic League, was struck in the head trying to stop a bat-wielding Offerman as he charged the mound. He recently filed a $4.8 million lawsuit against Offerman and the Long Island Ducks, alleging that the attack ended his career and left him with a range of injuries — concussion, inner-ear problems, vomiting, headaches, ...
A dizzying turn Life has changed drastically for the catcher Offerman hit with his bat
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
A dizzying turn Life has changed drastically for the catcher Offerman hit with his bat He used to catch 95-mile-per-hour fastballs fired by Pedro Martínez, Bret Saberhagen, and Jon Lester in spring training. Now former Red Sox prospect John Nathans catches a large red rubber ball lobbed underhand by a physical therapist . . . sometimes. Other times it bounces off his face and he has to stop because he’s dizzy or nauseated. Or worse, he has to go home, pull the covers over his head to shut out the world, and try again tomorrow. He can’t tolerate much outside stimuli. On Aug. ...
Jose Offerman destroyed a man's career
Circling The Bases —
A little less than two years ago, former Major Leaguer Jose Offerman, playing for the independent league Long Island Ducks, charged the mound, bat in hand and started swinging. He broke the pitcher's finger, but the catcher he hit, John Nathans, suffered far worse : He used to catch 95-mile-per-hour fastballs fired by Pedro Martínez, Bret Saberhagen, and Jon Lester in spring training. Now former Red Sox prospect John Nathans catches a large red rubber ball lobbed underhand by a physical therapist . . . sometimes. Other times it bounces off his face and he has to stop because ...
Morning Link Dump – Maria, Clemens, Offerman, Jays, Hiller
TheScore.com Blog —
... Remember baseball player Jose Offerman? Remember when a guy got hit in the head with a bat, trying to stop Offerman from charging the mound during a minor league game a couple years ago? Well, that guy’s life was changed forever by the incident. The Boston Globe has the story. ...
