media.redlasso.com - 4/27/2008
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Major League Baseball umpire Kerwin Danley gets KO'd by a 96 mph fastball to the face and by pitcher Brad Penny and goes down.
Danley is expected to be released from the hospital soon.
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Kerwin Danley Takes his Umply Lumps [MLB Closer]
Deadspin —
Home plate umpire and crew chief Kerwin Danley took a 96 mph Brad Penny fastball to the jaw in the 4th inning of the Dodgers 11-3 win over the Rockies last night. The game was delayed 18 minutes and Danley had to be taken off the field in an ambulance. A Dodgers spokesman said Danley lost consciousness briefly, but was coherent again by the time he was loaded into the ambulance.
At that point the Dodgers were already up 10-2 and not much changed the rest of the way. Penny maintained composure after the incident, allowing three runs on four hits over seven innings. Matt ...
The Unintentional Hilarity that is Vin Scully Broadcasting a Severe Injury
JoeSportsFan.com —
Last weekend, veteran National League umpire Kerwin Danley was struck in the jaw by a 96 MPH Brad Penny fastball. Danely has yet to return to the field and still has headaches, but all signs point to a full recovery. Nothing funny about taking a near-100 MPH fastball to the face.
Unless of course Vin Scully is calling the action and narrates the life and times of Kerwin while he's unconcious. See for yourself.
"Oh my gosh. The first pitch hits the umpire and Kirwin Danley, who is the crew chief, is on his back. Kirwin has been umpiring in the Major Leagues ...
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VIDEO: Ump Kerwin Danley Takes Fastball To Jaw
bugsandcranks.com 4/27/2008 — 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.
KO’s O’Plenty at Dodger Stadium
bugsandcranks.com 4/27/2008 — Chalk beat me into the editing room for footage of Kerwin Danley’s unfortunate situation. Those umps really count on the catcher to protect them, and I swear that’s the first mistake I’ve seen Russell Martin make in three years. You almost have to ...
Kerwin Danley Update
sonsofstevegarvey.com 4/27/2008 — From Dodgers.com :
Home-plate umpire Kerwin Danley briefly lost consciousness after being hit under the jaw with a 96 mph fastball in the fourth inning of the Dodgers-Rockies game on Saturday night, and after a delay was taken from the field on an ...
Ump Gets Hit By Pitch
babeslovebaseball.com 4/27/2008 — 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.
Umpire Kerwin Danley Knocked Unconscious by a Brad Penny Fastball —
FanHouse
When an umpire or referee gets hurt on the field of play, I'm always struck by the thought that it's surprising that it doesn't happen more often. I may never have felt it more strongly after watching the video below. It's Kerwin Danley taking a Brad Penny fastball right in the jaw. The video starts with the incident but goes on for quite a while. Russell Martin would probably like to ...
