Boston Pitcher Clement Beaned Above The Right Ear

[matcom]

pitch off the bat.

taking him off on a stretcher :scared:

he ain't moving much

edit: he caught a HARD line drive right in the head x(

[Bluzmann57]

1. Thats too bad

I actually like that guy. But he's tough and hopefully he'll be ok. Saw him get beaned earlier and he recovered. Here's hoping Clement is ok.

[Bluebear]

2. Yowtch, Still stunned here, he wasn't moving

Did it get his temple?

[Kathy in Cambridge]

3. That was awful

:scared:

[Kathy in Cambridge]

4. And Tampa Bay just tied it up with a grand slam

x(

[halobeam]

5. Is this on tv? any more word on how he is?

[sniffa]

6. on his way to the hospitaL

onLy update so far.

[matcom]

7. just rushed him to the hospital

direct hit off the temple

not moving much

[matcom]

8. UPDATE FROM BOSTON DUGOUT....

he was "aware and alert and conscious" when taken off the field on the stretcher

[halobeam]

9. okay now that sounds promising.

fingers crossed it all gets better from here.

[DaveinMD]

10. that is scary

I hope he is ok.

[JohnKleeb]

11. Just saw video footage

Hope hes ok because that looked like it hurt big time but go Rays.

[KarenInMA]

12. God. I can't handle another Bryce Florie.

:cry: :cry:

[sniffa]

13. or worse, tony c

turned into a great game though.

[KarenInMA]

14. This game has gone back and forth so much, but it LOOKS

good for the Sox.

I'd rather have good news about Matt Clement though!

( I actually watched the Bryce Florie game, and I'm too young for Tony C, so I think that's why I automatically think of him).

[ProfessorGAC]

15. Man, That Had To Hurt

That thing had to be going 110 when it hit him. Maybe faster.
The Professor

[matcom]

16. UPDATE: ALL TEST COME BACK NEGATIVE

looks like he might (MIGHT) be ok

[nickgutierrez]

17. I just saw a replay of that.

DAMN!

If batters can wear helmets, can't somebody come up with some sort of padding for the head and other vulnerable areas of pitchers? There has got to be a way to make a device that doesn't impair the pitching mechanics that much and helps to minimize the impact of something like this?