KC-NYY game delayed due to an injured umpire

[Rich]

Originally Posted by mattmets

Box score says 11 minutes.

But more troubling is that this is, what, the 7th guy to go down this year with head/neck issues? I read an article not too long ago (I think I picked it up here) that spoke about an unusually high number of guys getting nailed with foul ball this year. I know most of us have had our share of injuries, but has anybody taken a blow to the head that was a long-term problem?

Nothing long term: I took a nasty shot off my helmet a few weeks ago in a high school game that left me with a headache and a sore neck. I finished the game, but for an inning or two I wondered if I was going to be able to.

It's an odd thing and an odd year -- a private umpire email list I moderate has had six umpires (out of about 50-60) get nailed in the infield with ground balls or line drives (umpire interference) and at least four of us are college umpires as well as high school umpires. Mine was a line drive just above my left knee. Second one in 20 years. But six people on a relatively small list?