Alomar-Hirschbeck

[LeeBallanfant]

At about the same time as Roberto Alomar was being inducted into the HOF, John Hirschbeck caught a foul ball in the groin. The game had to be delayed 5 minutes before Hirschbeck was revived and continued the game. What a coincidence.

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - Recap - July 24, 2011 - ESPN

[mbyron]

He got hit there a week or so ago, too. Bad season, I guess.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by mbyron

He got hit there a week or so ago, too. Bad season, I guess.

He got hit there July 13. There's also a video uploaded in April that shows the same thing. On top of that, he also had testicular cancer and missed much of 2009. So he got hit in the ball, I guess.

Really bad luck.

[DG]

I completely miss a point to this post. Had someone spit on Hirshbeck at the same time as HOF induction I might see a point.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by DG

I completely miss a point to this post. Had someone spit on Hirshbeck at the same time as HOF induction I might see a point.

The only interesting part for me was the fact he's been hit in the nuts three times in 2 seasons. Makes me wonder if he's just unlucky or setting up in a way that makes him more vulnerable.

The Alomar/Hirschbeck story was over a LONG time ago. The two are close friends now. Everyone should move on.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by DG

I completely miss a point to this post. Had someone spit on Hirshbeck at the same time as HOF induction I might see a point.

Because of the spitting incident, I find Alomar's HoF election and as insult to Hirschbeck. Alomar will always be a bum (and I am being generous here) because of the spitting incident.

MTD, Sr.

[whistleone]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Because of the spitting incident, I find Alomar's HoF election and as insult to Hirschbeck. Alomar will always be a bum (and I am being generous here) because of the spitting incident.

MTD, Sr.

I heard an interview on ESPN radio with Alomar over the weekend. He said Hirschbeck was one of the first people to call and congratulate him on his HOF election. From Alomar's comments, it was obvious the two had made amends and moved on from the incident. Why shouldn't we do the same?

[dash_riprock]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Because of the spitting incident, I find Alomar's HoF election and as insult to Hirschbeck. Alomar will always be a bum (and I am being generous here) because of the spitting incident.

MTD, Sr.

I imagine Hirschbeck would disagree with you. You can make up for being a temporary bum, and Alomar has done that. He's still a RAT though, albeit a RAT who hit 300+ lifetime and won 10 or more gold gloves. Only Mays and Clemente have done that. (Pudge would be there too had he retired after the 2008 season.)

[jkumpire]

I hope to find a way to doiwnload that for my umpiring classes next year. A lot of people take it for granted they can just stand behind the plate, and they need to see that even great meachaincs can't protect you from everything.

Last night in a D1 summer wood bat league my partner took a brutal shot under the throat protector. Foul ball went straight down and straight up. Pretty painful but he kept at it.

By now most of us are pretty brusied and beat up if we do a lot of games. A vid like this ought to make feel good about our situation, even if we are black and blue all over.

[briancurtin]

MLB.com video - Hirschbeck hurt by foul ball

[aceholleran]

Let's not forget John's tough personal road. He is from my area (now in OH) and I know his brother Mark very well.

He has lost one son to ALD, and another has the disease. The odds against this are staggering. Yes, Almoar made a six-figure donation to ALD-related charity.