High schooler dies after being hit by pitch

[Roon]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - The father of a south-central Missouri baseball player who died after being hit by a wild throw said Friday that he doesn't blame the pitcher.
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=114474&provider=top

[Shell Beau]

1. So terrible. I knew a kid who came really close to dying after

being hit in the head with a pitched baseball, and this was little league. Tough stuff to hear.

[Arugula Latte]

2. Oh gawd. This scares the hell out of me.

My son plays in the Little League majors.

I can't imagine what this family is going through. :(

[Shell Beau]

3. For the most part, if they are wearing their helmets, they should be ok.

For the most part. Freaky things can happen.

[Arugula Latte]

4. Yep ...It's very unlikely, but those "what if" kinds of thoughts make parenthood terrifying

sometimes :(

[Deja Q]

6. Agreed. We don't teach our kids morals and we can't tell others about morals or we'll get sued

You know, it's none of our business what kids to and the other gibber...

Meh.

[Shell Beau]

7. Yeah, it is easy to freak out.

I catch myself being ridiculously paranoid at times (saw what my mom went through when my brother died). But I am somehow able to bring myself back down. Being overly cautious can be a bad thing sometimes. Kids will be kids. They have to be able to have their fun. We just have to hope that everything will be ok. :hug:

[Arugula Latte]

8. That's a good attitude.

I work on giving my kids some freedom -- they need it and we can't be too smothering. ... P.S. Bella has a good mom. :hug:

[Shell Beau]

9. Thanks!! I know you are a good mom too! It shows!

[Deja Q]

5. Fuck. Was I ever lucky when that happened to me in little league...

Stopped going after that. Dunno what happened to the vermin that threw it - hit me square in the back of the head.

Mind you, this wasn't during a game - somebody (and I remember who it was) was being quite an ass...

[Are_grits_groceries]

10. Every time I read about someone getting hit in the head by a pitch,

I have a flashback to Sports Illustrated after Tony Conigliaro was hit. The picture of his face was awful. It still gives me the creeps and this is a brazillion years later.

[NightWatcher]

11. Baseball is still incredibly safe...

To go with improved helmets, they even sell something called a "heart guard"



I have only been hit by pitches a million times (catcher). What I hated was when batters clobbered me with their followthrough swing, that was the only time that I was knocked out