Yoda Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 QUOTE(The Critic @ Jul 27, 2005 -> 08:11 AM) Once he comes back, it'll be interesting to see how he reacts mentally. I heard someone on ESPN ( can't remember who ) talking about a pitcher who got hit with a line drive ( again, can't remember who.....it was 4:15 in the morning when I saw it, okaaaaaaaay???? ), but he said the guy would visibly flinch when he released a pitch after that. Clement will be shaky on hits up the middle, that's a given. Glad to see that Clement didn't get seriously hurt, and I hope he does make a full recovery, both physically and mentally. The same can be said about Prior. When he came back from that freak injury he shut down the White Sox at the Cell. But things could be different with Clement. Here’s hoping Matt recovers without a problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Expect Boston to step up the pursuit of Burnett because of this? How long will Clement be out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChWRoCk2 Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 thats the reason i never liked pithing, hope the guy is okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Ow. He's fine. He just got knocked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Since it's now clear that he's not in any serious, life-threatening trouble, I kind of hope he's out for a while for precautions or something. Having Boston weaker isn't a bad thing for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Exactly. Its a really good thing for us, as long as he doesnt die or anything (knock on wood). This could mean we have a better chance of seeing the Orioles in the 1st round of hte playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 He's been released.. hopefully he'll make a full recovery. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2117997 Clement out of hospital after CT scans negativeESPN.com news services Related Video: Red Sox win by one run ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Boston pitcher Matt Clement was released from a hospital Wednesday, less than 24 hours after being hit in the side of the head by a line drive that knocked him off his feet. "The results of a second CT scan taken this morning were also negative, and Matt was released from the hospital this afternoon," Red Sox medical director Dr. Thomas Gill said in a statement released before the club played Tampa Bay in the finale of a three-game series. Matt Clement is apparently determined to make his next start despite Tuesday's scary line drive to the head. Gill said the 30-year-old All-Star would accompany the team back to Boston after the game and be evaluated there by the Red Sox medical staff. A source told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney that Clement has told his father he intends to make his next start, scheduled for Tuesday. Clement was carted from the field after Carl Crawford's liner struck him in the right side of the head, just behind the ear, in the third inning Tuesday night. The pitcher never lost consciousness and did not sustain a concussion, manager Terry Francona said. "That had a chance to be very, very bad. What it ended up being was very, very scary," Francona said Wednesday. "All the tests seem to be coming back all in favor of him being healthy, and that's good news." Francona visited Clement at the hospital after the Red Sox rallied to beat the Devil Rays 10-9 in 10 innings Tuesday night and said the pitcher was in good spirits and talking on the telephone when he entered the room. "He laughed a lot. He was Matt. He just had a bump on his head," the manager said, adding that he was amazed Clement wasn't injured more seriously. "He had a little cut on his ear. I didn't stand over his bed, but I don't think he was really that swollen. It was amazing. ... I was really surprised." Francona said he didn't stay at the hospital long because he wanted Clement to be able to rest. He was asked what the pitcher recalled about what happened. "I don't want to speak for him," Francona said. "I just think he's getting a lot of phone calls, he's getting a lot of phone calls from friends that saw it. I'm sure he had a lot of time to lay there and think. ... I know his son watched it on TV. You try to put yourself in his shoes, that's a tough spot. That's why I wanted to talk to his wife [Tuesday night]. ... We saw him and saw that he was conscious and aware of things. But when you're family and not here, that's awful." The manager avoided watching television replays of the injury early Wednesday. "That doesn't do anything for me. ... I turned away. I don't want to see that," Francona said. Tampa Bay manager Lou Piniella was relieved to hear there was no concussion. "It's a dangerous thing. It scares the heck out of you. It shows you how defenseless a pitcher is at times," Piniella said. Crawford, who wound up with a RBI single when the ball caromed off Clement's head into left field, planned to try to reach the pitcher and talk to him. "You never want to see something like that," Crawford said. "I hope the best for him. Hopefully, he's going to recover well." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 He's scheduled to start Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 QUOTE(YASNY @ Jul 29, 2005 -> 03:50 AM) He's scheduled to start Tuesday. Wow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ Jul 29, 2005 -> 05:45 AM) Wow... I hear that a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Didn't the same thing happen do Danny Wright and he didn't even leave the game??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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