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Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:17 am EDT

Umpire injured by 96 mph fastball in Dodgers-Rockies game

By Joe Zedalis

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Brad Penny had a serious scare Saturday night, the likes of which he had never experienced. Home plate umpire Kerwin Danley, who was hit on the right side of his jaw by a 96-mph fastball from Penny that sailed past catcher Russell Martin, was on his back and not moving.

The mishap in the fourth inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers' 11-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium resulted in a delay of more than 10 minutes and camera flashes to go off in every section of the stands as Dodgers trainers attended to the umpire. Danley lost consciousness for a few seconds, but was coherent and breathing as he was being treated at the scene.

He waved to the crowd as he was lifted onto a stretcher, and he was then taken by an ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital for precautionary reasons. Crew chief Greg Gibson said Danley was receiving a CT scan at the hospital, but was talking. After the game, the Dodgers said Danley was expected to be released from the hospital later that night.

Source: Los Angeles TimesNew Window

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  1. Doc J
    1. Posted by Doc J Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:45 pm EDT

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    I saw this on TV. I wonder why Russell Martin didn't catch the ball? As with the report on TV, this article offers no explanation as to what went wrong. The ump is lucky. It could have been far more serious.
  2. dodgerbloo
    2. Posted by dodgerbloo Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:23 pm EDT

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    does anybody really care about this?
  3. Jab
    3. Posted by Jab Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:26 pm EDT

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    well, for one thing that pitcher will never get a borderline strike called again.
  4. Randy
    4. Posted by Randy Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:06 pm EDT

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    "does anybody really care about this?
    dodgerbloo posted on Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 9:45 am EDT"
    Evidently YOU DO or you wouldn't have taken the time to post!
    What are you? A freakin Giants or Padres fan?
  5. thomasg.
    5. Posted by thomasg. Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    do you think he saw stars or dots?
  6. Kyle in Lodi (Just another Laker year!)
    6. Posted by Kyle in Lodi (Just another Laker year!) Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:27 pm EDT

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    well im just glad the guy's ok...
    and did anybody see that GS matt kemp hit last night??
  7. thomasg.
    7. Posted by thomasg. Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    now let's hope the bat's stay consistent.
  8. Kyle in Lodi (Just another Laker year!)
    8. Posted by Kyle in Lodi (Just another Laker year!) Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:27 pm EDT

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    #9 i think it will
  9. Christian D
    9. Posted by Christian D Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:06 pm EDT

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    i seen it
  10. Trish
    10. Posted by Trish Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:21 pm EDT

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    #3 - as an umpire myself, Yes I do care about this. If you don't, quit reading about it and posting on the subject.
  11. khjbfd207
    11. Posted by khjbfd207 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:50 pm EDT

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    dodgerblo---i guess you could not care less if anyone gets hurt unless its someone close to you. not sure about that either
  12. sight_reader
    12. Posted by sight_reader Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:21 pm EDT

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    "I wonder why Russell Martin didn't catch the ball?"
    TV announcers describe a signal mixup between pitcher and catcher. The replay seems to support this: Martin's glove was setup in anticipation of the ball dropping low outside but it rose high outside instead. Although outside the strike zone, it didn't seem like a particularly wild pitch - it just broke the wrong way and was howling fast, barely missing Martin's head and hit the ump.
  13. thomasg.
    13. Posted by thomasg. Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    accidents do happen.
  14. Ricky Sea
    14. Posted by Ricky Sea Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:40 pm EDT

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    rockies weren't hitting anything, so penny thought he'd give the ump something to swing at
  15. thomasg.
    15. Posted by thomasg. Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    tell you what that ump is one tough cat, to take a 96 mph fastball to the lettuce and be ok says something. The Dodgers swept the rockies GO BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  16. byter1000
    16. Posted by byter1000 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:15 pm EDT

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    Why is this in the rumors section?
  17. fred f
    17. Posted by fred f Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:00 pm EDT

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    The Lord was with him and it is a blessing he is okay.I Thank the Lord for him.
  18. Mr C.
    18. Posted by Mr C. Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:32 pm EDT

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    Maybe the umps should start wearing helmets just like the coaches.
  19. live 4 surf
    19. Posted by live 4 surf Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:56 pm EDT

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    with technology maybe we can have a virtual ump,maps the player sets the strike zone box and can't get hurt.
  20. thomasg.
    20. Posted by thomasg. Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    live4surf what's up? hey down by san diego some guy got chewed on by a great white , any attacks up your way lately? it's just baseball no need to go high tech on us.
  21. live 4 surf
    21. Posted by live 4 surf Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:56 pm EDT

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    thomas g yea swimmer in a wet suit 150 yards out, must have looked like a slow swimming seal, the last 3 fatal attacks were swimmers not surfers. tennis uses high tech, fans seem to get into it. right now they use that box on the tv screen in baseball and it makes the umps look bad at times.
  22. Lisa S
    22. Posted by Lisa S Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:12 pm EDT

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    its called ''k-zone''
  23. thomasg.
    23. Posted by thomasg. Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    what's the "K" stand for ?

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