Matt Shoemaker Update

[Amazing Larry]

Not even thinking about the baseball aspect of this. I hope he has a speedy recovery I and wish him and his family well. 

[Angel_Fan_4_Life]

Prayers and God bless Shoe and his family.  This was horrific and I hope he recovers fully and returns to pitching if he is able to.  Wish you the best Shoe!!!!!

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

I never thought about this until now, but that ball bounced off of his head so high it could maybe have been caught by Cron. But everyone probably just said screw the game to themselves and were more concerned about the welfare of Shoe...

[kevinb]

Praying for him. It's more than just baseball this is life

[tdawg87]

This is somehow Scioscia's fault.

[Jobu]

5 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

This is somehow Scioscia's fault.

Well, he called the pitch. Like he always does. 

[Erstad Grit]

Even if Shoe has a 100% physical recovery he may not ever be able to emotionally pitch again. Prayers for Shoe the person to get a full recovery and forget about baseball for a while. 

[zenmaster]

Holy crap. Get well soon Shoe. We are all rooting for a full recovery.

[Tank]

3 hours ago, Taylor said:

Got it. I also imagine there'd be a psychological hill for Shoe to climb after a traumatic event like this.

I was thinking it'd be more like a Mount Everest size obstacle. You could easily lose your mud on any kind of comebacker, which could be a real problem.

get well soon, Shoe. Baseball is secondary to your health.

[Tank]

1 hour ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

I never thought about this until now, but that ball bounced off of his head so high it could maybe have been caught by Cron. But everyone probably just said screw the game to themselves and were more concerned about the welfare of Shoe...

On the radio, terry and Langston said there was a lot of blood.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

On TV you could see quite a bit of blood on the towel the trainer was using.  Baseball is obviously secondary to something like this and I just hope he makes a full recovery and there's no long term repercussions.

[bloodbrother]

Fuck the season. Hoping for nothing but good news regarding Shoe and his recovery

[tomsred]

26 more to go, hopefully no one else gets hurt.

[Guest]

I hope he recovers 100%. Shoe is a great dude....I just really hate hearing about this.  

 

What a disaster season.

[gurn67]

I still don't know why pitchers are not required to wear some sort of protection on their head. Especially in the temple areas. If it's about not wanting to look like a doofus, even a hard cap with a little padding underneath would be better than a cloth cap. As scary as this is, we'd be having a whole different conversation here if that ball had hit flush and had ricocheted back toward the plate rather than ricocheting up.

[CaliAngel]

6 hours ago, gurn67 said:

I still don't know why pitchers are not required to wear some sort of protection on their head.

Because all they do is bitch and moan that it affects their performance even though anytime I've ever worn a helmet or protective gear I forget it's on after 5 freaking minutes. It's all a bullshit excuse because they don't think it looks cool.

If I were a baseball player I'd get as far away from being part of the Angels organization as possible. Fuck this team, man. The bad news never ends. Get out now Trout, that car crash was a warning.

[Stradling]

Link?  

[Kevin]

28 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Link?  

No link required.

 

"Wearing a helmet ain't cool man."

 

Ralston Schmidt

[arch stanton]

[DMVol]

45 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Link?  

Toward the end of the article.....

http://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-mariners-20160904-snap-story.html

[fan_since79]

I just heard out this right now. I was out of town yesterday and didn't listen to the game or any news for that matter.

Awful. Prayers and thoughts for his recovery and good health. 

This season is the worst ever. Unreal.

 

[Ohtaniland]

Well you can choose to wear a helmet now or you may be forced to wear a helmet on the short bus later. 105 mph baseballs to the head or neck area can cause permanent damage or be fatal. 

 

I sure hope Shoemaker recovers 100% healthy both physically and psychologically. Baseball should just take a backseat for him right now until he's ready to decide what's best for him and his family.

[California Cajun]

I must admit that I can't wait for the season to end due to fear of more casualties.  

[Troll Daddy]

This player is wearing protection. 

[Jason]

Even if he heals back to 100% the mental part may not recover. This really sucks for Shoe and I feel bad for him.