greg775 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 (edited) I can only remember one time in baseball history when a player got plunked on the top of the head on a fly ball or pop up. Not a line smash or a ball that takes a wicked hop off the turf but a simple pop/fly. Mine is Jose Canseco who saw a ball go off the top of his head over the RF fence for a homer. Do u think anybody has the info whether those two instances are the only two in baseball history a guy has seen a pop or fly ball plop straight down on his head? p.s. It didn't even seem like it hurt Meidroth at all? You'd think it'd leave a mark. Does Elias know? I still think he's one of the Sox better hitters. Edited May 7 by greg775 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 https://www.mlb.com/video/cam-booser-in-play-no-out-to-drew-waters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 "You simply don't go 19 months without winning in Kansas City on accident. For the first seven innings Tuesday night, the Royals' turbo-aggressive approach against Sean Burke didn't put the White Sox into the sort of deficit they've grown used to facing at Kauffman Stadium. No matter, as after a slapped Josh Rojas RBI single put the White Sox up 3-1 in the eighth, larger forces simply sucked both teams into their natural landing place like a tractor beam." soxmachine.com James Fegan White Sox now 2-12 against the AL Central...and a 45-117 pace (4 game improvement). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/chicago-white-sox-outfielder-oscar-colas-makes-painful-blunder-in-spring-training-game-vs-chicago-cubs-hit-in-head-by-fly-ball-highlights-01jmsm8ere9s Not the top of the head, I suppose, but just this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 It happened to Luis Robert a few years ago running in on a ball. It happens, it isn’t a unicorn event 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 (edited) 5 hours ago, greg775 said: I can only remember one time in baseball history when a player got plunked on the top of the head on a fly ball or pop up. Not a line smash or a ball that takes a wicked hop off the turf but a simple pop/fly. Mine is Jose Canseco who saw a ball go off the top of his head over the RF fence for a homer. Do u think anybody has the info whether those two instances are the only two in baseball history a guy has seen a pop or fly ball plop straight down on his head? p.s. It didn't even seem like it hurt Meidroth at all? You'd think it'd leave a mark. Does Elias know? I still think he's one of the Sox better hitters. Ron LeFlore took one off his head once with the White Sox for a 4 base error. Knocked him a little silly. Edited May 7 by Dick Allen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 https://youtu.be/_6Gip1N5sHo?si=vNSOEHh3nr2BbYVj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 There’s a Mr. Perfect, Curt Hennig, story in which a softball (or baseball) bounced off his head, but still landed in his mitt because, well, perfect. So there’s that, Greg. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Major league players can look like little leaguers at times. You just don't want it happening in the ninth inning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 24 minutes ago, Highland said: Major league players can look like little leaguers at times. You just don't want it happening in the ninth inning. A soft infield popup like that should be caught 100% of the time 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 1 hour ago, Kyyle23 said: It happened to Luis Robert a few years ago running in on a ball. It happens, it isn’t a unicorn event Idk, infield flies are worse. My question is.... is this worse than the Beckham fail to lose the game on the infield fly?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 12 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: Idk, infield flies are worse. My question is.... is this worse than the Beckham fail to lose the game on the infield fly?? It’s nothing a professional should do of course but the ball Beckham messed up is a hard catch too. He was basically coming in on the ball just like Robert, and those balls straight up between the pitcher and catcher just seem to wander as they are coming down. But, that’s why they call them errors 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Beckham's was a team fail, for sure. This one was just on Chase and it's pretty inexcusable, but yes it happens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 In Baltimore Bill Melton lost a pop up around foul ground at third base, it hit him in the face and broke his nose. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vilehoopster Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 No one is bringing up the famous one. Didn't Jose Canseco have one bounce off his head for a home run (a double)? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 7 minutes ago, vilehoopster said: No one is bringing up the famous one. Didn't Jose Canseco have one bounce off his head for a home run (a double)? It’s in the first post, that was Gregs that he recalled 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 (edited) 3 hours ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: Beckham's was a team fail, for sure. This one was just on Chase and it's pretty inexcusable, but yes it happens. The Beckham play was worse imo because it involved the entire IF basically refusing to take charge and then you had one guy trying to do too much. Moment was sadly too big for them. This play was just a physical mistake, still an awful one at the MLB level but yea it happens. Also, remember this one? Edited May 7 by chitownsportsfan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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