How to catch a softball.
 

First practice session this year, Short was throwing to first, I was waiting my turn to catch at first, decided to return some of the balls along the fence, I guess i forgot where I was, but as i was throwing the ball home, First base missed another catch from the cannon on our team (+70mph). I didn't even see it, bounced off my eye socket, i fell to my knee, filled my glove full of blood. Then started talking trash to whoever through and missed it. I lost vision in my eye for 4 hours, it's still blurry but optomoligist says everything will return to 100% in due time

Besides the 20 some stitches, fractured orbital and nose. they will put me under to fix them both.

Decided to post up since I now know that everything is going to be ok.


Asked for someone to snap a pic before the ambulance arrived
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...rx7/null-5.jpg

Arrival at the ER, got right in off the ambulance.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m62/carlrx7/null.jpg

Stitched up. fucking numbing shot hurt more than the fucking softball!
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...rx7/null-1.jpg

Finally home.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...rx7/null-2.jpg

selfie next morning
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...2b5f4792f0.jpg

today:
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...rx7/null-4.jpg

stitches come out tomorrow. Doc said the glasses did all the external damage, but protected the eye ball itself, a trade im willing to accept. I'm just fortunate it didn't hit me in my tempel or between the eyes.

Enjoy!

-Carl

Damn Carl! Glad you are ok though.

Damn it son! I know that shit had to hurt a little. Hope you get back to normal soon.

awesome, i was chasing a fly ball a few years back and dove towards the fence and caught the ball, next thing i know i woke up in the hospital with 56 stitches in my face, i dove right into the chain link fence met by a metal pole :) glad you are ok man

FYI, that little ointment they give you, use it like you brush your teeth and you will never see a scar, trust me i cut my face above my eye, my nose, lip, and chin and i know im ugly but you cant see any scars

every friday night?

Damn.

Look at the bright side - you were an ugly bastard to begin with. :mrgreen:

U R A D I C K

DAMMIT

Ouch! That looks really painful

yeah, i tried to carry him some supper last night, he said he did not want me to see him all drugged up & hurt.

that looks ROUGH.

sorry brother!!

Damn hope it heals up quick. I know how it feels, shattered my orbital and had slight retina damage, ripped my cornea in half.

Gah dang bo. That aint no base model injury!

Government conspiracy.

Holy shit!!

Damn ya'll need a new first baseman. Good that it will heal up.

WOW......crazy shit man. I had the same surgery from a baseball accident, playing catcher, runner decided to come in high and use his elbow as a battering ram and took me down.....no fun.

Hope you heal up nice. It's a pretty routine surgery, should be fine. Good luck.

I threw a baseball many years ago that a guy missed and hit a guy in his eye socket. His was a little worse though. His eyeball was just hanging out. Get better soon.

Most women have it after they are found out of the kitchen

Holy crap carl glad your ok!

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