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Otisnixonsmokescrack!
March 16th, 2011
5:00 pm
…is it stil too soon?? Because I’m locked n’ loaded with about a billion of’em here…
1969 Atlanta Braves
March 16th, 2011
5:06 pm
“F” the phillies……!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ross
March 16th, 2011
5:25 pm
You’ve gotta keep your wits in the firing range. It’s a miracle people are nailed more often. I’m dreading when the first flying shattered maple bat impales some grandma or kid in row 3.
otisnixonsmokescrack!
March 16th, 2011
5:27 pm
yayyyyyyyyy.. “F” the phillies……!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ATL
March 16th, 2011
5:35 pm
yayyyyyyyyyy..*F*the phillies……!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
otisnixonsmokescrack!
March 16th, 2011
5:37 pm
..i love this game
Gene
March 16th, 2011
5:40 pm
sounds like, you also love crack!
otisnixonsmokescrack!
March 16th, 2011
5:49 pm
indeed i do sir…. from time to time i like to dabble in some of the finest crack rock this big blue marble has to offer.
otisnixonsmokescrack!
March 16th, 2011
5:51 pm
or maybe it’s mam
stew
March 16th, 2011
5:52 pm
So sorry to hear the sad news.I love baseball and the Braves. Here’s hoping he’s able to recover and move on from this tragedy. Unfortunately, sometimes in life we’re at the wrong place at the wrong time.
yogi2
March 16th, 2011
5:56 pm
Good news . I’m looking forward to Salazar and the Lynchburg Hillcats. They should have a very good team
Bobby G
March 16th, 2011
6:23 pm
This is about a coach who has lost a eye, not about crack or those damn phillies and their fans, who enjoy it before or after the game.
LittleRockBravesFan
March 16th, 2011
7:25 pm
LS-I’ve been praying for you and your family and also for B-Mac since this accident occurred. THANK GOD that you lost an eye rather than your life!!! I will continue to pray for your recovery.
DOB, how can fans send get-well cards to LS?
David O'Brien
March 16th, 2011
7:37 pm
LittleRockeBravesFan: Many people have asked me that question about where to send cards and well-wishes to Salazar. I wish I had an answer for you, but I don’t. I asked the Braves, but I’m thinking maybe Salazar was uncomfortable with it or something, because I never got a reply.
LittleRockBravesFan
March 16th, 2011
7:53 pm
Thanks for the reply DOB; if you find out some info, please post.
OldTimer
March 16th, 2011
8:03 pm
It’s important to pay attention. Bottom line, we need a new manager.
RichieRich86
March 16th, 2011
8:35 pm
It was the scariest thing in the world being there. I mean first off BMac bats left-handed and the torque of that linedrive was screaming into the braves dugout which is behind BMac…. The linedrive went straight into the braves duggout right into Salazar’s face… Just a little correction he didn’t “tumble down” the ball completely knocked him straight back and landed on the dugout floor. I don’t know how he landed on his face it looked like he landed on his back from where I was directly across from the Braves dugout!! I am just glad to hear he is alive and is going to survive this. It was an eery silence in the stadium…. Very scary day man very scary…. I wish the family and Coach Salazar a full recovery!
jason
March 16th, 2011
8:37 pm
DOB, please say from us the ajc braves family that we pray for him and that we are sorry for him.
1911A1
March 16th, 2011
9:20 pm
He is one tough guy to have survived that. To think he can return to the game in 4-6 weeks is nothing short of miraculous.
Get well soon, Coach!
otisnixonsmokescracks!
March 16th, 2011
9:29 pm
i apologize for the jokes. what happened to this dude is truly a shame. it makes you think about all the times you see players/coaches laughing in the dugout when soemone in there just misses gettng hit by a foul ball.
-i don’t exactly know how they should proceed in trying to reduce these threats. but someody needs to do something. put up netting around the dug out areas, a full fence in front of each dug out. a small fence in front of the “on deck” circle(or get rid of it). you could have the 1st and third base coaches perform those get down or slide duties by coming further down the line. and have the catcher move the bat out of the way. a lot of catchers move the bats out of the way on their own.
otisnixonsmokescracks!
March 16th, 2011
9:33 pm
and fuller helmelts and gear should be required for all coaches that protects the full head and neck area. no matter how old school they are.
Ralph Garr " roadrunner "
March 16th, 2011
9:41 pm
Otis, I agree, this was very bad, hope the coach can come back full steam.
otisnixonsmokescrack!
March 16th, 2011
10:46 pm
thanks dude. arrrgghh!
CHAD BURDETTE
March 16th, 2011
11:32 pm
HEARTBREAKING. WE HOPE TO SEE HIM HERE IN LYNCHBURG SOON.
Anonymous
March 16th, 2011
11:37 pm
An accident is something NOT preventable (tsunami death, meteor hitting earth). This was not an accident. It was a terrible injury. Probably preventable with helmet, mask, net, etc.
Otisnixonsmokescrack!
March 17th, 2011
1:27 am
those are called natural diasters. Some of which can have their distruction lowered with better infrat,better tech for earlier warnings and more effective escape routes.
michael
March 17th, 2011
1:33 am
life can suck a lot of times but WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER. love to all.
Bravo Nam
March 17th, 2011
4:30 am
I have a feeling that when Brian speaks with Coach Salazar and profusely apologises again for the umpteenth time, that Coach Salazar, being the stand-up guy he is, will put team before himself and tell Brian there’s no need to apologise, that it was an accident- and that the best thing he can do for him is go and hit a few home runs.
dcstan
March 17th, 2011
4:46 am
I feel for all parties involved, fate is what it is.baseball like all sports have its hazards. I remember last spring training a baseball players mother I forget who had the same thing happen to her thankfully it wasn’t as serious.
Jay
March 17th, 2011
5:47 am
I guess he didn’t ” see” that one coming… Hahah. Too soon?
WCMIII
March 17th, 2011
7:44 am
Ben, I don’t know if he was watching the batter and ball and he probably should have been if not. However, if you see a ball coming at you like that several things must occur before you can effectively get out of the way. The nerves in the eye must send a signal to the brain of an an approaching possibly dangerous situation. The signal reaches the thalamus in the brain which then assesses the danger of the situation and how to react, versus let’s say how to react when it processes a butterfly flying by your head. After deciding the urgency of it the it then sends signals to other parts of the brain and they tell the body how it needs to react. Other messages are then sent to other parts of the body such as the muscles, fight or flight area of the nervous system, adrenalin system, etc telling them how they need to react and then reaction time. We can actually calculate the time very accurately, and thank God, it happens pretty quickly. I think I actually missed class that day to attend a Braves game so I will let the smart people do that. I won’t even attempt it but fractions of a second for each task. On the other hand, we can very easily calculate the speed of the ball as it leaves the bat headed towards him. I’m afraid this was a simple battle of trajectory physics vs. Neurophysiology and the physics of Big Mac’s bat and the ball won this battle. Had he been squatting watching the ball like an umpire I’m afraid all he would have had time to do was realize the horror of what was about to happen to him. I personally don’t believe in accidents. All accidents are a result of some type of error of malfunction. This, however, is the closest thing I’ve ever seen to a real accident and it is forcing me to rethink my position. My prayers are with Mr. Salazar, his family and Brian McCann. I hope Brian doesn’t beat himself up too badly, it certainly wasn’t his fault. Go Coach Salazar and GO BRAVES!!!!!
WCMIII
March 17th, 2011
7:55 am
Jay, Otis. Too soon. Go Braves!
Linda
March 17th, 2011
8:45 am
I am so sorry to hear this but I am thankful that you are alive and will be back to coach in a few weeks. I hope you will have a speedy recovery…..
Juan Carlos DIego Raul Sanchez
March 17th, 2011
10:16 am
sad to say but you have to keep your eye on the ball – i wish coach well
T Reynolds
March 17th, 2011
11:56 am
I THANK GOD THAT HE IS STILL ALIVE… MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU
Deacon Whitlow
March 17th, 2011
2:20 pm
May GOD continue to bless him, his family, and Brian McCann
kelly
March 17th, 2011
3:31 pm
Thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.
MK