Nasty Collision

Cubsfan · 08-11-2005, 05:05 PM

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/a...=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Ouch!

MikeD · 08-11-2005, 05:19 PM

That's just brutal. Talk about the potential for serious injury...

BigJon · 08-11-2005, 05:59 PM

Damn...that musta hurt.

sunrisetech · 08-11-2005, 08:17 PM

Mike Cameron must be in terrible pain. It says the CT scan revealed multiple fractures to both cheekbones and a broken nose. Sounds like he broke his face.

This almost could be categorized as a Suckage thread.

nickel · 08-12-2005, 06:04 AM

that's a big OUCH.
i feel bad for them but they committed a no-no going back to the basics of baseball.
you gotta call off your teammate. things happen fast, but still they have to be aware of who is going after the ball and call out their intentions to those nearby.

still... accidents happen, i know.

bachviet · 08-12-2005, 08:54 AM

That got to hurt. Ouch... ANyway I hope he's alright (no internal injuries).

shaggyucla · 08-12-2005, 09:05 AM

yea that was brutal... and they kept showing it and showing it... i was at pizza port in solana beach and the whole place went " ooooooooooh "

tupacboy · 08-12-2005, 10:11 AM

i saw this on ESPN last night... WOW... the worst baseball collision I ever seen... they both were running full speed....

sunrisetech · 08-12-2005, 05:19 PM

It's interesting that as the hours progress the author of the article updates it with the latest information. I kind of agree with Nickel that the "error" occured because of the fielders not looking out for each other. Yet my prayers and good wishes still go out to Mike Cameron. I was trying to think of what this injury would feel like...and it seems it would hurt to talk or eat or anything to do with your face. I hope he recovers from this and can return to baseball.

Cheesypuff · 08-12-2005, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tupacboy

i saw this on ESPN last night... WOW... the worst baseball collision I ever seen... they both were running full speed....

I think they dove into each other...

mugs = head

sunrisetech · 08-13-2005, 05:48 PM

News on Mike Cameron is not good.

From http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/a...=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Quote:

The Mets, citing privacy issues, declined to release details about the surgery or whatever additional injuries may have been detected during the procedure Friday night. But there were indications from people familiar with the situation, including manager Willie Randolph, that suggested the injuries to Cameron's face may have been more extensive than first diagnosed.

"There probably were more fragments," Randolph said. "I'm sure it probably was a little worse. There's a lot of stuff the [original] X-rays couldn't see."

zenbooty · 08-13-2005, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nickel

that's a big OUCH.
i feel bad for them but they committed a no-no going back to the basics of baseball.
you gotta call off your teammate. things happen fast, but still they have to be aware of who is going after the ball and call out their intentions to those nearby.

still... accidents happen, i know.

Those stadiums get pretty loud, it can be hard to hear your teamates, especially when your running and huffing puffing.

sunrisetech · 08-21-2005, 07:10 PM

Here's a link to an article on espn.com about Mike Cameron:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2139271

Quote:

NEW YORK -- Injured right fielder Mike Cameron expects to miss the rest of the New York Mets' season while he recovers from a violent collision with teammate Carlos Beltran.

CameronCameron said Saturday he was unable to breathe or talk for a few moments after colliding with Beltran in the outfield on Aug. 11 in San Diego.

"I don't remember too much," Cameron said in a telephone interview with a pool reporter. "I was out of it for a minute. I couldn't breathe because I had blood coming out of my nose and my mouth at the same time. That was my main concern. Breathing, breathing. After that, I figured something was wrong because I couldn't really function that well."

Cameron broke both cheekbones and his nose in the collision and underwent surgery in San Diego. He also has a mild concussion and was placed on the disabled list.

Beltran has a cracked cheekbone and a mild concussion but decided not to have surgery and returned to the Mets' lineup this week.

Cameron said he still has headaches and half his face is numb.

"Everything is numb," he said. "My right eye is filled with blood from one of the vessels in there broke. The braces in my mouth are really tight along with the screws in my mouth. I'm just trying to take care of myself, make progress. The worst has already happened and it's only going to get better from here."

Cameron said he remembered being wheeled off the field.

"But I couldn't talk," he said. "My body was numb and I couldn't really talk. I tried to remain calm. I could see, just blurry. My body was in shock. I remember humming like a song or something in the ambulance. That kind of calmed me down."

In the back of the ambulance, he remembered medical personnel working on him.

"They're cutting my clothes off like it's a life-or-death situation," Cameron said. "There was a lot going on, and everything kind of happened in slow motion.

"You see football hits like that all the time. But when you have no equipment on, no facemasks, that can be pretty gruesome," he said.

At first, Cameron said he hoped to come back to play again this season.

"But then they told me this is really serious," he said. "So I had to take my hardheaded self and come to grips with [the fact that] I may not play again this year."

He said his eyes are sensitive to the sun.

"It's not like I'm healing a limb or something like that or a knee. These are my eyes," he said.

Cameron said he couldn't talk for two or three days after the collision because of the swelling on his face.

While he was in the hospital, several Padres came to visit.

"Trevor Hoffman came by with his jersey on, like what we do when we visit kids in children's hospitals," he said.

Cameron said his recovery has been slow.

"I'm doing OK," he said. "Every day is different. It's kind of like a toddler again. As soon as I was ready to get back on my feet again, everybody tells me I need to sit down. I can't do too much."

But Cameron doesn't think the collision will change the way he plays.

"I'll be fine," he said. "I always play without fear. I try to play fearlessly. That's just the way I try to play. It was just one of those things that happened."

A two-time Gold Glove winner, Cameron was batting .273 with 12 homers and 39 RBI before he was injured.

speedracer120 · 08-21-2005, 08:53 PM

Dude, first time reading about this and watching the video. That was sickening how hard they hit. My hats off to Beltran and especially Cameron, I really hope he heals fully.

modena · 08-22-2005, 08:30 AM

That just sucks when that happens....you play your ass off and get injured like that....hope that both heal correctly.

08-11-2005, 05:05 PM	#1
Cubsfan Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,743	Nasty Collision http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/a...=.jsp&c_id=mlb Ouch!

08-11-2005, 05:19 PM	#2
MikeD President, Cowboys Nation Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In the 'burbs, west of D.C. Posts: 5,139	That's just brutal. Talk about the potential for serious injury... __________________

08-11-2005, 05:59 PM	#3
BigJon Vice Admiral Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In the kitchen...skinning onions... Posts: 4,946	Damn...that musta hurt. __________________

08-11-2005, 08:17 PM	#4
sunrisetech Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 171	Mike Cameron must be in terrible pain. It says the CT scan revealed multiple fractures to both cheekbones and a broken nose. Sounds like he broke his face. This almost could be categorized as a Suckage thread. Last edited by sunrisetech : 08-11-2005 at 08:36 PM. Reason: adding

08-12-2005, 06:04 AM	#5
nickel Vice Chairwoman, Joint Chieftess of Staff Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Jeterville, NYY Posts: 17,786	that's a big OUCH. i feel bad for them but they committed a no-no going back to the basics of baseball. you gotta call off your teammate. things happen fast, but still they have to be aware of who is going after the ball and call out their intentions to those nearby. still... accidents happen, i know. __________________ click me

08-12-2005, 08:54 AM	#6
bachviet What's Da Pho*? Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SoCal (714) Posts: 13,296	That got to hurt. Ouch... ANyway I hope he's alright (no internal injuries). __________________ Dell Dimension 9200 \| Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz) \| 4x1GB DDR2 \| 256MB nVidia GeForce 8800GT Dell Studio 17 \| Intel Core i7-720QM (1.6GHz) \| 2x2GB DDR3 1066MHz \| 1GHz ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 Intel P4-C 3.0GHz \| ECS 865PE-A \| 3x512MB PC3200 \| 128MB PNY GeForce 6600GT

08-12-2005, 09:05 AM	#7
shaggyucla Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 502	yea that was brutal... and they kept showing it and showing it... i was at pizza port in solana beach and the whole place went " ooooooooooh " __________________ ..and you know this..mannn

08-12-2005, 10:11 AM	#8
tupacboy Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: May 2000 Location: border of oc and la Posts: 2,382	i saw this on ESPN last night... WOW... the worst baseball collision I ever seen... they both were running full speed....

08-12-2005, 05:19 PM	#9
sunrisetech Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 171	It's interesting that as the hours progress the author of the article updates it with the latest information. I kind of agree with Nickel that the "error" occured because of the fielders not looking out for each other. Yet my prayers and good wishes still go out to Mike Cameron. I was trying to think of what this injury would feel like...and it seems it would hurt to talk or eat or anything to do with your face. I hope he recovers from this and can return to baseball.

08-21-2005, 08:53 PM	#14
speedracer120 Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: HB,CA/PA Posts: 3,437	Dude, first time reading about this and watching the video. That was sickening how hard they hit. My hats off to Beltran and especially Cameron, I really hope he heals fully. __________________ Off in La La Land

08-22-2005, 08:30 AM	#15
modena Captain Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: pa Posts: 1,741	That just sucks when that happens....you play your ass off and get injured like that....hope that both heal correctly. __________________ WoW - Perenolde - chars: intron, modena Computer - AMD 64 3700+ 939 on NF4 SLi mobo (ZALMAN CNPS 9500), 2 GB DDR466 (2-3-2-5), XFX Geforce 7900GT 256mb (520mhz core, 24 pipes, 1500mhz memory), Western Digital Raptor 74GB Serial ATA HD 10k, 850GB in other HD's, 21in Widescreen LCD

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