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| April 22, 2009 Doug DelleCave 1 posts | PPR A good friend and team mate of mine, Nick Fricchione from the 55 NY Motion team, was recently injured very seriously by a batted ball while he was pitching practce to a friend. He was hit on the left side of his forehead and is now in a coma after operations to relieve the pressure. How many more men are going to be injured before the many organizations and companies that manufacture the hard balls and juiced bats and tournaments that allow this equipment to be used will it take for everyone to wake up and see that we can still have fun at the game we all love without all this high tech equipment. To the people in position to make a difference please help us to find a solution to this problem. Thank you |
| April 22, 2009 Robo2 238 posts | Doug, I am very sorry to hear about Nick. I will pray for him. Joe L Sweet 55 |
| April 22, 2009 einstein Men's 50 3112 posts | What a terrible thing to happen. All the best to Nick, his family, teammates and friends. BP is very dangerous without a screen. The pitcher is lulled into passivity by the demand for repetitively consistent strike throwing and is always in danger. |
| April 22, 2009 Mr. Manassas 244 posts | Doug, Sorry to hear about Nick. My prayers for his recovery and all the best to his family. |
| April 23, 2009 Omar Khayyam 1357 posts | Einstein's right. BP without a screen is very dangerous. Take the time to set it up, even when guys are in a hurry. I find that some guys are just exercising their muscles so they will flail away at anything close and some will come zooming back up the middle. Let's hope the sad example of Nick will inspire more teams to buy and/or set up their pitching screen. |
| April 23, 2009 Pieman Men's 60 108 posts | To all of Nicks family and friends. I am also saddened by the news about Nick. I know his strength will pull him through. Atletes are a different bread. I also will say a pryaer. Mike Santo |
