Collateral Damage Daily for September 7

Collateral Damage for September 6 Collateral Damage for September 10

Sean Burnett is scheduled to play catch tomorrow. If everything goes well, he might be ready as soon as early next week. … Jered Weaver was diagnosed with right biceps tendinitis, although the Angels believe it is not related to the comebacker that struck him on Sunday. At this point, he is only expected to miss one start. … An MRI on Chris Tillman’s right elbow revealed ulnar neuritis. He could be close to throwing. … Mark Teixeira ran in the outfield yesterday but admitted to tightness in his calf afterward. He could miss the entire weekend. … Xavier Nady strained his left hamstring Wednesday and is day-to-day.

Additions

Brandon McCarthy’s injury was much worse than originally thought. McCarthy needed to undergo surgery to relieve pressure caused by an epidural hemorrhage and brain contusion. An epidural hemorrhage is a bleed between the skull and the outer layer of the brain. These bleeds are often arterial in nature and the result of significant trauma, such as a batted ball ricocheting off the skull. The pressure is relieved by drilling a small hole or patch through the skull. McCarthy is being monitored in the hospital and has already shown progress. He is expected to make a full recovery in time for spring training next year.
Brandon Inge was placed on the 15-day DL, retroactive to September 2, with a strained right shoulder. He is expected to undergo surgery next week to correct a dislocation. He should be ready for spring training.

Subtractions

Jason Hammel was activated from the 15-day DL yesterday after missing 54 days recovering from right knee surgery to remove loose bodies. This is longer than the average DL stay, but Hammel didn’t show any ill effects in his no-decision yesterday. There was a little concern after Robinson Cano hit a ball off Hammel’s elbow in the fourth inning. He stayed in the game and struck out a total of six batters on the night. Hammel may need his next start pushed back because of the bruised elbow, though.

Player	Pos	Body Part	Injury	DL	Description	Date	AGL	Return	ATD
Victor Martinez	DH	Knee	Recovery From Surgery	60-DL	Microfracture	03/13	48.0	04/30	.000
Victor Martinez
Chad Billingsley	P	Elbow	Inflammation	60-DL	Partial UCL Ligament Tear and Flexor Tendon	08/25	36.0	09/30	.041
Chad Billingsley
Andrew Carignan	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	06/06	105.0	09/19	.016
Andrew Carignan
Tim Byrdak	P	Shoulder	Surgery	60-DL	Anterior Capsule Tear	08/02	111.0	11/21	.020
Tim Byrdak
Micah Owings	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Loose Bodies	04/26	105.0	08/09	.016
Micah Owings
Grady Sizemore	CF	Low Back	Recovery From Surgery	60-DL	Microdiscectomy	03/26	33.0	04/28	.000
Grady Sizemore
Dillon Gee	P	Shoulder	Surgery	60-DL	Clot and Subsequent Artery Replacement	07/08	111.0	10/27	.020
Dillon Gee
Mike Pelfrey	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	04/22	105.0	08/05	.016
Mike Pelfrey
Alex Gonzalez	1B	Knee	Surgery	60-DL	ACL	05/06	56.0	07/01	.024
Alex Gonzalez
Sergio Santos		Shoulder	Surgery	60-DL	Fraying Labrum	04/21	111.0	08/10	.020
Sergio Santos
Scott Elbert	P	Elbow	Soreness	15-DL		08/27	41.0	10/07	.064
Scott Elbert
James Darnell	3B	Shoulder	Surgery	60-DL	Capsule From Dislocation	05/18	111.0	09/06	.020
James Darnell
Nick Hundley	C	Knee	Surgery	60-DL	Meniscus	08/16	56.0	10/11	.024
Nick Hundley
Mat Gamel	1B	Knee	Surgery	60-DL	ACL	05/02	56.0	06/27	.024
Mat Gamel
Wilson Ramos	C	Knee	Surgery	60-DL	Meniscus Severe Damage	05/13	56.0	07/08	.024
Wilson Ramos
Todd Helton	1B	Hip	Surgery	60-DL	Labrum	08/06	90.0	11/04	.086
Todd Helton
George Sherrill	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John and Flexor Mass	04/10	105.0	07/24	.016
George Sherrill
Cory Luebke	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery and Flexor Mass Tendon	04/28	105.0	08/11	.016
Cory Luebke
Clay Hensley	P	Groin	Strain	15-DL		08/27	28.0	09/24	.028
Clay Hensley
Justin Sellers	SS	Low Back	Surgery	60-DL	Bulging Disc	05/23	106.0	09/06	.068
Justin Sellers
Daniel Hudson	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	06/27	105.0	10/10	.016
Daniel Hudson
Ian Stewart	3B	Wrist	Surgery	60-DL	Bone Fragment Causing Nerve Inflammation	06/13	82.0	09/03	.000
Ian Stewart
Eric Surkamp	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	03/26	105.0	07/09	.016
Eric Surkamp
Brandon Guyer	LF	Shoulder	Surgery	60-DL	Labrum	05/13	111.0	09/01	.020
Brandon Guyer
Jesse Litsch	P	Shoulder	Surgery	60-DL	Recovery From Infection After PRP Injection for Inflammation with Subsequent Biceps Tendon Surgery	03/26	111.0	07/15	.020
Jesse Litsch
Ted Lilly	P	Shoulder	Inflammation	60-DL		05/24	37.0	06/30	.035
Ted Lilly
Michael Stutes	P	Shoulder	Surgery	15-DL	Rotator Cuff	04/22	111.0	08/11	.020
Michael Stutes
Colby Lewis	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Torn Flexor Tendon	07/19	105.0	11/01	.016
Colby Lewis
Tim Stauffer	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Flexor Mass	05/15	105.0	08/28	.016
Tim Stauffer
Kyle McClellan	P	Elbow	Sprain	60-DL	Strain UCL and Partial Tear Flexor Tendon	05/18	61.0	07/18	0.019
Kyle McClellan
Brian Wilson	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	04/13	105.0	07/27	.016
Brian Wilson
Lonnie Chisenhall	3B	Forearm	Surgery	60-DL	Fractured Ulna HBP	06/30	67.0	09/05	0.016
Lonnie Chisenhall
Carl Crawford	LF	Elbow	Recovery From Surgery		Tommy John Surgery	08/25	107.0	12/10	.000
Carl Crawford
Scott Baker	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	03/26	105.0	07/09	.016
Scott Baker
Kyle Weiland	P	Shoulder	Surgery	60-DL	Bursitis and Infection	04/22	111.0	08/11	.020
Kyle Weiland
Todd Coffey	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	07/03	105.0	10/16	.016
Todd Coffey
Jose Contreras	P	Elbow	Sprain	60-DL	Flexor Pronator and UCL	06/02	61.0	08/02	0.019
Jose Contreras
Felipe Paulino	P	Elbow	Surgery	15-DL	Tommy John Surgery	06/07	105.0	09/20	.016
Felipe Paulino
Brett Gardner	CF	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Inflamed Tissue and Bone Spur	04/18	105.0	08/01	.016
Brett Gardner
Danny Duffy	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	05/14	105.0	08/27	.016
Danny Duffy
Matt Capps	P	Shoulder	Inflammation	15-DL	Rotator Cuff	07/17	37.0	08/23	.035
Matt Capps
Vance Worley	P	Elbow	Inflammation	15-DL	Bone Chips	08/29	36.0	10/04	.041
Vance Worley
Josh Tomlin	P	Elbow	Surgery	15-DL	Tommy John Surgery	08/13	105.0	11/26	.016
Josh Tomlin
Nolan Reimold	DH	Neck	Surgery	60-DL	Bulging Disc Removal and Fusion	05/01	82.0	07/22	.000
Nolan Reimold
Jorge De La Rosa	P	Elbow	Recovery From Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	03/26	107.0	07/11	.000
Jorge De La Rosa
David Ortiz	DH	Lower Leg	Strain	15-DL	Achilles	08/25	23.0	09/17	.039
David Ortiz
Dallas Braden	P	Shoulder	Surgery	60-DL	Rotator Cuff	03/24	111.0	07/13	.020
Dallas Braden
Kyle Drabek	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	06/14	105.0	09/27	.016
Kyle Drabek
Michael Pineda	P	Shoulder	Surgery	60-DL	Labrum	03/31	111.0	07/20	.020
Michael Pineda
Carl Pavano	P	Shoulder	Sprain	60-DL	Capsule	06/02	51.0	07/23	0.031
Carl Pavano
Michael Kohn	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	03/27	105.0	07/10	.016
Michael Kohn
Brian Roberts	2B	Hip	Surgery	60-DL	Labrum	07/02	90.0	09/30	.086
Brian Roberts
Drew Hutchison	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	06/16	105.0	09/29	.016
Drew Hutchison
Jose Ceda	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	03/28	105.0	07/11	.016
Jose Ceda
Chris Narveson	P	Shoulder	Surgery	60-DL	Rotator Cuff Tears	04/16	111.0	08/05	.020
Chris Narveson
Joakim Soria	P	Elbow	Recovery From Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	04/04	107.0	07/20	.000
Joakim Soria
Daniel Schlereth		Shoulder	Strain	60-DL	Rotator Cuff	04/22	46.0	06/07	.021
Daniel Schlereth
Freddy Galvis	PH	Low Back	Fracture	15-DL	Pars Fracture	06/07	40.0	07/17	.000
Freddy Galvis
Nick Johnson	1B	Wrist	Inflammation	60-DL		06/28	25.0	07/23	0.016
Nick Johnson
Jair Jurrjens	P	Groin	Strain	15-DL		08/01	28.0	08/29	.028
Jair Jurrjens
Travis Hafner	DH	Low Back	Cartilage Injury	15-DL	Bulging Disc	08/06	42.0	09/17	0.032
Travis Hafner
Nick Masset	P	Shoulder	Sprain	60-DL	Capsule	03/26	51.0	05/16	0.031
Nick Masset
Brandon Beachy	P	Elbow	Surgery	15-DL	Tommy John Surgery	06/17	105.0	09/30	.016
Brandon Beachy
Ryan Madson	P	Elbow	Recovery From Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	03/26	107.0	07/11	.000
Ryan Madson
Kyle Blanks	LF	Shoulder	Surgery	60-DL	Labrum	04/14	111.0	08/03	.020
Kyle Blanks
Chris Carpenter	P	Shoulder	Surgery	60-DL	Thoracic Outlet Syndrome	03/26	111.0	07/15	.020
Chris Carpenter
Marcos Mateo	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	03/26	105.0	07/09	.016
Marcos Mateo
Mariano Rivera	P	Knee	Surgery	60-DL	ACL and Meniscus	05/04	56.0	06/29	.024
Mariano Rivera
Freddy Sanchez	2B	Shoulder	Recovery From Surgery	60-DL	Labrum	03/26	114.0	07/18	.000
Freddy Sanchez
Joey Devine	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	03/24	105.0	07/07	.016
Joey Devine
Blake Wood	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	03/26	105.0	07/09	.016
Blake Wood
Dee Gordon	SS	Thumb	Surgery	60-DL	Dislocation & Torn UCL From Sliding	07/05	85.0	09/28	0.162
Dee Gordon
Matt Diaz	PH	Thumb	Surgery	15-DL	Infection Foreign Bodies	07/20	85.0	10/13	0.162
Matt Diaz
Rafael Perez		Shoulder	Strain	60-DL	Latissimus Dorsi	04/26	46.0	06/11	.021
Rafael Perez
Jordan Norberto	P	Shoulder	Inflammation	15-DL		08/18	37.0	09/24	.035
Jordan Norberto
David Herndon	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	04/30	105.0	08/13	.016
David Herndon
Chris Getz	2B	Thumb	Surgery	15-DL	Fracture	08/18	85.0	11/11	0.162
Chris Getz
Michael Cuddyer	RF	Abdomen	Strain	15-DL	Oblique	08/19	29.0	09/17	.000
Michael Cuddyer
Emilio Bonifacio	2B	Knee	Sprain	15-DL		08/22	29.0	09/20	.052
Emilio Bonifacio
Kristopher Negron	PH	Knee	Recovery From Surgery	15-DL	ACL	08/31	48.0	10/18	.000
Kristopher Negron
Will Middlebrooks	3B	Wrist	Fracture	15-DL	HBP	08/11	38.0	09/18	0.066
Will Middlebrooks
J.P. Arencibia	C	Hand	Fracture	15-DL	Foul Ball	07/26	35.0	08/30	.024
J.P. Arencibia
Jerry Hairston	3B	Hip	Surgery	60-DL		08/12	90.0	11/10	.086
Jerry Hairston
Robbie Ross	P	Forearm	Strain	15-DL		08/30	36.0	10/05	.001
Robbie Ross
Franklin Morales	P	Shoulder	Fatigue	15-DL		08/24	37.0	09/30	.049
Franklin Morales
Henry Rodriguez	P	Low Back	Strain	60-DL		08/01	28.0	08/29	.040
Henry Rodriguez
Chad Qualls	P		Inflammation	15-DL	Big Toe	08/25	23.0	09/17	0.055
Chad Qualls
Denard Span	CF	Shoulder	Sprain	15-DL	SC Joint	08/28	51.0	10/18	0.031
Denard Span
Daniel Nava	RF	Wrist	Sprain	15-DL		08/23	23.0	09/15	.028
Daniel Nava
Scott Atchison	P	Elbow	Sprain	60-DL	UCL Ligament	07/14	61.0	09/13	0.019
Scott Atchison
Gustavo Nunez	SS	Ankle	Surgery	60-DL		02/19	71.0	04/30	.000
Gustavo Nunez
Johan Santana	P	Low Back	Inflammation	15-DL		08/18	77.0	11/03	.000
Johan Santana
Cesar Cabral	P	Elbow	Stress Fracture	60-DL	Olecranon	03/31	103.0	07/12	0.025
Cesar Cabral
Francisco Cordero	P		Sprain	15-DL	Ligament	08/02	22.0	08/24	.033
Francisco Cordero
Huston Street	P	Lower Leg	Strain	15-DL	Calf	08/11	23.0	09/03	.039
Huston Street
Luis Perez	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	07/09	105.0	10/22	.016
Luis Perez
Henry Blanco	C	Thumb	Surgery	60-DL	UCL Ligament	08/06	85.0	10/30	0.162
Henry Blanco
Gavin Floyd	P	Elbow	Strain	15-DL	Flexor Mass	08/27	49.0	10/15	.008
Gavin Floyd
Troy Tulowitzki	SS	Groin	Surgery	15-DL	Scar Tissue Near Nerve	05/31	85.0	08/24	.000
Troy Tulowitzki
Brian Bruney		Hip	Surgery	60-DL	Labrum	06/25	90.0	09/23	.086
Brian Bruney
Rob Johnson	C	Thumb	Sprain	60-DL	Ligament	08/13	31.0	09/13	.034
Rob Johnson
Andy Pettitte	P	Lower Leg	Fracture	60-DL	Fibula Batted Ball	06/28	63.0	08/30	.000
Andy Pettitte
Alfredo Silverio	P	Elbow	Recovery From Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	09/01	107.0	12/17	.000
Alfredo Silverio
Scott Sizemore	2B	Knee	Surgery	60-DL	ACL	03/07	56.0	05/02	.024
Scott Sizemore
Jason Marquis	P	Wrist	Fracture	15-DL	Batted Ball	08/22	38.0	09/29	0.066
Jason Marquis
Dustin Moseley	P	Shoulder	Surgery	60-DL	Labrum and Rotator Cuff	04/08	111.0	07/28	.020
Dustin Moseley
Carlos Carrasco	P	Elbow	Recovery From Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	03/15	107.0	06/30	.000
Carlos Carrasco
Charlie Morton	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	05/30	105.0	09/12	.016
Charlie Morton
Chris Withrow	P	Chest	Strain	60-DL	Pectoral	09/02	68.0	11/09	0.002
Chris Withrow
Logan Morrison	1B	Knee	Surgery	60-DL	Patellar Tendon	07/29	56.0	09/23	.024
Logan Morrison
Brandon Inge	2B	Shoulder	Surgery	15-DL	Dislocation	09/02	111.0	12/22	.020
Brandon Inge
Jeremy Moore	RF	Hip	Recovery From Surgery	60-DL		03/26	26.0	04/21	.000
Jeremy Moore
Robert Fish	P	Elbow	Recovery From Inflammation	60-DL		03/26	22.0	04/17	.000
Robert Fish
Brian Schneider	C	Thigh	Strain	15-DL	Hamstring	08/24	28.0	09/21	.018
Brian Schneider
Carlos Ruiz	C	Foot	Strain	15-DL	Plantar Fascia Partial Tear	08/03	52.0	09/24	.067
Carlos Ruiz
Dustin McGowan	P	Shoulder	Surgery	60-DL	Debridement Multiple Areas	03/26	111.0	07/15	.020
Dustin McGowan
Jim Thome	1B	Neck	Cartilage Injury	15-DL	Herniated Disc	07/28	57.0	09/23	.026
Jim Thome
John Danks	P	Shoulder	Surgery	60-DL	Repair Capsule Tear and Rotator Cuff and Biceps Tendon Debridement	05/20	111.0	09/08	.020
John Danks
Brett Lawrie	3B	Abdomen	Strain	15-DL	Oblique	08/04	29.0	09/02	.000
Brett Lawrie
Nick Green	SS	Thumb	Sprain	15-DL		08/13	31.0	09/13	.034
Nick Green
Troy Patton	P	Ankle	Sprain	15-DL		08/13	21.0	09/03	0.017
Troy Patton
Ivan Nova	P	Shoulder	Inflammation	15-DL	Rotator Cuff	08/22	37.0	09/28	.035
Ivan Nova
David Cooper	1B	Neck	Soreness	15-DL	Diving Back	08/23	15.0	09/07	.000
David Cooper
Pedro Feliciano	P	Shoulder	Recovery From Surgery	60-DL	Rotator Cuff and Capsule	02/22	114.0	06/15	.000
Pedro Feliciano
Sergio Escalona	P	Elbow	Recovery From Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	03/26	107.0	07/11	.000
Sergio Escalona
Juan Nicasio	P	Knee	Surgery	15-DL	Patella Microfracture and Loose Bodies	06/03	56.0	07/29	.024
Juan Nicasio
David Aardsma		Elbow	Recovery From Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	02/28	107.0	06/14	.000
David Aardsma
Robert Coello	P	Elbow	Inflammation	60-DL		06/25	36.0	07/31	.041
Robert Coello
Stuart Pomeranz	P	Abdomen	Strain	60-DL	Oblique	05/26	29.0	06/24	.000
Stuart Pomeranz
Blake Hawksworth	P	Elbow	Recovery From Surgery	60-DL	Scar Tissue + Bone Spur + Infection	03/27	107.0	07/12	.000
Blake Hawksworth
Jonathan Sanchez	P	Upper Arm	Inflammation	15-DL	Biceps	08/04	41.0	09/14	0.032
Jonathan Sanchez
Christian Friedrich	P	Low Back	Stress Fracture	15-DL		07/31	83.0	10/22	0.042
Christian Friedrich
Andrelton Simmons	SS	Hand	Fracture	15-DL	Fifth Metacarpal Sliding	07/09	35.0	08/13	.024
Andrelton Simmons
Javy Guerra	P	Abdomen	Strain	15-DL	Oblique	09/03	29.0	10/02	.000
Javy Guerra
Neftali Feliz	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	05/19	105.0	09/01	.016
Neftali Feliz
John Lackey	P	Elbow	Recovery From Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	02/21	107.0	06/07	.000
John Lackey
Sean Rodriguez	LF	Hand	Recovery From Fracture	15-DL	Punching a Locker	08/31	51.0	10/21	.000
Sean Rodriguez
Brad Meyers	P	Shoulder	Cartilage Injury	60-DL	Labrum	03/26	74.0	06/08	.041
Brad Meyers
Bill Bray	P	Low Back	Strain	15-DL		07/31	28.0	08/28	.040
Bill Bray
Eric Young	RF	Trunk	Strain	15-DL	Intercostal	08/20	31.0	09/20	.011
Eric Young
Cole Kimball	P	Shoulder	Recovery From Surgery	60-DL	Rotator Cuff	03/26	114.0	07/18	.000
Cole Kimball
Rafael Furcal	SS	Elbow	Sprain	15-DL	UCL	08/31	61.0	10/31	0.019
Rafael Furcal
Ryan Sweeney	LF	Fingers	Surgery	60-DL	Fracture	07/31	71.0	10/10	0.067
Ryan Sweeney
Arodys Vizcaino	P	Elbow	Recovery From Surgery		Tommy John Surgery	07/31	107.0	11/15	.000
Arodys Vizcaino
Robinson Chirinos	C	Head	Recovery From Concussion	60-DL		03/26	60.0	05/25	.000
Robinson Chirinos
Eric Sogard	2B	Back	Strain	15-DL		08/07	44.0	09/20	.018
Eric Sogard
Jed Lowrie	SS	Ankle	Sprain	15-DL		07/15	21.0	08/05	0.017
Jed Lowrie
Tsuyoshi Wada	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	03/28	105.0	07/11	.016
Tsuyoshi Wada
Justin Christian	PH	Wrist	Sprain	15-DL		08/23	23.0	09/15	.028
Justin Christian
Starling Marte	LF	Abdomen	Strain	15-DL	Oblique	08/19	29.0	09/17	.000
Starling Marte
Juan Oviedo	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	07/23	105.0	11/05	.016
Juan Oviedo
Matt Garza	P	Elbow	Stress Fracture	60-DL		07/22	103.0	11/02	0.025
Matt Garza
Ben Sheets	P	Shoulder	Inflammation	15-DL		08/25	37.0	10/01	.035
Ben Sheets
Joe Wieland	P	Elbow	Surgery	60-DL	Tommy John Surgery	05/07	105.0	08/20	.016
Joe Wieland
Mike Napoli	1B	Thigh	Strain	15-DL	Quad	08/11	28.0	09/08	.018
Mike Napoli

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terryspen

A couple questions for brighter minds than mine: Would McCarthy's injury have been fatal if it happened in 1920 like Ray Chapman's? And would Chapman have lived if he had been injured today?

Sep 07, 2012 09:15 AM

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Corey Dawkins

Both excellent questions and unfortunately hard to answer.

McCarthy's injury might have ended up being fatal but the trauma does not seem to be as severe as Chapman's.

According to a NYT article the next day and the SABR Baseball Biography Project, when he was struck he almost immediately started bleeding from his left ear. He suffered a large depressed fracture of about 3 and a half inches long. I haven't heard exact dimensions of McCarthy's fracture but I do not believe it was nearly as bad as Chapman's. In addition to the skull fracture, he suffered clots which sounds similar to the bleeding that McCarthy suffered.

The biggest difference is medical technology and how quickly a surgery can be performed. The game started at 2PM and he was injured in the 5th inning. This would put it roughly around 4PM or so. Chapman was taken to the hospital where surgery would not begin until roughly 12:30AM and completed about 1:45AM. So it was six to eight hours after the injury before surgery started.

Also, back then of course they didn't have CT scans. Almost immediately upon arriving at the hospital, Chapman would have a CT scan showing the injuries and rushed into surgery. The amount of bleeding into the brain might not be as severe and complications might be minimized.

In 1920, McCarthy's bleed may not have been diagnosed until it started showing other signs hours later. By the time he ended up at the hospital, underwent tests, and surgery, there is a good chance he would not have survived.

So summing up, Chapman would very likely survived the injury if it occurred today while McCarthy's could have easily proved fatal.

Sep 07, 2012 17:53 PM

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Corey Dawkins

Quick mention about the time of the injury. It happened in the late afternoon/twilight so it was probably closer to around 6-7PM injury instead of 4PM. This would still leave about six hours after the injury before surgery started.

Sep 07, 2012 18:02 PM

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amazin_mess

Best of luck B-Mac.

Sep 07, 2012 10:16 AM

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Collateral Damage Daily for September 7

DH

Knee

Recovery From Surgery

60-DL

Microfracture

03/13

48.0

04/30

.000

P

Elbow

Inflammation

60-DL

Partial UCL Ligament Tear and Flexor Tendon

08/25

36.0

09/30

.041

P

Elbow

Surgery

60-DL

Tommy John Surgery

06/06

105.0

09/19

.016

P

Shoulder

Surgery

60-DL

Anterior Capsule Tear

08/02

111.0

11/21

.020

P

Elbow

Surgery

60-DL

Loose Bodies

04/26

105.0

08/09

.016

CF

Low Back

Recovery From Surgery

60-DL

Microdiscectomy

03/26

33.0

04/28

.000

P

Shoulder

Surgery

60-DL

Clot and Subsequent Artery Replacement

07/08

111.0

10/27

.020

P

Elbow

Surgery

60-DL

Tommy John Surgery

04/22

105.0

08/05

.016

1B

Knee

Surgery

60-DL

ACL

05/06

56.0