Tulsa coach dies after being struck by linedrive

[Mephistopheles]

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Tulsa Drillers coach Mike Coolbaugh died after being struck in the head by a line drive as he stood in the first-base coach's box during a game.

 

The Texas League game was suspended in the ninth inning Sunday after the 35-year-old former major leaguer was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Tino Sanchez of the Arkansas Travelers. Coolbaugh was taken to Baptist Medical Center-North Little Rock, where he was pronounced dead.

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-coachkilled&prov=ap&type=lgns

[NomarSammy]

This is not intended to be insensitive to this situation, but I just have a question about this story. When you read it, why was Coolbaugh in the 1st base coaches box when the opposing team was batting?

[NCCubFan]

This is not intended to be insensitive to this situation, but I just have a question about this story. When you read it, why was Coolbaugh in the 1st base coaches box when the opposing team was batting?

His own team was at bat.

Tulsa Drillers coach Mike Coolbaugh died after being struck in the head by a line drive as he stood in the first-base coach's box during a game.

 

The Texas League game was suspended in the ninth inning Sunday after the former major leaguer was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Tino Sanchez of the Tulsa Drillers.

[Keener98]

another thread already in baseball discussions you obviously didnt read the board

[sethuel1]

another thread already in baseball discussions you obviously didnt read the board

yeah!

[NCCubFan]

another thread already in baseball discussions you obviously didnt read the board

So you think it's OK to take a thread on a serious issue and turn it into mocking another poster? Um, no; I think not.

 

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