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Pitcher Complains of Chest Pain
September 4, 2057: Twin Cities – News that the Krill are actively looking for candidates to start baseball games has apparently given journeyman reliever Howard Brown heart palpitations. Complaining of chest pains and a deep desire to make it back to the mound, the right hander was admitted to a local Urgent Care facility, and sent home with a cold compress taped to his forehead and a suggestion that he reassess his life goals.
Brown, who spent several months on Des Moines roster as a Rule 5 draftee before being returned to the Atoll, was called up after the team’s trade deadline roster shake-up, and immediately got rocked in two games at Omaha in which he allowed four earned runs on a homer, a walk, and four hits in three innings of work.
“If you can’t even get Heartland hitters out, what chances do you have at being a big leaguer,” the doctor said. “Maybe he should consider gardening?”
While the doctor’s assessment might sound a bit harsh (Brown’s 2.43 ERA in AAA Pasco says he can pitch a little), his career 6.81 BBA ERA says that the advice might be spot-on.
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With news of Luci Juarez's shoe-tying event, Brown's adventures represent the second off-field medical event the Krill have encountered in the past week. One wonders if the stress of losing so often is getting to the clubhouse, which, until this point, has been quite the jovial crew.
September 4, 2057: Twin Cities – News that the Krill are actively looking for candidates to start baseball games has apparently given journeyman reliever Howard Brown heart palpitations. Complaining of chest pains and a deep desire to make it back to the mound, the right hander was admitted to a local Urgent Care facility, and sent home with a cold compress taped to his forehead and a suggestion that he reassess his life goals.
“If you can’t even get Heartland hitters out, what chances do you have at being a big leaguer,” the doctor said. “Maybe he should consider gardening?”
While the doctor’s assessment might sound a bit harsh (Brown’s 2.43 ERA in AAA Pasco says he can pitch a little), his career 6.81 BBA ERA says that the advice might be spot-on.
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With news of Luci Juarez's shoe-tying event, Brown's adventures represent the second off-field medical event the Krill have encountered in the past week. One wonders if the stress of losing so often is getting to the clubhouse, which, until this point, has been quite the jovial crew.
