BRANDON MCCARTHY RUMORS
Brandon McCarthy Rebounds With Shutout of Marlins
Brandon McCarthy was dominant on Saturday, blanking the Miami Marlins for his first win not only with the Arizona Diamondbacks, but also since being struck in the head with an Erick Aybar line-drive on August 5, 2012 against the Los Angeles Angels.
McCarthy registered his third career shutout (his first since September 3, 2011 against the Seattle Mariners) in a 1-0 victory over the...
Diamondbacks 1, Marlins 0
Brandon McCarthy pitched a three-hitter for his first win since being struck in the head by a line drive last season, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Miami Marlins 1-0 on Saturday night.
Gerardo Parra led off the game with a home run for Arizona, which has won four in a row while dealing the Marlins a season-long seven-game losing streak.
McCarthy (1-3) struck out five...
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Marlns shut out by Diamondbacks
MIAMI Brandon McCarthy pitched a three-hit complete-game shutout for his first win since being struck in the head by a line drive last season as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Miami Marlins 1-0 Saturday night.
Gerardo Parra led off the game with a home run for Arizona, which has won four in a row while dealing the Marlins a season-long seven-game losing streak.
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McCarthy throws shutout as D-backs win fourth straight
MIAMI (AP) -- Brandon McCarthy pitched a three-hit complete-game shutout, earning his first win since being struck in the head by a line drive last season, in the Diamondbacks' 1-0 victory over the Marlins on Saturday night.
Gerardo Parra led off the game with a home run for Arizona, which has won four in a row and extended Miami's season-long losing streak to seven games...
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McCarthy's best outing of year goes for naught
PHOENIX -- Brandon McCarthy was not consulted, in large part because his answer was obvious. Certainly he would have wanted to remain in the game after pitching eight shutout innings against the Phillies on Sunday.
Starting pitchers do not want to stop.
But after McCarthy was removed with a 2-0 lead in the ninth inning, the game quickly turned in favor of the Phillies, who ended...
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McCarthy seeks first win in D-backs' finale with Phillies
On a staff with a couple of other big-name pitchers, Kyle Kendrick has been the unexpected ace for the Phillies so far. The surprising Kendrick will try to win his fourth straight start and lead the Phillies to a winning record on their West Coast swing Sunday when they close it out against the Diamondbacks.
Philadelphia (17-21) snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to...
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PROTECTION PLAN
McCarthy not a fan of pitcher helmets
Pitcher Brandon McCarthy was hit in the head by a comebacker last year and despite what happened to JA Happ, doesn't think any headgear to protect pitchers is good enough.
McCarthy: Pitcher protection easier said than done
LOS ANGELES -- Brandon McCarthy knows what it is like to be hit in the head full force by a baseball. He also knows what it will take to provide viable protection for a pitcher: good old entrepreneurship. Greed, even.
Weve put things on the moon before, so I feel like we can create some sort of device that fits over your head and protects you, McCarthy said.
Its going to be a money...
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GET WELL SOON
Brandon McCarthy's brain surgery scar
Amanda McCarthy tweeted a photo of her husband, Oakland A’s pitcher Brandon McCarthy, a week after his brain surgery. He’s walking down a street in San Francisco. It was his first day walking outside unassisted. Look closely and you’ll see the surgical scar on his shaved head.
Brandon McCarthy got out of the hospital and asked his wife for a threesome
It’s great to know that Brandon McCarthy has maintained his excellent sense of humor despite his head injury.
The Oakland A’s pitcher was hit in the head by a line drive last Wednesday and was taken to the hospital for examination. He had surgery to relieve swelling in his brain after a CT scan revealed a skull fracture and brain contusion.
McCarthy was released from the hospital...
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