Headstrong

Listen, the man gets hit in the HEAD by a LINE DRIVE and doesn't even lose CONSCIOUSNESS. He was wearing no protective equipment, no HELMET, and the ball was coming back at him FASTER than any pitched ball toward the plate, yet the man returned to the mound and pitched BETTER than he had all season. Go ahead, look at the numbers. After Aug. 15th, the day he got DRILLED IN THE HEAD, he's a full run better in E.R.A., nearly ONE-THIRD of his career strikeouts and HALF of his wins for the SEASON are in his final FIVE STARTS. The man is FEARLESS. You hear that VICTORINO? FEARLESS. He's so INSPIRING that he makes me want to WRITE IN ALL-CAPS. WHAT? You have a PROBLEM with that? Take it up with HIROKI.

And tonight he's pitching Game 3 for the Dodgers. I want a guy like that on my side.

(Thanks for the card, Wicked!)