Odd game so far. First some guy catches two foul balls.
Next a situation I've never seen.
They are talking about talking Molina out of the game to rest him but he is left in. Next inning he takes a foul to th mask. Shakes him up. Matheny comes out to talk him and announcers go on about how he's always concerned about concussions.
Matheny leaves him in. You can see as th pitcher gets ready that Molina isn't even putting a sign down or anything but he pitches anyway. Another foul to the mask. Molina made no attempt at all to catch the ball. No move at all.
At this point Molina has trouble even getting off the field. Looked like he was going to collapse or puke or both.
Kind of scary to watch.

We saw the same thing, and I wondered why they left him in after that first hit. He was obviously woozy from it.

Baez should have been pulled, too. He made it to First, then pretty much fell over, and I doubt he'll play tomorrow.

It's late in the season. Players are worn ragged, especially guys like Baez who play enthusiastically in damned near every game. They're bound to get hurt, I guess, I just hope it isn't permanent injuries for any of them.

More interesting is that Matheny used to be a catcher and retired from the game due in no small part to the numerous concussions he suffered.

Molina is stubborn about coming off the field or taking a day off, to put it mildly.
About the only time he's in the new is when someone suggests he's tired & he fires back. Definitely a youngest brother of 3 MLB catchers....

Don't hang the delay on Matheny. Yadi likely said he was okay after the first hit. The Cardinals need Molina, so they don't want to see him get hurt.

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch this morning, Molina was admitted to the MLB concussion protocol, so he is not likely to play again this year.

Not really blaming Matheny but wonder how he didn't see it. Especially since he is so aware of the issue.
Watching it I really think that if the second pitch hadn't been fouled it would have just hit Molina wherever it was going without him making a play on it.

After last night's game, I'm starting to think it's like:

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Originally posted by newtoSig765:
After last night's game, I'm starting to think it's like:

Ain't that the truth. Walking wounded.