Those of you who have seen tape re-plays of Red Sox pitcher Matt Clement being hit in the head with a line drive know that it is a miracle he wasn't killed, or at least very seriously injured. Every time a pitcher gets hit in the head by a batted ball many fans think back to an earlier time and an up and coming flame throwing legend by the name of Herb Score. As a rookie he struck out a league leading rookie-record 245 batters. The following year he struck out 263, won 20, and held opposing batters to a .183 batting average.

And then came the following May. In an early season game with the hated Yankees, Gil MacDougal ended Score's career with one searing line drive that drove into Score's eye socket. Everyone who saw it remembers the impact and the resulting explosion of blood from Score's face.

That was it for Score, a legend in the making on a staff that contained three other future Hall of Fame pitchers including the near incredible, Bob Feller. Lots of other pitchers have been hit in the head and have never come back. We all hope Clement is dumb enough not to be fazed.

And as an add here, the wild card has made almost all divisions competitive. Almost all games mean something so tension is high all over baseball. It's August and now is when it gets to be fun. Hope Clement can be part of the fun.