Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon McCarthy fell victim to one of the most frightening moments of the season last year when he took a line drive to the head while pitching for the Oakland A’s. The injury required brain surgery and left McCarthy with this gnarly scar, but fortunately he has been able to resume his MLB career.
On Wednesday night, Mitch Williams of the MLB Network decided to use McCarthy’s horrifying injury to make a ridiculous point. Basically, he said that getting hit in the head by a line drive was the result of the way McCarthy pitches.
"If you don't pitch in, this is what's gonna happen." – Mitch Williams, during a clip of @BMcCarthy32's injury last year.
— Heard on MLB Tonight (@HeardOnMLBT) July 11, 2013
McCarthy himself has cracked jokes about the injury, but that doesn’t mean it’s a laughing matter. Of course, McCarthy wasn’t going to let him get away with it. He sent Williams a tweet ripping him for the comment and then used it to start a hilarious meme.
.@WildThingMLBN I hope the clip of me nearly dying helped you make one of your asinine points.
— Brandon McCarthy (@BMcCarthy32) July 11, 2013
"If you go to autotrader dot com this is what's gonna happen"- Mitch Williams, talking over a clip of an 8 car pileup
— Brandon McCarthy (@BMcCarthy32) July 11, 2013
"If you teach your child to throw a football, this is what will happen"- Mitch Williams, over a clip of Tom Brady's knee injury
— Brandon McCarthy (@BMcCarthy32) July 11, 2013
McCarthy’s followers jumped right on board, coming up with several clever variations of the meme. Deadspin shared several of them with us:
@BMcCarthy32 "If you're going to ask for a dog, this is what's going to happen," – Mitch Williams watching Old Yeller with his kids
— Ben Enos (@Benjiii15) July 11, 2013
@BMcCarthy32 "If you build a boat, this is what's gonna happen"- Mitch Williams reviewing some Titanic footage
— Kyle Fielder (@Brave_Chief) July 11, 2013
@BMcCarthy32 "If you sit down on a toilet, this is what happens." – Mitch Williams. pic.twitter.com/vVJs4K0TGN
— AJ Jones (@justplainaj) July 11, 2013
What a truly idiotic comment. Hopefully Williams is embarrassed by all the backlash he is receiving. He deserves every bit of it.
