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[QUOTE]Originally posted by 302n/a: [QB] Brandon McCarthy making progress but not out of woods By Joe Stiglich jstiglich@bayareanewsgroup.comcontracostatimes.com Posted: 09/07/2012 06:18:33 PM PDT September 8, 2012 1:26 AM GMTUpdated: 09/07/2012 06:26:01 PM PDT SEATTLE -- A's pitcher Brandon McCarthy continues to make progress from brain surgery after being struck by a line drive, but team officials cautioned Friday that he is by no means out of the woods from a medical standpoint. McCarthy got out of bed three times Friday and sat in a chair. He ate solid food and is able to speak. But A's head trainer Nick Paparesta stressed that McCarthy is still in a life-threatening state. "Absolutely he is. He had brain surgery, it's life-threatening," Paparesta said. "At any possible moment something could go wrong. He could have a complication." As the A's begin a three-game series at Seattle on Friday night, their thoughts were still very much with McCarthy, who was hit in the right side of his head by a line drive off the bat of the Los Angeles Angels' Erick Aybar on Wednesday. He underwent surgery Wednesday night to relieve pressure on his brain from a epidural hematoma -- a build-up of blood between the outer membrane of the brain and the skull. Doctors told Paparesta that the first two to three days after such a procedure are the most critical, as swelling around the brain can re-occur. Right now, the A's are cautiously optimistic. "We definitely have some heavy hearts here," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "I don't think there's a guy on this team that's not close to Mac. The good news is it seems like each and every day he's getting better." get well soon brandon A's nation for life [/QB][/QUOTE]
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