Judging by his profile pic, Buster Olney has taken a few hits to the face as well.

When you take a hardball propelled by a pro baseball player right above your left eye socket, you pretty much have three options: explode on impact, become a vegetable, or embody the kind of awesomeness that tequila companies need to invent a fictional character to convey. Brandon McCarthy, A's pitcher and A-list tweeter, may be taking a self-deprecating rout, but the awesomeness is undeniable - just look at the video of him getting flattened: