Sometimes, Minnesota sports guys seem out of touch

In a scary incident today, Cincinnati Reds reliever Micah Owings was plunked in the head by Braves pitcher Kenshin Kawakami. Scary indeed. There were a lot of interesting things going n here. First off, Micah Owings is a relief pitcher, but is good with a bat in his hands, and was allowed to hit against Kawakami. Second, aside from some stitches, he seems to be OK. He won't travel with the team as a precaution, and because the Reds are pretty much out of it anyways.
The strangest thing for me, however, was learning this from WCCO sports anchor Mark Rosen. After showing the video, he relayed that the pitch was thrown by "Kensha Quockamee". Close. After the startling video, Rosen said that the manager, Lou Piniella assured the media that Owings was going to be OK. This was all well and good, save for the fact that Lou Piniella left the Reds after a 90-72 record. In 1992. In fact, Piniella is on his 3rd team since the Reds. The Reds are on their 8th manager since Piniella. This is why people still watch ESPN for their sports news.