No Brains?

I can't decide whether this is clever or silly:

"One day after Randy Williams' fastball hit him in the back of his helmet, Span experienced occasional headaches and could still feel where the ball hit him. It was a no-brainer to keep him out of the lineup Tuesday; he will be checked out again today."

A no-brainer? Did the ball knock his brain out of his skull? I can't tell whether or not this was intentional and supposed to be ironic, or accidental. If it's the former, it's funny, and if it's the latter, it's still pretty funny, but for different reasons. Also, is it surprising that Span's head still hurts, one day after getting beaned?

I think it would be funnier if La Velle E. Neal's article read like this:

"One day after Williams' ball dislodged his brain from his head, Span seemed absent minded as he chatted with the groundskeeper who found Span's naked brain, shoved it into a jar, and asked Span to autograph it."