Posted on: May 2, 2010 by admin
Rarely does it make then news, but sometimes in baseball there is what is called silly injuries to players. These injuries in one sense can be serious and render a player unable to play for several games, yet at the same time these injuries are caused by a silly series of events. For example, back in the 90’s a player, no names here, appeared on the Leno show. He was offered a prize, a woman no doubt, if he were able to throw a baseball and knock down some bottles from a distance. He was a pitcher for the cardinals at the time. Without warming up at all, he hurled the ball and knocked them down. Next he proceeded to carry off his prize as a part of the stunt. Between him carrying off the woman and throwing the ball hard without warm up, he ended up with a pretty serious injury. Sure, it seems silly to us, but not to the pitcher or the team. So if you play ball, please be careful as to not injure yourself in a way that will reflect poorly on you. Injuries happen, but they can often be avoided by being careful.
Posted on: February 28, 2010 by admin
The MLB has its share of injuries and issues. It may not be a full contact sport, but players tend to get knocked around quite a bit either way. Pitchers end up at some point with arm or shoulder injuries due to throwing so many pitches and just wearing their arms out. Catchers tend to get knee problems from squatting behind the pate for so many games and so many pitches. Infielders and outfielders can tend to stay much healthier than most. If they do experience some arm issues, they can usually shake them off. They do not throw near as many balls around as the pitcher. Batting can be painful at times to some players. Some have been hit extremely hard by wayward pitches. These can sometimes put a player out for some time. There is only so much safety gear a ball player can use. If they are over suited up, they could not run nearly as fast and be as flexible as they need to be.
With time and experience though, injuries can be greatly reduced. Children for example that have played much must be careful before stepping out onto a real ball field when balls are being hit and thrown around at will.