Broken Nail?

[Thorne]

Yes I can fully understand how painful it could be to have a split fingernail, and in the way a pitcher must hold the ball, would be painful to do so.

Are we supposed to feel sorry for them? Either he can alter his pitch for the time being, or he can suck up the pain. I don't think that there would be any permanent damage to alter his pitch. And yes I know it's just like golfing, it may be hard to change a swing. But hey if you make enough money, then suck it up.

Actually, bitter experience has shown that changing the pitchers mechanics, even a little bit, can cause serious problems and even permanent injuries if done to quickly, and there would be no guarantee that he'd be as effective once he did change. At the prices the club is paying for pitchers (exorbitant, I agree) they're better off waiting for him to heal.

In football, players who are hurt, either play hurt, or are taken out of the game, and little johnny is right there behind him playing his position, just as well.
I find that baseball players seem to be glorified a bit too much. Like when there was a comment once about Cal Ripken having to go from shortstop to third base, and how difficult it would be for him to make that transition.
Honestly I don't follow baseball much, but is it really that hard to play another position?

Baseball players will play hurt, too, whenever possible. And yes, changing positions can be tough, depending on the player. Ripken, I don't believe, had any problems changing, simply because he was an intelligent, versatile player. Some players can play just about any position on the field. Others can't seem to make the adjustments needed. And it's more than just fielding the ball. There's a lot of little things that go into it, like the angle that the ball comes at you, what you do with the ball once you get it, what you do when the ball isn't hit to you, but there are runners on base. The biggest problem, though, is if, when you make the change, you can play the position at the same level of proficiency as any average player. In Major League ball that's a high standard.

And still, I agree that they are paid way to much, as are all major sports stars. And yes, sometimes they seem to be coddled too much, too. One of my pet peeves involved the recent history of Barry Bonds. He injured his leg (a bad injury, totally legitimate), I believe two years ago, and was out for the season. Many ball players, even when they can't play, will stay with the team, using their talents to teach younger players and providing some moral support. Bonds just disappeared into his home and barely even contacted the manager or owner to keep them up to date on his condition. And all the time he was, I believe, getting paid way more than he's worth!

[mkemse]

Actually, bitter experience has shown that changing the pitchers mechanics, even a little bit, can cause serious problems and even permanent injuries if done to quickly, and there would be no guarantee that he'd be as effective once he did change. At the prices the club is paying for pitchers (exorbitant, I agree) they're better off waiting for him to heal.


Baseball players will play hurt, too, whenever possible. And yes, changing positions can be tough, depending on the player. Ripken, I don't believe, had any problems changing, simply because he was an intelligent, versatile player. Some players can play just about any position on the field. Others can't seem to make the adjustments needed. And it's more than just fielding the ball. There's a lot of little things that go into it, like the angle that the ball comes at you, what you do with the ball once you get it, what you do when the ball isn't hit to you, but there are runners on base. The biggest problem, though, is if, when you make the change, you can play the position at the same level of proficiency as any average player. In Major League ball that's a high standard.

And still, I agree that they are paid way to much, as are all major sports stars. And yes, sometimes they seem to be coddled too much, too. One of my pet peeves involved the recent history of Barry Bonds. He injured his leg (a bad injury, totally legitimate), I believe two years ago, and was out for the season. Many ball players, even when they can't play, will stay with the team, using their talents to teach younger players and providing some moral support. Bonds just disappeared into his home and barely even contacted the manager or owner to keep them up to date on his condition. And all the time he was, I believe, getting paid way more than he's worth!

Good point, i live in Chicago and folow the Bears and Defensive Lineman Brian Urlacher played the enitre 2007 system with a bad neck and back problems and even has surgery after his seaon enended to correct the problem, the interesting thing is he never told anyone not the coaches the team anyone he was njured and played al year, it only became public towards the end of the seasn when it was obviousy by his play something was wrong andeven then he denied it for 2 weeks