I read in a newspaper the other day that the LT 2B tore his ACL in football practice. I hope that he recovers goes as well as possible.
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... and that's why my boys never played football. As I always told them, if it's your favorite sport, the one you love best, then go for it. Otherwise enjoy it from the sidelines. We've seen too many boys suffer a football injury that ended their baseball playing days forever - and none of them had a chance of playing a day beyond high school.
and too many good football players end their careers due to baseball as well.
Fungo
Give us one example ,,,
Now make it a good one!
Give us one example ,,,
Now make it a good one!
quote:Originally posted by SouthSide:
Fungo
Give us one example ,,,
Now make it a good one!
When Bo Jackson jumped over the centerfield wall in KC, and broke his hip on one of the fountains. He was all done with football after that. Yep, he was all done remember that play?
I thought is was from a rough tackle that gave him what they thought was a "hip pointer" at the time.
Oh my gosh! I was totally joking! 
Hey! He could ahve done that!
I'm sure we could have a long debate on specializing in one sport.
My older son never had any interest in football and tackle football originally wasn't available until Jr. High. He has gotten good enough at baseball that we are going to opt out of football when he gets to HS because we'd hate for that ACL to cause him to miss an entire baseball season.
My younger one is different. Tackle is now available for younger kids in town and he is built more sturdier than his brother. So he's trying football this fall to see if he likes it.
I imagine it comes down to personal preference. It's hard though when you see someone with incredible baseball talent...i.e. Bo Jackson...ruin it all playing football.
My older son never had any interest in football and tackle football originally wasn't available until Jr. High. He has gotten good enough at baseball that we are going to opt out of football when he gets to HS because we'd hate for that ACL to cause him to miss an entire baseball season.
My younger one is different. Tackle is now available for younger kids in town and he is built more sturdier than his brother. So he's trying football this fall to see if he likes it.
I imagine it comes down to personal preference. It's hard though when you see someone with incredible baseball talent...i.e. Bo Jackson...ruin it all playing football.
A kid has to do things......maybe later when they develope into a true "blue chipper" in one sport or another they should be concerned about protecting themselves from injury, but you gotta live.
At my son's high school this past spring, there were 3 kids that ended up with season ending injuries early in the baseball season. All were football players as well, and made it through that season unscathed, and not because they didn't play.
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On top of that, another broke his arm snowboarding, and he missed baseball and is missing football.
It can happen to anyone at anytime. Though I don't disagree that on average, you are more likely to get injured playing football.
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On top of that, another broke his arm snowboarding, and he missed baseball and is missing football.
It can happen to anyone at anytime. Though I don't disagree that on average, you are more likely to get injured playing football.
Statistically the most dangerous high school sports are #1. Gymnsatics #2. Wrestling
Must have been a bad arm break if he was snowbaording last winter and is missing football this fall.
Happened spring break. I recall that it may have been his first run down the mountain. I'm not sure why, but he had to have another surgery a few weeks ago, so it obviously wasn't good one.
I read somewhere that for the girls, cheerleading is most dangerous. I cringe everytime I see one of those girls being tossed in the air.
I read somewhere that for the girls, cheerleading is most dangerous. I cringe everytime I see one of those girls being tossed in the air.
quote:Originally posted by biggerpapi:
It's hard though when you see someone with incredible baseball talent...i.e. Bo Jackson...ruin it all playing football.
Bo Jackson was one of my favorite players specifically because he was outstanding in both baseball and football.
You might consider that D-1 football offers 80 (I think) full scholarships and D-1 baseball only offers 11.7.
Football paid for Bo's education and helped make him rather well off financially (NFL, MLB, and Bo Knows Nike).
I'm glad I got to see him perform in both sports. If he had chosen one over the other, I may have never seen a solid ash bat snapped over a knee as if it were made of balsa. Or, I never would have seen Brian Bosworth plowed over as if he were a cardboard cutout.
IMO, kids should play whatever sports they can for as long as they love doing it. I think that cross training helps develop growing bodies (I'm not talking about weight lifting...that's another topic) and participation in all sports can help build character.
Mike F
Mike F....
He was a special player, wasn't he!!!! I don't know if he still has his home in Burr Ridge. He used to live next door to Joe Jemsek(sp), owner of the Cog Hill courses.
He was a special player, wasn't he!!!! I don't know if he still has his home in Burr Ridge. He used to live next door to Joe Jemsek(sp), owner of the Cog Hill courses.
Boomer, he was a unique player! I think he is still in the area, but wouldn't have a clue as to where.
Good luck to Andy this year in upstate NY. I don't think it will actually start snowing in Rochester for another week or two.
Mike F
Good luck to Andy this year in upstate NY. I don't think it will actually start snowing in Rochester for another week or two.
Mike F
Does anybody know if McMurray's knee injury in the football game Friday night was serious?
Mike F......
For some reason I have overlooked this topic??? Thanks for the wishes!! Although I'm almost 2 months late in responding, there were snow flurries in Rochester today.
Remember the snow Buffalo had at the beginning of October? Mom and me were at Rochester for parent/homecoming/alumni weekend. If we would have left Monday morning and not Sunday afternoon, we would have been caught in the storm. Interesting though, Rochester did not get one snowflake during that storm. 60 miles east of Buffalo was clear and sunny! Go figure!
For some reason I have overlooked this topic??? Thanks for the wishes!! Although I'm almost 2 months late in responding, there were snow flurries in Rochester today.
Remember the snow Buffalo had at the beginning of October? Mom and me were at Rochester for parent/homecoming/alumni weekend. If we would have left Monday morning and not Sunday afternoon, we would have been caught in the storm. Interesting though, Rochester did not get one snowflake during that storm. 60 miles east of Buffalo was clear and sunny! Go figure!
Boomer, it's all about "lake effect" and no one experiences more of it than Buffalo. I'm glad you missed it.
Mike F
Mike F
Mike.....
In February we attended the recruiting brunch at Rochester. On the way home past Lake Erie as we crossed into Pennsylvania from New York, we were hit by a 'lake effect' blizzard that I have never experienced before. The snow was blowing horizontally and you could not see more than 2 car lengths in front of your own. We've had our share of storms, and I remember '67 vividly, but this was unreal, and I understand that it is common in that area. I know that Rochester is located on Lake Ontario, but I wonder if they get the same kind of blizzards. We'll see soon enough.
In February we attended the recruiting brunch at Rochester. On the way home past Lake Erie as we crossed into Pennsylvania from New York, we were hit by a 'lake effect' blizzard that I have never experienced before. The snow was blowing horizontally and you could not see more than 2 car lengths in front of your own. We've had our share of storms, and I remember '67 vividly, but this was unreal, and I understand that it is common in that area. I know that Rochester is located on Lake Ontario, but I wonder if they get the same kind of blizzards. We'll see soon enough.
Rochester gets nowhere near the snow that they get in the area just south of Buffalo. Moisture comes off of Lake Erie and dumps it onto the "south towns". It's also where they built the airport! Lived north and east of Buffalo, closer to Rochester, we'd have 6 inches, the airport would get 3 feet just 20 miles away. Lake effect indeed! That being said, Rochester will get it's share, just nothing like Buffalo. That's the weather report for today, now back to Baseball!
DiamondFan....
Thanks!!!
Thanks!!!