Sports in general

[ferri]

i see things that won't fit in any topic here, so i thought i'd just make a spot to throw in those random bits of stuff. this is why...



sideline for high school football game...

http://usatodayhss.com/2016/s-c-footbal ... f-all-time

[GordonH]

^^^ it appears someone had few to many before marking field lines.

[ferri]

so i saw this morning that the Eagles traded Sam Bradford to the Vikings. then i saw this and actually lol'ed.

How the deal went down:

[GordonH]

^^^Vikings needed QB (Bridgewater out for the season), when need is high then price is also.

[ferri]

lol yeah, but...Bradford? i guess desperate times call for desperate measures.

i was just on my way to this forum to post this:

NFL roster cuts tracker: Teams trimming to 53 players

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300000 ... sf35041319

[GordonH]

lol yeah, but...Bradford? i guess desperate times call for desperate measures.

i was just on my way to this forum to post this:

NFL roster cuts tracker: Teams trimming to 53 players

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300000 ... sf35041319

A few CFL teams could use all the help they can get, within the rules of course.

[ferri]

this is horrible.

L.A. Angels' pitcher has surgery in Seattle after 105-mph line drive blow to head

http://komonews.com/news/local/la-angel ... g-on-brain

[GordonH]

this is horrible.

L.A. Angels' pitcher has surgery in Seattle after 105-mph line drive blow to head

http://komonews.com/news/local/la-angel ... g-on-brain

I'm not big baseball fan, I do watch Sports Centre each morning, this was very difficult to watch.

[ferri]

i haven't watched it. just reading about it hurts.

[LTD]

would have been a different story if he was wearing a helmet instead of a ball cap

[GordonH]

would have been a different story if he was wearing a helmet instead of a ball cap

Yep, unfortunately pitchers don't wear a helmet when pitching, it would have be be cross between football & back catchers helmet. Just because of all the movement that happens with pitch. (Plus the pitcher view of first & third can't be blocked either)
Regular ball helmets would fall off.

[LTD]

I know what you mean however a chin strap or regular helmet redesign would be simple enough I remember Nhl goalies complaining to but when you consider the alternative I doubt you could convince them to play goal without a face mask now.

[GordonH]

I know what you mean however a chin strap or regular helmet redesign would be simple enough I remember Nhl goalies complaining to but when you consider the alternative I doubt you could convince them to play goal without a face mask now.

Pitching & goaltending are 2 totally different..... goaltending & back catching are alike.
Pitching is first the grip then combination of arm, balance & motion.
I could see someone developing a lightweight (with all protection needed) with good side visibility helmet. That would be grandfathered into MLB, starting in little League.

[ferri]

because pitchers move around so much when pitching and then have to be able to turn fast to keep an eye on the bases i really don't see how they can come up with anything that will work. but if we figure it out here we'll be rich! lol

[LTD]

I'm thinkin hockey players move around just a liiiittle more than baseball players and it seems to work for them