As far as I'm concerned, football season ended after the NFC Championship game. So now, on to baseball! Well, okay, I follow the Warriors too, but today's blog is about baseball.
I recently signed up to follow San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey's Twitter feed and also 'liked' him on Facebook. Naturally, people want to know how he is doing and if he will be in top shape after last year's season ending injury to his ankle. We all wish him the best, hope that he remains healthy, and that the offense scores LOTS of runs when he's in the lineup again.
Aside from the horrific injury he suffered due to the collision at home plate, I recall that there was a lot of concern about his health even before then. You see, when Buster fields his position as catcher, he wears the more modern style mask that looks like a hockey goalie's mask. And last year he was taking multiple hits from foul tips and what-not that looked quite worrisome. There was talk of him taking games off from catching to minimize the possibility of him getting concussions as it was.
The Giants' broadcast last year showed how the old-fashioned masks absorb shock and thereby energy better by coming off the head of the catcher entirely after getting struck by hard foul tips. So even though the hockey style masks test that they absorb shock just as well, I personally think it's better to have it flying off rather than staying put. I'm curious to see what style mask Buster wears this coming season. I may have to ask Amy G. about it...
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