Might Just Be Time To Buy Up Nutty Buddy Stock
After watching pitcher Nick Blackburn of the Minnesota Twins try to join the MMA frenzy Sunday by taking a batted ball off the schnozz, someone must have said aloud at Baggiedome, “Why isn’t the man with the bloody jersey sprawled on the mound area wearing any protective gear?” (That, or “How much blood does the human body hold, anyway?”)
(”I wanth a masth. A matsh and my mommeh.”)
The journal PEDIATRICS has the solution, as recounted in the CHICAGO TRIBUNE: All baseball players at all ages should wear helmets and masks, no matter where they are on the diamond. Also implicitly mentioned: elbow pads, knee pads, Nutty Buddies, tights, force fields, ancient Roman shields, and 50 feet of bubble wrap. This will lessen injuries 87% and increase suffocation 14%.
And now that we’ve mocked it, onto why it’s such a good idea:
