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GullyShotta t1_ishm8uo wrote

Jesus Christ. I've never heard this before but yeah, it makes sense

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JJohnston015 t1_ishrm21 wrote

TIL that Yeager wasn't catching at the time of the mishap, he was on deck! I was in 5th grade when this happened, and it was the talk of the schoolyard, but I didn't see it.

So my question is this: how would a throat guard on a catcher's mask have protected him if he was on deck?

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jjrrad t1_ishsow9 wrote

To protect him in the future from errant foul balls while he’s catching.

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JJohnston015 t1_ishyxzm wrote

So, it wouldn't.

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darth_molasses t1_isi3oq9 wrote

If it could happen to you on deck, it could definitely happen to the two people right behind you when you’re batting. But I agree, the implementation of this rule has some holes in it.

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vulger4540 t1_ishmcch wrote

games too soft now adays. (joking that's awful)

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Scaphidura t1_isiavo5 wrote

Bill Russell played for the Dodgers, not the Padres.

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Redbulldildo t1_isprjqc wrote

The only photos seem to lack detail. If you don't want to see something similar in another sport you could look up Clint Malarchuck or Richard Zednik, two hockey players that had their throats cut on TV.

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drygnfyre t1_ismxj9d wrote

A lot of safety equipment wasn't mandated in sports leagues until it was too late. Batting helmets were actually one of the last bits of required equipment in the majors. I believe as recently as the 60s, there were still some players who didn't wear them because they were grandfathered in.

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Apprehensive_Tea_106 t1_isize09 wrote

Holy shit. I have never heard of this before. Can you imagine being a kid enjoying your first baseball game and seeing a guy spurting blood out of his neck on a fluke?

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HPmoni t1_ishqcbr wrote

Maybe it was a failed tracheotomy?

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