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Brian Roberts: I am concerned

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I have had 5 concussions in my lifetime. One from a terrible car wreck, one from a baseball under my right eye, and three while playing football. 3 were termed mild, two were called severe. I count myself very fortunate to have never had any post concussion systems. But thats just it, its pure good fortune to have never had any lingering effects to these concussions.

Anyone spewing hate and discontent towards Brian Roberts, or anyone else suffering from this tragic injury, is just wrong. Roberts would love to play, and he will if he can. I won't speculate as to the odds of him playing again or not, because its all just a guess. For Brian, I just hope and pray that he fully recovers. Not so much so that he can play baseball, but so that he can live a great life going forward.

Both of my aging parents suffer from dementia, but not from being concussed. I can tell you that the Medical community has a very low level of understanding about issues involving the brain. It is terribly frustrating to not have the answers, but the truth is that at this time, there are no answers.

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Can_of_corn Hangout Grand Counsel

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Has the concussion stopped Roberts from his weightlifting program? Is it an optical illusion or does Brian look as scrawny as he did when he was a rookie. Just saw some spring training photos in the Sun projecting the 25 man roster and saw a picture of Roberts. Maybe it's just me, but he really looks smaller (no joke) than I remember.

I think the concussion stopped most parts of Roberts' life for a healthy chunk of time. It has definitely impacted the rest of his fitness.

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So? He says he" wacked" himself. That could mean any number of things, from a mob hit, to a dog getting a newspaper on his butt while being house trained. The point I'm making is the average ML ballplayer generates a bat speed of about 76 mph. The helmet is designed to absorb the impact of a 90 mph ML FB. You simply cannot generate anything near that kind of force while holding the bat in front of you with both hands. I do urge you to try this at home. Often.

I generally agree with you that Brian's "tap" might have been a second (or more) concussion. BUT: you're forgetting about mass. F=MA

A baseball is 5.11 ounces. Brian's bat might be 31 oz.

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I generally agree with you that Brian's "tap" might have been a second (or more) concussion. BUT: you're forgetting about mass. F=MA

A baseball is 5.11 ounces. Brian's bat might be 31 oz.

The range of motion involved in hitting your helmit with your bat is so limited, the weight differential is irrelevant. The distance traveled would be less than 2 ft. You simply couldn't generate enough speed over that short a distance. I have actually done this and I know this to be true.
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You're right, it was Gil Meche.

He was an extremely rare case, though. That's why you even remember him. Most players who are hurt or completely ineffective will continue to collect their paychecks.

And I support them in doing so. That's the contract - that's the deal. There's no need to fall on your sword. Why? So Peter can go sign a couple more Gregg's? It's not his fault that the front office made that deal. Sometimes the breaks go for ownership, sometimes for players.

I seriously doubt that Brian isn't dying to get out there and play again. The guy lives and breathes baseball from everything I've heard. I hope they can keep him around in some capacity - instructor, coach, team trombonist.

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The range of motion involved in hitting your helmit with your bat is so limited, the weight differential is irrelevant. The distance traveled would be less than 2 ft. You simply couldn't generate enough speed over that short a distance. I have actually done this and I know this to be true.

less then 2 feet eh?

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less then 2 feet eh?

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I mean the guy did swing a bat professionally. I've seen 'roiders break bats over their knee.

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I mean the guy did swing a bat professionally. I've seen 'roiders break bats over their knee.
I remember seeing him do it. He held the bat at belt level and then brought it up. It didn't travel far, and Roberts was neither a Ninja, or on 'roids at the time. It wasn't that hard. Again I urge everyone who has a problem with this, to try it at home.
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Rumor has it that a Roberts buyout is in the works.... Andino impressed me today w/hustle and gleam in his eye about being the "guy" @ 2nd. Still remember Buck walking him and his sideways oversize hat to the equipment room, saying "lets get you one that fits!!" Kid's growing up!

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