MoseySusan Posted August 21, 2021 Share #1 Posted August 21, 2021 1st pitch, hit a line drive, fell while running. Drag. In the ER for an x-ray on my hand. I landed on it, and there’s swelling and popping sounds. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted August 21, 2021 Share #2 Posted August 21, 2021 I got invited to a softball tournament next weekend. I probably won’t play for that very reason. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted August 21, 2021 Share #3 Posted August 21, 2021 Hoping for a good outcome Susan! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted August 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, BuffJim said: Hoping for a good outcome Susan! Me, too. I’m supposed to ride tomorrow and a week from now in SD. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted August 21, 2021 It’s a broken finger. Getting a splint, then will need to call a hand specialist for follow-up. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted August 21, 2021 Share #6 Posted August 21, 2021 Can you get paid? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Airehead Posted August 21, 2021 Solution Share #7 Posted August 21, 2021 Oh dear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted August 21, 2021 Share #8 Posted August 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, MoseySusan said: It’s a broken finger. Getting a splint, then will need to call a hand specialist for follow-up. Man that sux, heal up quickly. I played coed rec softball for several years and saw & suffered a number of injuries. I Was the pitcher on our team and some Jack ass blasted a ball back at me. I’m a decent fielder but the ball was on me before I could get a glove in it. Time lapse images of the bruise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share #9 Posted August 21, 2021 8 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Time lapse images of the bruise You’re a tough mofo… This is my first ever broken bone. Even flying off the back of a motorcycle when I was 23, I didn’t break any bones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 21, 2021 Share #10 Posted August 21, 2021 Ball sports are 2Dangerous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted August 21, 2021 Share #11 Posted August 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, MoseySusan said: You’re a tough mofo… This is my first ever broken bone. Even flying off the back of a motorcycle when I was 23, I didn’t break any bones. We bounced better back then. Heal well and fast @MoseySusan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted August 21, 2021 Share #12 Posted August 21, 2021 10 minutes ago, MoseySusan said: You’re a tough mofo… This is my first ever broken bone. Even flying off the back of a motorcycle when I was 23, I didn’t break any bones. Dang but I bet there was some road rash tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted August 21, 2021 Share #13 Posted August 21, 2021 Softball is dangerous, my dad broke his wrist playing softball and it was never the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share #14 Posted August 21, 2021 56 minutes ago, Randomguy said: Softball is dangerous, my dad broke his wrist playing softball and it was never the same. We are done with softball. mr. broke his foot a few years ago. Probably still going to play volleyball in January, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share #15 Posted August 21, 2021 58 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Dang but I bet there was some road rash tho. Lots of scars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted August 21, 2021 Share #16 Posted August 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, MoseySusan said: We are done with softball. mr. broke his foot a few years ago. Probably still going to play volleyball in January, though. I tore an ACL playing volleyball once. Good luck 🍀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share #17 Posted August 21, 2021 13 minutes ago, Old No. 7 said: I tore an ACL playing volleyball once. Good luck 🍀 Well… shit. I think that’s the sign. It’s yoga from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted August 21, 2021 Share #18 Posted August 21, 2021 To be honest, I was in my 20’s and drinking beer while playing. If you weren’t serving the ball off the top of yer beer, you weren’t serious 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted August 21, 2021 Share #19 Posted August 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Randomguy said: Softball is dangerous In the Chicago area we play softball with the large 16 inch diameter ball, and no gloves. New 16 softballs are rather hard. Old 16 softballs are actually soft. One summer several years ago, our department had a company picnic, and we played softball, with a new ball. I was fielding a ball hit in my direction. Right before I caught the ball, it bounced weird, it jammed into my right thumb. I did still catch the ball. I do remember it hurt like hell, but I kept playing. Months later I went to a bowling alley with WoBG, and my right thumb no longer fit into the hole on my ball. Yeah... the joint on my right thumb is now larger than it was before. It still is larger, and noticeably larger then the joint on my left thumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted August 21, 2021 Share #20 Posted August 21, 2021 I honestly think living is dangerous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted August 21, 2021 Share #21 Posted August 21, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted August 21, 2021 Share #22 Posted August 21, 2021 8 minutes ago, Bikeguy said: In the Chicago area we play softball with the large 16 inch diameter ball, and no gloves. New 16 softballs are rather hard. Old 16 softballs are actually soft. One summer several years ago, our department had a company picnic, and we played softball, with a new ball. I was fielding a ball hit in my direction. Right before I caught the ball, it bounced weird, it jammed into my right thumb. I did still catch the ball. I do remember it hurt like hell, but I kept playing. Months later I went to a bowling alley with WoBG, and my right thumb no longer fit into the hole on my ball. Yeah... the joint on my right thumb is now larger than it was before. It still is larger, and noticeably larger then the joint on my left thumb. When I went from Maryland to Chicago to attend IIT in 1973, a bunch of guys organized a pickup softball game. I brought my softball glove! Or course, I played without it. The big diameter softballs are hard to hit for distance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted August 21, 2021 Share #23 Posted August 21, 2021 3 hours ago, MoseySusan said: It’s a broken finger. Getting a splint, then will need to call a hand specialist for follow-up. So sorry to hear that. I came close to injuries in softball couple times, once playing first where the bag wasn't tied down and I slipped sliding my foot back and the ball sailed just over my glove and right into my cheek. I was seeing stars for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted August 21, 2021 Share #24 Posted August 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, MickinMD said: The big diameter softballs are hard to hit for distance! When the 16 inch balls get soft, they are indeed difficult to hit a long distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted August 21, 2021 Share #25 Posted August 21, 2021 1 hour ago, MoseySusan said: We are done with softball. mr. broke his foot a few years ago. Probably still going to play volleyball in January, though. Sports keep you healthy overall, glad you expect to keep going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted August 24, 2021 Share #26 Posted August 24, 2021 On 8/21/2021 at 2:58 PM, MoseySusan said: 1st pitch, hit a line drive, fell while running. Drag. In the ER for an x-ray on my hand. I landed on it, and there’s swelling and popping sounds. OUCH!!! Sorry to hear! Back at my old company - a small team of maybe a dozen or so folks - we joined a local co-ed softball league. With so few of us, we needed everyone to play, so I convinced my Brit co-worker to give it a shot. He was willing, and was relatively okay at wearing a glove and throwing a ball (by Brit standards), and we stuck him at third base. Anyway, first game, a few innings in, we suck (no surprise), but someone hits a high infield pop up. He misjudges it a little and has to backpedal to get under it. Both hands up above him ready to make the catch, and he trips backward. Both arms go back to break his fall, and both wrists take the full impact! Not broken but swollen IMMENSELY by the next inning (he still drove home), and both wrists in soft casts for a long while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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