tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33073305.post6551251238268288445..comments2023-10-07T04:42:30.669-07:00Comments on <a href="http://www.youthsportsparents.blogspot.com">Youth Sports Parents</a>: Mouthguards, helmets and Tommy John surgeryMark Hymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17727666156512632596noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33073305.post-87637153241369359972009-06-02T17:10:32.691-07:002009-06-02T17:10:32.691-07:00I would also personally like to see the pitchers a...I would also personally like to see the pitchers and infielders wear batting helmets in the field (that means with earflaps). At least the pitcher should wear a batting helmet, while the infielders could wear the base coach helmets (the ones without earflaps) to avoid getting hit in the head by bad hops. This would be to avoid the catastrophic injury that happened to this pitcher in New Jersey:<br /><br />http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=4885434&page=1<br /><br />I would also recommend the Heart Guard baseball device that protects the heart for young players. There are cases every year where a baseball strikes a kid during a certain time of the heartbeat and can cause cardiac arrest. And Little Leaguers are more susceptible than adults to this injury.<br /><br />And the Little League organizations should work, if they are not already, to reduce the trampoline effect of these aluminum baseball bats.<br /><br />I know many would consider all of these recommendations as one of a killjoy. But the most important thing is the safety of the kids, and not who wins (in the grand scheme of life) these meaningless baseball games.Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05947360415710477447noreply@blogger.com