Post by BlackOps on Feb 18, 2011 17:18:16 GMT -5
Concussions are quite interesting to me. Mainly because for decades we've ignored them and now within just a few years they've become a pretty important phenomenon in football.
Baseball is different. Less collisions means less concussions, but it's interesting to take a look at how it affects performance. This article looked at performance before and after a concussion, obviously in a very small sample size. As expected, performance was worse after returning from a concussion after 15 days, but perhaps more surprising, performance was down almost equally after 60 days as it was 15 days.
As you can see in the graph on the link, concussions are being reported more in MLB and players are missing more time for it. Interestingly, I think baseball players miss more time from concussions than do football players. I know three Mets who have had head issues: Jason Bay missed almost the entire second half of the season due to a collision with the wall, David Wright was hit in the head with a pitch but didn't miss any significant time. Perhaps most memorable for that were the few games he played with the gigantic helmet. Then there was Ryan Church, who sustained two concussions in a two month period. He pretty much hasn't been the same player since then.
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EDIT: Image didn't work. Search "david wright helmet" in google images to see the photo.
Baseball is different. Less collisions means less concussions, but it's interesting to take a look at how it affects performance. This article looked at performance before and after a concussion, obviously in a very small sample size. As expected, performance was worse after returning from a concussion after 15 days, but perhaps more surprising, performance was down almost equally after 60 days as it was 15 days.
As you can see in the graph on the link, concussions are being reported more in MLB and players are missing more time for it. Interestingly, I think baseball players miss more time from concussions than do football players. I know three Mets who have had head issues: Jason Bay missed almost the entire second half of the season due to a collision with the wall, David Wright was hit in the head with a pitch but didn't miss any significant time. Perhaps most memorable for that were the few games he played with the gigantic helmet. Then there was Ryan Church, who sustained two concussions in a two month period. He pretty much hasn't been the same player since then.
Look like an idiot for better years later in life? Sign me up.
EDIT: Image didn't work. Search "david wright helmet" in google images to see the photo.
