A quick concussion story

2knees · May 5, 2008, 3:34 PM

So last thursday was the first game for our softball team. I was relegated to dh'ing as i'm nursing some lingering injuries from ski season. Primarily a disfigured thumb on my glove hand. So i'm up at bat in the 7th with our team up 5 runs. I hit a double and my teammates start yelling for me to get a pinch runner. Yeah, i'm that fast. I'm so fast that when i'm running, if my hat falls off, it lands in front of me. But whatever, i waved them off and jokingly told them to dial 911 now so that i could be carted off the field in case i had to run some more. No sooner are the words out of my mouth when the next batter lines a single to left field. I started limping/rumbling/crawling to 3rd and our coach waves me home. Great. so i'm just about to toss my lung as i cross home when WHAM. I take the relay from the 3rd baseman right to the base of my skull. My arms and legs immediately go numb and i just blacked out and collapsed on home plate.

As i start to come to, i realize people are in my face yelling and stuff but i can neither hear them nor can i move my arms and legs. Shortly thereafter, i feel some intense tingling in my feet then hands and eventually i can at least move my limbs. sure enough, an ambulance and a freakin fire truck show up. they put me in the neck collar and put me on a board and away i go. No breaks or bleeding just the scariest 5 minutes or so of my life. And a headache that i wouldnt wish on anyone. pretty messed up shit. but now i'm just gettin killed cause, well, thats what my friends do.

deadheadskier · May 5, 2008, 3:39 PM

maybe wear your ski helmet next game??

kidding...glad you're okay and hope the concussion isn't too severe

severine · May 5, 2008, 3:43 PM

OUCH. That really sucks. How you doing now?

jack97 · May 5, 2008, 3:44 PM

Damn that is scary shitz, hows the knoggin doing now?

2knees · May 5, 2008, 3:48 PM

oh i'm fine now. I thought some might get a chuckle out of it. Its rather embarrassing to have an ambulance and a fire truck show up to haul your old carcass off of a softball field. When i came into work today, one of the guys from my company who also plays on my team had bubble wrapped everything in my office to make it safe. And he left a football helmet on my chair.

cbcbd · May 5, 2008, 3:55 PM

I don't see how being old and getting hit on the back of the head with a fast flying object are related.
I don't understand what to be embarrassed about... you got hit on the head with a softball.
Am I missing something here?

roark · May 5, 2008, 4:46 PM

bummer, I always worry about getting hurt playing ball. seems much more likely to happen to me than skiing.

glad you're ok.

GrilledSteezeSandwich · May 5, 2008, 4:53 PM

I once had a concussion..anyway..what was I saying..

Hawkshot99 · May 5, 2008, 7:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cbcbd

I don't see how being old and getting hit on the back of the head with a fast flying object are related.
I don't understand what to be embarrassed about... you got hit on the head with a softball.
Am I missing something here?

If he was not so slow, he would have crossed long before the throw.

2knees · May 5, 2008, 7:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawkshot99

If he was not so slow, he would have crossed long before the throw.

EXACTLY!

May 5, 2008, 3:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
2knees Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,934	A quick concussion story So last thursday was the first game for our softball team. I was relegated to dh'ing as i'm nursing some lingering injuries from ski season. Primarily a disfigured thumb on my glove hand. So i'm up at bat in the 7th with our team up 5 runs. I hit a double and my teammates start yelling for me to get a pinch runner. Yeah, i'm that fast. I'm so fast that when i'm running, if my hat falls off, it lands in front of me. But whatever, i waved them off and jokingly told them to dial 911 now so that i could be carted off the field in case i had to run some more. No sooner are the words out of my mouth when the next batter lines a single to left field. I started limping/rumbling/crawling to 3rd and our coach waves me home. Great. so i'm just about to toss my lung as i cross home when WHAM. I take the relay from the 3rd baseman right to the base of my skull. My arms and legs immediately go numb and i just blacked out and collapsed on home plate. As i start to come to, i realize people are in my face yelling and stuff but i can neither hear them nor can i move my arms and legs. Shortly thereafter, i feel some intense tingling in my feet then hands and eventually i can at least move my limbs. sure enough, an ambulance and a freakin fire truck show up. they put me in the neck collar and put me on a board and away i go. No breaks or bleeding just the scariest 5 minutes or so of my life. And a headache that i wouldnt wish on anyone. pretty messed up shit. but now i'm just gettin killed cause, well, thats what my friends do.

May 5, 2008, 3:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
deadheadskier Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Southeast NH Posts: 3,438	maybe wear your ski helmet next game?? kidding...glad you're okay and hope the concussion isn't too severe __________________ 07-08

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jack97 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,215	Damn that is scary shitz, hows the knoggin doing now? __________________ I rather be @ss noodling

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cbcbd Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Seattle,WA Posts: 1,447	I don't see how being old and getting hit on the back of the head with a fast flying object are related. I don't understand what to be embarrassed about... you got hit on the head with a softball. Am I missing something here? __________________ Sign, sign everywhere a sign... pointing out the trails, can\'t make up my mind.

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May 5, 2008, 3:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
severine Nassahegan 7/26/2008 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT Posts: 4,007	OUCH. That really sucks. How you doing now?

May 5, 2008, 3:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
2knees Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,934	oh i'm fine now. I thought some might get a chuckle out of it. Its rather embarrassing to have an ambulance and a fire truck show up to haul your old carcass off of a softball field. When i came into work today, one of the guys from my company who also plays on my team had bubble wrapped everything in my office to make it safe. And he left a football helmet on my chair.

May 5, 2008, 4:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
roark Sugarloaf 2007-03-03 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: SW NH Posts: 1,288	bummer, I always worry about getting hurt playing ball. seems much more likely to happen to me than skiing. glad you're ok.

May 5, 2008, 4:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
GrilledSteezeSandwich Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,681	I once had a concussion..anyway..what was I saying..

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