Gameface in MLB?

[dadof3girls]

girl on our team not as lucky... carried off.


Astros pitcher Mickey Storey hit in face with line drive | Big League Stew - Yahoo! Sports

 

[glf0845]

Poor kid! It's just a matter of time before leagues mandate face guards. IMHO, they should have started at the 10u a few years back. Won't happen in the older girl division but if you make it mandatory for the little ones they won't know the difference. Hope your DD;s team mate gets well fast.

 

[Amy in AZ.]

I agree. Most little ones like theirs. I have started my DGD in one and she is 2 1/2. I have to admit that her mother still scoffs at it, though.

 

[CoachKevin]

Poor kid! It's just a matter of time before leagues mandate face guards. IMHO, they should have started at the 10u a few years back. Won't happen in the older girl division but if you make it mandatory for the little ones they won't know the difference. Hope your DD;s team mate gets well fast.

I'm on the fence with this, but I can say the same arguments were made about facemasks on helmets too. Now look, the girls have played so long with them it doesn't matter anymore. I think the same thing would happen if it were made mandatory.

 

[Amy in AZ.]

I think that most of you have heard me say, that I never played with anyone that wore a helmet. When they were mandated (mid 1990s) the change happened quickly. I was coaching boys LL and if I remember correctly, boys were wearing them and girls weren't.

 

[guero_gordo]

Brandon McCarthy(Pitcher for the A's) got drilled last week,had emergency surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. He just got out of the hospital.

A's Brandon McCarthy released from hospital - SFGate

 

[MTR]

Poor kid! It's just a matter of time before leagues mandate face guards. IMHO, they should have started at the 10u a few years back. Won't happen in the older girl division but if you make it mandatory for the little ones they won't know the difference. Hope your DD;s team mate gets well fast.

Rubbish. If it is that important you should not have to wait for someone to tell you to do it. Didn't you people learn anything from the debacle when the masks were mandated for batters.

Only an idiot would need a piece of equipment mandated instead of dealing with it properly.

 

[glf0845]

Rubbish. If it is that important you should not have to wait for someone to tell you to do it. Didn't you people learn anything from the debacle when the masks were mandated for batters.

Only an idiot would need a piece of equipment mandated instead of dealing with it properly.

No need for name calling MTR. Sorry if my post offended you. Having a high school senior who plays at the gold level and does not pitch I don't have a dog in your fight. I was wishing the injured player a speedy recovery and hoping a mandate will help for future injuries.

 

[Amy in AZ.]

A local 10 yo, lost her 2 front teeth to a bad hop this week. She is back playing, with a mask. Don't wait until an accident happens. I would rather prevent the accident, in the first place.

 

[JAD]

While I would love for face masks to be mandated, my DD will not be allowed to pitch without one!