Quote Originally Posted by red View Post
also, after talking to a few old timers today, it sounds like someone needs to teach a-rod how to fall

sounds like the worst thing you can do in that situation is try and put your hand out to break the fall

other sports (hockey) teach you to never do that

You didn't have to talk to old timers today, all you had to do was listen to this old timer in the game day thread yesterday.


Quote Originally Posted by Patler View Post
That is often how collar bones are broken.
Quote Originally Posted by Patler View Post
It was an easy call for me. I have seen numerous broken collar bones in hockey, including to one of my sons, caused the same way. As explained by an ortho to me, with an extended arm jammed the way it was, the force is transmitted to the collar bone, which can break quite easily.