Whatever happened to "walk it off"

Please Walk It Off Kerry

Remember the good ole days when dad would tell you to just "walk it off." It was the manly thing to do. Kids would sprain their ankle, or maybe tear a few ligaments and dad or coach would simply tell you to walk it off. And for the rest of the game, we would grit our teeth and stick it out. That is the way it should be in sports. It seems like its the way it is in every sport except for baseball. In football, Ronnie Lott is out there chopping part of his pinky finger off so he can play in the super bowl. In basketball, Larry Bird is running out of the locker room in the second half of a playoff game after a head splitting concussion, or Bill Lambeer is slapping on a plastic faceplate to keep playing with a broken nose. But in baseball, we encounter some of the most insignificant injuries I have ever heard of. People go on the 15 day DL for blisters, spasms, and hang nails. What kind of message are we sending to our youth?

But nothing I had heard previously could top what caused Kansas City Royals Triple A outfielder to leave a game. Kerry Robinson experienced chest muscle spasms throughout the game because he had laughed too hard a some pre-game youth antics. He eventually had to be REMOVED from the game because the spasms would not stop. He left the game due to a laughing related injury. Again, what kind of message are we sending our kids? Please, somebody man up and tell Kerry to walk it off. On an ending note, I've gotta see these youth antics....must have been hilarious.