Posted on 01/16/2014 10:58:20 PM PST by chessplayer
Some guys just aren't man enough for Little League Baseball.
A coach from California made that much clear after filing a $600,000 lawsuit against one of his players for injuring him during a post-game celebration last spring.
After scoring the game-winning run, the unnamed 14-year-old defendant tossed his helmet in the air, only for it to land on Alan Becks foot and tearing his Achilles tendon.
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Shep Smith asked him how he could do that and he said because he’s stronger than most men
Not so much.. Dude, you be a girly man. Own it..........
No way he ruptured his achilles and didn’t “know it until June” - and walked around on it for 9 months.
I ruptured my achilles tendon jumping up two steps and believe me, there’s no way you can walk on it. My ankle literally just hung there uselessly - couldn’t even move a toe or move my ankle in any direction. There wasn’t a lot of pain unless I tried to stand on it - then it was excruciating pain.
LOL!
When this story was first posted at FR on Wednesday, the coach was suing for $500K, not $600K, and the helmet "severed" his Achilles tendon instead of tearing it.
That kid should counter sue for that man damaging his helmet.
14 year old in little league? I take a few decades off and see what happens.
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