Larry Vanover Possibly Concussed After Foul Ball Off Mask

[Lindsay]

HP Umpire Larry Vanover left Sunday's game with a possible concussion after being struck with a foul ball in his face mask during the first inning of Angels-Orioles at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. With...

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[BT_Blue]

Saw this happen on MLB Network. Mu first thought is that he will not finish this game. Had the same thing happen to me last Tuesday.

[dumbdumb]

Wonder if we wore the same helmet (an all black one) like the catcher and put the bill of the helmet in front, would that help? So, instead of a billed hat, it would be a billed helmet. With all the backswings it might help in that situation also. Maybe even the LL helmet with the mask. Would be an alternative to the bucket. Kind of a halfway point.

 

Here is the policy

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110329&content_id=17183370&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/new-mlb-concussion-policy-a-hit-with-mds/

 

Even though this is a very and I mean very important subject.

 

I couldn't pass many of these tests, without ever being hit in the head. Maybe I was dropped on my head several times as a child.

 

I have a hard time with the nose touch when I am sober as well as walking a perfect straight line. I think I would flunk those test's perfectly sober if pulled over by an officer of the law even though I would test negative for any foreign substances. Sad.

 

http://www.cces.ca/files/pdfs/SCAT2%5B1%5D.pdf

[T-Rav]

I wonder if Team Wendy pads would have made a difference.

[Thunderheads]

While I'm no expert, ...the videos looked to me as though his mask was on pretty tight ...... but that was just my take on what I've seen

[VAUmp]

As a former HS football coach, I'm very familiar with the imPACT testing that is used in MLB, NHL, and NFL.  It's not about passing the test in a traditional sense.  Each player has to take a baseline test at the beginning of each season.  If he receives a concussion, he must re-test and reach his baseline before being clear.  It measures many different cognitive functions, and if a player remains below his baseline in any area, he cannot return.  

 

Each test is individualized, so a player only needs to reach his own baseline to be cleared to return.