Fungo Knee

[Jake Patterson]

I thought I would share this with you. I went to the doctors this week to have him check a sore left knee. The Doc is a former team physician for the NY Mets and the same orthopedist I use at my coaches' clinics to speak about the damage coaches and parents allow/cause when teaching and using young throwing arms...

After examination he found a torn ACL, arthritist and a torn miniscus. Right knee absolutely perfect. Curious as to why the left was bad and the right was good led to some discussion... The bottom line... It's the knee I pivot on when hitting fungos. Several decades and thousands of ground balls has led me to create my very own coaching medical condition called - Fungo Knee.

"I'm sorry I have to tell you this Coach Smith, but you have a serious case of Patterson Fungo Knee....No, not fungus knee, Fungo Knee."

LOL

[Ursa Major]

Sorry to hear of your injuries, Jake. I believe that could happen. I hit fungoes one armed and, now that my son is playing on the big diamond, I really have to crank it out there and feel it in my right elbow. So, I'll claim some of that fungo injury notoriety.

In any case, just like Lou Gehrig, you'll live on in our hearts more for your baseball accomplishments than from your association with a particular malady.

[Jake Patterson]

Sorry to hear of your injuries, Jake. I believe that could happen. I hit fungoes one armed and, now that my son is playing on the big diamond, I really have to crank it out there and feel it in my right elbow. So, I'll claim some of that fungo injury notoriety.

In any case, just like Lou Gehrig, you'll live on in our hearts more for your baseball accomplishments than from your association with a particular malady.

"I'm sorry I have to tell you this Coach Smith, but you have a serious case of Patterson Fungo Knee and upon further examination you also have a bad case of Ursa Major Fungo Elbow.... No a slight case would be Ursa Minor Elbow"

Boy it's tough getting old.

[Drill]

I would reply to the post except I forgot what you were talking about.


drill