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Does Bonds have a mechanical advantage? Michael Witte provides a pretty interesting analysis of the possible impact of Barry Bonds' elbow armor apparatus, and how it might benefit his swing.
posted by insomnyuk at 04:24 PM on August 06
Severe Rugby Injury in Scholastic Game Lands Player in Jail The family of 15-year-old rugby player Manny Castillo, who is not expected to live after being injured during a match, are fighting to save another life -- the player on the other team involved in the scrum. He's in jail facing aggravated assault charges that may be upgraded upon Castillo's death. "We support the police investigation but we do not condone the fact that this kid is charged with assault or that he is in custody," Castillo's uncle Hector said.
posted by rcade at 10:17 AM on May 11
What a tragedy. My prayers are with the families. Rugby is a very rough sport having played in college and been a captian for 3 years I feel qualified to say rather bad injuries are not uncommon even when on the up and up. High school sports are no joke now-a-days. Mix in inexperience & testosterone the risks are even higher. I whole heartedly endorse rugby and football in school, but it just goes to show that we must be accountable to oneanother and our kids by being acutely aware of what is happening on the fiels and teaching proper technique. I applaude the families and the community on how they have conducted themselves thus far.
posted at 03:57 PM on May 11
The article makes some very interesting points. 75-100 seems to be a big number, but I could believe that it gives him an advantage not available to other players.