Hirsh, My Gf Doesn't Think Your Tough

So I'm sitting on my ass last night watching sportscenter on the phone with my girlfriend, and along pops on the screen that Jason Hirsh somehow pitched five 6 innings after fracturing his leg in the first inning. I'm sitting their think to myself damn that's a tough guy move. And I decide to ask my Gf who's an athletic trainer what she thought and make sure the fibula wasn't the massive bone in the front of your leg. And here's pretty much her response:

"Oh that's not that surprising. The fibula isn't even considered a weight bearing bone. Only about 7-10 ten percent of your body weight is ever on that bone. So it's not that surprising."

Then I asked what if you're standing on one leg.

"Well then that's about 20%, but still not that big of a deal"

Now this is coming from my lovely girlfriend, who just happened to have broken just about every bone in her body two to three times as a child, so if she thinks its not a that big of a deal than Mr. Hirsh I don't think you're that big of a tough guy either. Next time you want to try and be a tough guy try breaking your tibia. Now that's a weight bearer.

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Anonymous said…

its the tibia

9:43 AM

M E T S = Mercifully End The Season

Do it before David Wright gets Hurt!

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