Any current ballplayers with disabilities?

[cgilmo]

Diabetes isn't a disability. The Obama Administration tried to tout their diversity by saying they employed diabetics. What a joke.

people keep reporting this post....


I honestly don't see a problem with it.

 

[miguelcabrera]

not mlb, but peyton manning has a fetus stuck in his head

 

[RustyGreerFan]

I <3 this thread.

I heard Tony Pena has a 3rd leg...

 

[miguelcabrera]

I <3 this thread.

I heard Tony Pena has a 3rd leg...

i heard that one too, but then found out it was just a rumor. jason richardson has a juan dixon growing out of his left leg though

 

[bongo870]

If we can summon the spirit of the late Ron Santo, who was diagnosed with diabetes as a child, he will tell you just how much more he had to go through to play at the major league level than a normal person with major league talent had to go through.

Also, Jim Eisenreich suffered from Tourette's Syndrome, and I do believe that is considered a disability, as many more severe cases involved involuntary muscle movement as well.

I was going to say jim Eisenreich too. he lost a few years of ball play from this.

 

[coltsnsox07]

5 years ago I would have said something like 'Pretty sure Arod has bacterial vaginosis' or something like that but I'm not like that anymore..

 

[Pine Tar]

Edward Charles "Chuck" Knoblauch could not throw to first base.....Thus being diagnosed with Steve Blass disease or Steve Sax Syndrome and ultimately ending his baseball career

Once considered one of the game's best fielders (in fact, ESPN personalities nicknamed him "Fundamentally Sound" Chuck Knoblauch), Knoblauch's play deteriorated shortly into his Yankee career. In 1999 he began to have difficulty making accurate throws to first base, a condition sometimes referred to in baseball as "the yips", "Steve Blass Disease", or "Steve Sax Syndrome" in more recent years. By 2000, the problem had grown serious enough that he began seeing more playing time as a designated hitter.
Knoblauch tried various solutions to his problem, but his throwing would not improve. He made an unprecedented number of throwing errors, routinely making abnormal throws out of the reach of the first baseman. (During one game, an errant throw sailed into the crowd and hit sportscaster Keith Olbermann's mother in the face.)[SUP][5][/SUP] Stumping commentators, fans, and himself, Knoblauch never fully recovered his throwing accuracy. He was reassigned to left field by manager Joe Torre, never to return to his old position.

 

[PujolsCollector]

I have Tyson Gillies autograph and he was very nice at the 2009 Futures Game.

 

[leatherman]

Edward Charles "Chuck" Knoblauch could not throw to first base.....Thus being diagnosed with Steve Blass disease or Steve Sax Syndrome and ultimately ending his baseball career

Once considered one of the game's best fielders (in fact, ESPN personalities nicknamed him "Fundamentally Sound" Chuck Knoblauch), Knoblauch's play deteriorated shortly into his Yankee career. In 1999 he began to have difficulty making accurate throws to first base, a condition sometimes referred to in baseball as "the yips", "Steve Blass Disease", or "Steve Sax Syndrome" in more recent years. By 2000, the problem had grown serious enough that he began seeing more playing time as a designated hitter.
Knoblauch tried various solutions to his problem, but his throwing would not improve. He made an unprecedented number of throwing errors, routinely making abnormal throws out of the reach of the first baseman. (During one game, an errant throw sailed into the crowd and hit sportscaster Keith Olbermann's mother in the face.)[SUP][5][/SUP] Stumping commentators, fans, and himself, Knoblauch never fully recovered his throwing accuracy. He was reassigned to left field by manager Joe Torre, never to return to his old position.

Rick Ankiel suddenly lost the ability to throw strikes in the 2000 playoffs and never recovered. However, he can now gun down runners at third and home with some of the most accurate outfield throws I have ever seen.

 

[bongo870]

Joe Girardi also like I suffer from Migraines.

 

[RL24]

/\ What's that Yoda? /\

Nope...you just described the FCB member as well

OK. That was awesome! If there was a thanks button, I would have hit it.

 

[Brewer Andy]

So baseball players can't have fun anymore? Awesome....

It makes him look stupid after throwing a little 6 year old girl fit about being sent home on short fly balls in a game situation and getting hurt that way IMO!

Zach Greinke suffers, or had suffered, from dibilitating panic disorder. While not classified as an actual disability by the medical community, living with severe panic disorder/anxiety is no picnic and can severely limit normal living i.e work, relationships etc.

Didn't Kahlil Greene (sp) have a similar condition?

 

[RL24]

Edward Charles "Chuck" Knoblauch could not throw to first base.....Thus being diagnosed with Steve Blass disease or Steve Sax Syndrome and ultimately ending his baseball career

Great post! I had never heard about any of this stuff. When I read the part about hitting Olbermann's mom in the face, I thought surely you were making it up. I researched it though, and had a few great laughs. When Sax had 30 errors in one year, fans sitting behind the first base dugout began wearing batting helmets as mock protection. Teammate Pedro Guerrero, an outfielder pressed into service at third base in 1983, once reportedly stated that his first thought whenever he was in the field was "I hope they don't hit it to me," while his second thought was "I hope they don't hit it to Sax."

And while Steve Blass may have lost his accuracy with a baseball... On September 10, 2009, he recorded 2 holes-in-one during a single 18 hole round of golf.[SUP] [/SUP]

 

[thefatguy]

Ozzie Guillen doesn't learn. Does that mean he has a learning disability?

I guess he's a manager not a player.

 

[jimfalbo21]

Freddy Sanchez was born with club feet

 

[Titans74]

Didn't Kahlil Greene (sp) have a similar condition?

Greene was diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder. Bad enough on it's own, worse when combined with general anxiety disorder, panic disorder, depression etc

Greene's condition has effectively ended his career, last time I read up about him. Greinke sought help and with counseling and meds seems to have somewhat of a grip on his issues. Not sure what Greene has done in terms of treatment.