According to the Detroit Free Press, Zumaya was hurt playing a PlayStation 2 video game called "Guitar Hero", in which the player simulates playing an electric guitar for popular rock bands. Zumaya, a 22-year-old rookie, suffered inflammation in his right (throwing) wrist and forearm from playing the game.
When Zumaya went to the Tigers training staff about his injury, they noticed his pain was more consistent with a guitar player than a baseball pitcher, according to the Free Press. Since Zumaya was known to play the game, the team asked him to stop, and he pitched pain-free in the World Series. |source|
Not much of a bright side, I know. But I can tell you from experience that the Guitar Hero injury risk is real. Here are some tips that will allow even the most avid Hero to play injury free:
- Warm up! Look, I know that the "Easy" songs are easy, and hardly worthy of a Hero, but the mode is there to help you out. Don't let pride be your downfall.
- Know when to quit. We've all been there. Freebird was a breeze and it's got you thinking that you're finally ready to rip Message in a Bottle on "Expert". Don't believe it. And don't think that after you've failed seventeen times that the eighteenth is the charm. It isn't. It's when heroes get hurt and become, once and for all, zeroes.
- For God's sake, steer clear of Psychobilly Freakout. Unless you happen to be eight years old playing that song puts you on the fast track for carpal tunnel. It's just not worth it.
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