Steve Blass disease is the second most infamous disease named after a baseball player.
Steve Blass disease is defined (by wikipedia) as players who inexplicably and permanently lose their ability to accurately throw a baseball.
Well herpes is
That description doesn't really tell you what herpes looks like though. Wanna see what herpes looks like? Click here. *I could have linked to worse, but didn't feel it necessary.
Likewise, the definition of Steve Blass disease doesn't tell you what it looks like.
Ready?
It looks like this.
Steve Blass disease is defined (by wikipedia) as players who inexplicably and permanently lose their ability to accurately throw a baseball.
Well herpes is
a viral disease from the herpesviridae family caused by both Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2)*wikipedia
That description doesn't really tell you what herpes looks like though. Wanna see what herpes looks like? Click here. *I could have linked to worse, but didn't feel it necessary.
Likewise, the definition of Steve Blass disease doesn't tell you what it looks like.
Ready?
It looks like this.
*http://www.fangraphs.com/graphs.aspx?playerid=1001058&position=P&page=2&type=full
Not such a pretty sight eh,
How about this variant?
*http://www.fangraphs.com/graphs.aspx?playerid=414&position=P&page=2&type=full
Or this one?
*http://www.fangraphs.com/graphs.aspx?playerid=1703&position=P&page=0&type=full
Lastly, in case the severity of the disease is still not apparent. A teenager affected by said disease.
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