The recovery from myocarditis due to a viral infection is usually rapid and the heart reverts to normal rhythm. Serious myocarditis can lead to heart failure. Pericarditis is inflammation that affects the inner and outer membranes that surround the heart.
When Wilson had his tryout with the Baltimore Black Sox, he earned the nickname Boojum because of the sound his line drives made when they hit the fence during batting practice.
Smoky Joe Wood often said, I threw so hard, I thought my arm would fly right off my body.. Walter Johnson, often cited as the fastest throwing pitcher in Major League history by experts, believed that Wood was faster than himself and once said, Mister, no man alive can throw a baseball harder than Joe Wood..