"Is everything called a "broken nose" nowadays?"

Ebbie, trust me on this one: a broken nose hurts like a sonumabitch. I have broken about 30 bones in various parts of my body including my nose. I recall the broken nose but not most others.

As for the marks on the back of Z's head from hitting the sidewalk: I received worse than that by sliding into second. There are two times in my life I smacked fellows' heads into concrete (completely justified if you ask me). Didn't look like those marks Z had. In fact, I'd be a bit ashamed to tell anyone about it. I thought they grew 'em tougher in the south. Seems I thought wrong.