The MLB All-Bizarre Injury Team

WSUCougar · 06-01-2005, 10:47 AM

Courtesy of ESPN.com:

Quote:

Manager: Roger Craig (Giants)
Cut his hand on a bra strap ... though we're guessing that's pain he played through.

Catcher: Mickey Tettleton (Tigers)
Once missed action with athlete's foot ... caused by tying his shoes too tight.

First Base: Ryan Klesko (Braves)
Once overexerted himself and pulled a muscle ... while picking up his lunch tray.

Second Base: Bret Barberie (Marlins)
Missed a game after rubbing chili juice in his eye ... probably after getting stuck behind John Kruk in morning stretches.

Shortstop: Rey Quinones (Seattle)
Once was unavailable for pinch hitting duty, because he had already returned to the clubhouse ... to play Nintendo.

Third Base: Wade Boggs (Red Sox)
Injured himself while pulling on his cowboy boots.

Outfield: Kevin Mitchell (Mets/Giants)
The master of all bizarre injuries, he once injured himself while eating a cupcake. That, of course, was when he wasn't missing games because of vomiting -induced muscle strains, or strained eyelids.

Outfield: Ken Griffey, Jr. (Mariners)
Missed a game after suffering a pinched testicle from his protective cup ... which explains why the whole "pain in the butt" thing just isn't phasing Jr.

Outfield: Oddibe McDowell (Rangers)
Yet another sad story of a baseball toughman getting taken out by food, he sliced his hand at the Texas welcome home luncheon while attempting to butter his roll.

Designated Hitter: Glenallen Hill (Blue Jays)
Went on the DL because of cuts suffered after smashing a glass table while dreaming he was being attacked by spiders ... anyway, that's his story, and he's sticking to it.

Bench: Terry Harper (Braves)
Separated his shoulder while waving a teammate home and subsequently high-fiving him.

Bench: Rickey Henderson (Blue Jays)
Missed a game because of frostbite ... in August.

Bench: Mark Smith (Orioles)
Injured his hand after sticking it in an air conditioner to "find out why it wasn't working."

Bench: Jose Cardenal (Cubs)
Missed a game in 1974 because he couldn't blink.

Bench: George Brett (Royals)
Broke his toe on a chair at his home while running from the kitchen to the TV to watch Bill Buckner hit.

Bench: Vince Coleman (Cardinals)
Missed the 1985 World Series after getting rolled up in the tarp machine.

Starting pitcher: John Smoltz (Braves)
Once burned his chest while ironing a shirt ... which he was still wearing.

Starting pitcher: Tom Glavine (Braves)
Redefining the phrase "star hurler," he broke a rib in 1992 after vomiting up airplane food.

Starting pitcher: Nolan Ryan (Astros)
Missed a start after being bitten on his hand ... by a coyote.

Starting pitcher: Carlos Perez (Expos)
Broke his nose in a car accident ... while trying to pass the team bus.

Starting pitcher: Doc Gooden (Mets)
Missed a start when Vince Coleman accidentally struck him with a golf club in the clubhouse.

Middle reliever: Steve Sparks (Brewers)
Dislocated his shoulder attempting to tear a phone book in half.

Middle reliever: Charlie Hough (Rangers)
Once broke his pinky ... shaking hands -- pinky shaking, that is.

Middle reliever: Ricky Bones (Marlins)
Went on the disabled list in 2000 after injuring himself while changing channels on the clubhouse TV.

Middle reliever: Greg Harris (Rangers)
Injured his wrist while flicking sunflower seeds in the dugout

Closer: Jason Isringhausen (Athletics)
Broke his hand while punching a trash can just weeks after stabbing himself in the leg trying to open a package.

mhass · 06-01-2005, 10:50 AM

Sosa's sneeze?

WSUCougar · 06-01-2005, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mhass

Sosa's sneeze?

Yeah, that was the first thing I thought of, too.

Pumpy Tudors · 06-01-2005, 10:59 AM

I've always been fond of the Glenallen Hill sleepwalking incident, and for me, nothing beats Vince Coleman getting rolled up in the tarp machine (although I was a sad 8-year-old when the Cards lost the World Series that year).

rkmsuf · 06-01-2005, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Middle reliever: Steve Sparks (Brewers)
Dislocated his shoulder attempting to tear a phone book in half.

I like that one.

Scholes · 06-01-2005, 11:13 AM

What about Marty Cordova's falling asleep in the tanning booth??

gottimd · 06-01-2005, 11:39 AM

These injuries should be added into FOF.

kcchief19 · 06-01-2005, 11:39 AM

I never thought Vince Coleman got enough credit for getting rolled up in the tarp machine. How does that even happen?

Where is Jeff Kent breaking his ankle while washing his truck? Or did he finally admit what he really did?

gottimd · 06-01-2005, 11:50 AM

Why do the players report this? I mean, do they walk in to the coachs office and give them this reason, or does it somehow leak out into the Media. I would just report it as an injury suffered during practice, rather than "put on DL due to severe paper cut injury incurred while reading the morning newspaper"

Maple Leafs · 06-01-2005, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Bench: Rickey Henderson (Blue Jays)
Missed a game because of frostbite ... in August.

I don't remember this at all...

(But yes, Cordova in the tanning booth has to be the all-time king here.)

Ksyrup · 06-01-2005, 01:12 PM

The Ray Quinones thing isn't an injury at all. I'm not sure how that got on there, although it's funny. Apparently no other SS has ever hurt himself in a funny manner.

Hands down, best injury ever is Mitchell's strained eyelids. Most of these are funny ways to get regular injuries (cuts, bruises, tears, breaks, etc.), but strained eyelids as an actual injury is a classic.

Maple Leafs · 06-01-2005, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Hands down, best injury ever is Mitchell's strained eyelids. Most of these are funny ways to get regular injuries (cuts, bruises, tears, breaks, etc.), but strained eyelids as an actual injury is a classic.

Right up there with David Boston's sensitive nipples.

WSUCougar · 06-01-2005, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

Right up there with David Boston's sensitive nipples.

I used to regularly scrape my nipples body surfing...it's no laughing matter. :o

gottimd · 06-01-2005, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

I used to regularly scrape my nipples body surfing...it's no laughing matter. :o

It may hurt, but if I was getting paid millions to play a professional sport, I'd find a way to alleviate the pain, and play especially for chafed nipples.

JeeberD · 06-01-2005, 02:29 PM

Band aids work great for nipple relief. My nipples used to get chafed from my basketball jersey, so I know...

DeToxRox · 06-01-2005, 02:42 PM

Marty Cordova has to be the all time best story ever.

jetpunk2000 · 06-06-2005, 05:10 PM

New one to add to the list:

Barmes' grocery fall likely to cost rookie star 3 months
June 6, 2005
CBS SportsLine.com wire reports

DENVER -- Colorado Rockies rookie sensation Clint Barmes will miss at least three months after breaking his left collarbone in a fall while carrying groceries, the team said Monday.

Barmes hurt himself going up a flight of stairs at home Sunday night. The 26-year-old shortstop will have surgery Tuesday.

Barmes was leading National League rookies in nearly every offensive category, including batting average (.329), runs (40), hits (74), doubles (16), home runs (8) and RBI (34).

He was seventh overall in the league in batting average, tied for fourth in hits and tied for fifth in runs scored.

AP NEWS
The Associated Press News Service

Glengoyne · 06-06-2005, 07:39 PM

Eric Davis injured his neck once by sleeping funny on the plane...and another time he lacerated his liver diving for a fly ball.

clintl · 06-06-2005, 09:02 PM

I forget the precise details, but Ron Bryant of the Giants basically ruined his career in a spring training swimming pool accident in 1974, the year after he was a 24-game winner.

Chief Rum · 06-07-2005, 12:25 AM

I still laugh whenever I think of former Angel Allan Watson cutting his pitching hand with a bottle opener trying to open a Corona at the beach--while recuperating from another injury altogether.

bbor · 06-07-2005, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

I don't remember this at all...

Rickey hurt hisself during a game...trainer gave Rickey an ice pack.....Rickey applied ice pack...Rickey did'nt notice it was too cold.

rkmsuf · 06-07-2005, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jetpunk2000

New one to add to the list:

Barmes' grocery fall likely to cost rookie star 3 months
June 6, 2005
CBS SportsLine.com wire reports

DENVER -- Colorado Rockies rookie sensation Clint Barmes will miss at least three months after breaking his left collarbone in a fall while carrying groceries, the team said Monday.

Barmes hurt himself going up a flight of stairs at home Sunday night. The 26-year-old shortstop will have surgery Tuesday.

Barmes was leading National League rookies in nearly every offensive category, including batting average (.329), runs (40), hits (74), doubles (16), home runs (8) and RBI (34).

He was seventh overall in the league in batting average, tied for fourth in hits and tied for fifth in runs scored.

AP NEWS
The Associated Press News Service

Yeah sure. I buy that.

weinstein7 · 06-07-2005, 08:41 AM

My personal favorite was Bobby Ojeda slicing off the tip of his finger with a pair of pruning shears.

06-01-2005, 10:50 AM	#2
mhass High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Here	Sosa's sneeze? __________________ Now while I wasn't able to cut everyone I wanted to, I have cut a lot of you. - H.J.S.

06-01-2005, 10:59 AM	#4
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	I've always been fond of the Glenallen Hill sleepwalking incident, and for me, nothing beats Vince Coleman getting rolled up in the tarp machine (although I was a sad 8-year-old when the Cards lost the World Series that year). __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

06-01-2005, 11:39 AM	#7
gottimd Dearly Missed (9/25/77-12/23/08) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: DC Suburbs	These injuries should be added into FOF. __________________ NAFL New Orleans Saints GM/Co-Commish MP Career Record: 114-85 NAFL Super Bowl XI Champs In memory of Gavin Anthony: 7/22/08-7/26/08

06-01-2005, 11:50 AM	#9
gottimd Dearly Missed (9/25/77-12/23/08) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: DC Suburbs	Why do the players report this? I mean, do they walk in to the coachs office and give them this reason, or does it somehow leak out into the Media. I would just report it as an injury suffered during practice, rather than "put on DL due to severe paper cut injury incurred while reading the morning newspaper" __________________ NAFL New Orleans Saints GM/Co-Commish MP Career Record: 114-85 NAFL Super Bowl XI Champs In memory of Gavin Anthony: 7/22/08-7/26/08

06-01-2005, 01:12 PM	#11
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	The Ray Quinones thing isn't an injury at all. I'm not sure how that got on there, although it's funny. Apparently no other SS has ever hurt himself in a funny manner. Hands down, best injury ever is Mitchell's strained eyelids. Most of these are funny ways to get regular injuries (cuts, bruises, tears, breaks, etc.), but strained eyelids as an actual injury is a classic. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." Last edited by Ksyrup : 06-01-2005 at 01:12 PM.

06-01-2005, 11:13 AM	#6
Scholes High School Varsity Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. Paul, MN	What about Marty Cordova's falling asleep in the tanning booth??

06-01-2005, 11:39 AM	#8
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	I never thought Vince Coleman got enough credit for getting rolled up in the tarp machine. How does that even happen? Where is Jeff Kent breaking his ankle while washing his truck? Or did he finally admit what he really did?

06-01-2005, 02:29 PM	#15
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Band aids work great for nipple relief. My nipples used to get chafed from my basketball jersey, so I know... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

06-01-2005, 02:42 PM	#16
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Marty Cordova has to be the all time best story ever.

06-06-2005, 05:10 PM	#17
jetpunk2000 Waterboy Forever Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oceanside NY	New one to add to the list: Barmes' grocery fall likely to cost rookie star 3 months June 6, 2005 CBS SportsLine.com wire reports DENVER -- Colorado Rockies rookie sensation Clint Barmes will miss at least three months after breaking his left collarbone in a fall while carrying groceries, the team said Monday. Barmes hurt himself going up a flight of stairs at home Sunday night. The 26-year-old shortstop will have surgery Tuesday. Barmes was leading National League rookies in nearly every offensive category, including batting average (.329), runs (40), hits (74), doubles (16), home runs (8) and RBI (34). He was seventh overall in the league in batting average, tied for fourth in hits and tied for fifth in runs scored. AP NEWS The Associated Press News Service

06-06-2005, 07:39 PM	#18
Glengoyne Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Fresno, CA	Eric Davis injured his neck once by sleeping funny on the plane...and another time he lacerated his liver diving for a fly ball.

06-06-2005, 09:02 PM	#19
clintl College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Davis, CA	I forget the precise details, but Ron Bryant of the Giants basically ruined his career in a spring training swimming pool accident in 1974, the year after he was a 24-game winner.

06-07-2005, 12:25 AM	#20
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	I still laugh whenever I think of former Angel Allan Watson cutting his pitching hand with a bottle opener trying to open a Corona at the beach--while recuperating from another injury altogether. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

06-07-2005, 08:41 AM	#23
weinstein7 High School JV Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Rochester, NY	My personal favorite was Bobby Ojeda slicing off the tip of his finger with a pair of pruning shears.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)