Over the years, we've seen and heard of some pretty bizarre, and stupid, and weird injuries suffered by Major League Baseball players. This year is no different, and the season hasn't even started yet! New Astros second baseman Kazuo Matsui was placed on the disabled list the other day after having a surgery to repair an anal fissure, which is basically hemorrhoids! Too much information? So, with apologies to Morisato, who originally posted these bizarre injuries in his FoxSports.com blog in June 2006, here are some of the most bizarre and stupidest baseball injuries, in no particular order, and not necessarily game-related...
* Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees: Suffered back spasms while putting on his shoes in 2006.
* Mickey Tettleton, Detroit Tigers: Went on DL with athlete's foot... caused by tying his shoes too tight.
* George Brett, Kansas City Royals: Broke his toe on a chair in his home while running to the kitchen to watch Bill Buckner hit on TV.
* Jeff Kent, San Francisco Giants: Claimed he hurt his wrist while washing his truck. Rumor has it he was injured while doing motorcycle stunts instead.
* Clint Barmes, Colorado Rockies: Broke his collarbone... carrying deer meat!
* Wade Boggs, Boston Red Sox: Hurt himself... while putting on his cowboy boots. Yee-haw! Giddy up!
* Vince Coleman, St. Louis Cardinals: Missed the entire 1985 World Series... after being run over by the tarp roller at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
* Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle Mariners: Once missed a game after suffering a pinched testicle from his protective cup. Ouch!
* Rickey Henderson, Toronto Blue Jays: Missed several games because of frostbite... in August... after falling asleep on a pack of ice.
* Glenallen Hill, Toronto Blue Jays: Went on the DL after suffering cuts when he crashed through a glass table while dreaming that he was being attacked by spiders.
* Oddibe McDowell, Texas Rangers: Sliced open his hand at a Texas welcome home luncheon while buttering a roll.
* Kevin Mitchell, New York Mets: Was once taken out by a microwave donut. Huh?
* Terry Harper, Atlanta Braves: Separated his shoulder while waving a teammate home and subsequently high-fiving him.
* Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs: Missed a game after throwing out his back... while sneezing! Hey, I once pulled a muscle in my ribcage from sneezing.
* Jose Cardenal, Chicago Cubs: Missed a game in 1974 because he couldn't blink. Say what?
* John Smoltz, Atlanta Braves: Once burned his chest while ironing a shirt... while he was still wearing it! (A myth! Smoltz claims thats not really how it happened.)
* Nolan Ryan, Houston Astros: Once missed a start after being bitten on his hand... by a coyote.
* Jake Peavy, San Diego Padres: Fractured a rib a couple of years ago after jumping into a celebratory pile after the Padres clinched the division.
* Carlos Perez, Montreal Expos: Broke his nose in a car accident... while trying to pass the team bus.
* Adam Eaton, San Diego Padres: Stabbed himself in the stomach while tearing off the wrapper on a DVD. I'm not surprised; those things are a bitch to open!
* Doc Gooden, New York Mets: Missed a start when Vince Coleman accidentally took him out with a golf club in the clubhouse. I think he really meant to do it...
* Steve Sparks, Milwaukee Brewers: Dislocated his shoulder... while attempting to tear a phone book in half. Which one, white or yellow?
* Mark Smith, Baltimore Orioles: Injured his hand... while sticking it in an air conditioner to see why it wasn't working.
* Charlie Hough, Texas Rangers: Once broke his pinky... while pinky shaking.
* Ricky Bones, Florida Marlins: Missed time in 2000 after injuring himself while changing channels on the clubhouse TV. I don't get this one...
* Greg Harris, Texas Rangers: Suffered a strained elbow from flipping sunflower seeds while sitting in the bullpen.
* Jason Isringhausen, Oakland Athletics: Broke his hand while punching a trashcan, just weeks after stabbing himself in the leg trying open a package.
* Roger Craig, Manager, San Francisco Giants: Cut his hand... while undoing a bra strap. Nice.
* Brent Mayne, Arizona Diamondbacks: Went on the DL in 2004 after straining his back... while unpacking clothes. Also strained his back in 2002... while turning his head to check traffic to cross the street.
* Ryan Klesko, Atlanta Braves: Once over exerted himself and pulled a muscle... while picking up his lunch tray.
* Bret Barberie, Florida Marlins: Missed a game after rubbing chili juice in his eye. Hey that shit stings!
* Jason Bartlett, Minnesota Twins: Tore the nail off his left pinky... while sliding his hand under the television in his room at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Detroit.
* Paul Molitor, Milwaukee Brewers: Dislocated a knuckle... when it got stuck in another player's glove.
* Marty Cordova, Baltimore Orioles: Missed a game after burning his face... after spending too much time under a tanning lamp.
* Dustan Mohr, Minnesota Twins: Strained his groin... while trying to get out of the dugout for a celebration for another player's homerun.
* Tony Gwynn, San Diego Padres: Missed several games after smashing his finger in the door of his luxury car. He would have escaped injury had it been a Yugo.
* Kevin Mitchell (again!), San Francisco Giants: strained a muscle... while vomiting.
* Dave Nillson, Milwaukee Brewers: Was stung by a mosquito in Australia, which then developed into the debilitating Ross River Fever. Was listed on the DL as "rare mosquito-born disease."
* Kent Hrbek, Minnesota Twins: Sprained an ankle wrestling a clubhouse attendant, forcing him to miss the final ten games of the season.
* Jose Cardenal (again!), Chicago Cubs: Missed a game because he was kept awake all night by crickets, chirping in his hotel room.
* Tom Glavine, Atlanta Branves: Broke a rib in 1992... after vomiting up bad airline food. Haven't we all done this at least once?
* Rich Harden, Oakland Athletics: Strained his shoulder... while turning off his alarm clock. Those damn snooze buttons...
* Phil Niekro, Atlanta Braves: Injured his hand... while shaking hands.
* Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs: Diagnosed with carpel tunnel syndrome... after spending too much time online. I think I can relate.
* David Cone, New York Yankees: Missed a start after his mother-in-law's Jack Russell Terrier bit him. Those pesky little shits!
* Terry Mulholland, Minnesota Twins: Went on the DL after scratching his eye... on a feather that was sticking out of a pillow. Those feathers are seriously dangerous things!
* Randy Veres, Florida Marlins: Injured his hand... after pounding it against a hotel room wall, trying to get the people in the next room to shut up. Ever hear of picking up a phone and calling hotel security?
* Larry Anderson, San Diego Padres: Strained a rib muscle... while getting out of a jacuzzi.
* Clarence Blethen, Boston Red Sox: Took out his false teeth because he thought it made him look older and meaner. However, he forgot to put them back in his mouth when he was batting. While sliding into second base to break up a double play, he literally bit himself in the ass. How, with his gums?
* Jeff Juden, Philadelphia Phillies: Missed a start... because a tattoo he got before the season opener got infected.
* Mike Remlinger, Chicago Cubs: Missed 15 days because of a broken pinky... that he broke on a recliner.
* Randy Flores, St. Louis Cardinals: Went on the DL after taking off his socks... and a large patch of skin.
* Byron McLaughlin, Seattle Mariners: While practicing his windup, he cut his right hand... when it went through the mirror he was standing too close to.
* Kevin Brown, New York Yankees: Broke his non-pitching hand on a brick wall after coming out of his manager's office in anger, and was subsequently placed on the DL and missed the end of the 2004 season.
And last but not least, not listed on Morisato's blog, and not really an injury of any sort, but the honest to God truth:
* Adrian Beltre, Los Angeles Dodgers: In 2001, he thought his Milwaukee hotel room was haunted by ghosts.
* Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees: Suffered back spasms while putting on his shoes in 2006.
* Mickey Tettleton, Detroit Tigers: Went on DL with athlete's foot... caused by tying his shoes too tight.
* George Brett, Kansas City Royals: Broke his toe on a chair in his home while running to the kitchen to watch Bill Buckner hit on TV.
* Jeff Kent, San Francisco Giants: Claimed he hurt his wrist while washing his truck. Rumor has it he was injured while doing motorcycle stunts instead.
* Clint Barmes, Colorado Rockies: Broke his collarbone... carrying deer meat!
* Wade Boggs, Boston Red Sox: Hurt himself... while putting on his cowboy boots. Yee-haw! Giddy up!
* Vince Coleman, St. Louis Cardinals: Missed the entire 1985 World Series... after being run over by the tarp roller at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
* Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle Mariners: Once missed a game after suffering a pinched testicle from his protective cup. Ouch!
* Rickey Henderson, Toronto Blue Jays: Missed several games because of frostbite... in August... after falling asleep on a pack of ice.
* Glenallen Hill, Toronto Blue Jays: Went on the DL after suffering cuts when he crashed through a glass table while dreaming that he was being attacked by spiders.
* Oddibe McDowell, Texas Rangers: Sliced open his hand at a Texas welcome home luncheon while buttering a roll.
* Kevin Mitchell, New York Mets: Was once taken out by a microwave donut. Huh?
* Terry Harper, Atlanta Braves: Separated his shoulder while waving a teammate home and subsequently high-fiving him.
* Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs: Missed a game after throwing out his back... while sneezing! Hey, I once pulled a muscle in my ribcage from sneezing.
* Jose Cardenal, Chicago Cubs: Missed a game in 1974 because he couldn't blink. Say what?
* John Smoltz, Atlanta Braves: Once burned his chest while ironing a shirt... while he was still wearing it! (A myth! Smoltz claims thats not really how it happened.)
* Nolan Ryan, Houston Astros: Once missed a start after being bitten on his hand... by a coyote.
* Jake Peavy, San Diego Padres: Fractured a rib a couple of years ago after jumping into a celebratory pile after the Padres clinched the division.
* Carlos Perez, Montreal Expos: Broke his nose in a car accident... while trying to pass the team bus.
* Adam Eaton, San Diego Padres: Stabbed himself in the stomach while tearing off the wrapper on a DVD. I'm not surprised; those things are a bitch to open!
* Doc Gooden, New York Mets: Missed a start when Vince Coleman accidentally took him out with a golf club in the clubhouse. I think he really meant to do it...
* Steve Sparks, Milwaukee Brewers: Dislocated his shoulder... while attempting to tear a phone book in half. Which one, white or yellow?
* Mark Smith, Baltimore Orioles: Injured his hand... while sticking it in an air conditioner to see why it wasn't working.
* Charlie Hough, Texas Rangers: Once broke his pinky... while pinky shaking.
* Ricky Bones, Florida Marlins: Missed time in 2000 after injuring himself while changing channels on the clubhouse TV. I don't get this one...
* Greg Harris, Texas Rangers: Suffered a strained elbow from flipping sunflower seeds while sitting in the bullpen.
* Jason Isringhausen, Oakland Athletics: Broke his hand while punching a trashcan, just weeks after stabbing himself in the leg trying open a package.
* Roger Craig, Manager, San Francisco Giants: Cut his hand... while undoing a bra strap. Nice.
* Brent Mayne, Arizona Diamondbacks: Went on the DL in 2004 after straining his back... while unpacking clothes. Also strained his back in 2002... while turning his head to check traffic to cross the street.
* Ryan Klesko, Atlanta Braves: Once over exerted himself and pulled a muscle... while picking up his lunch tray.
* Bret Barberie, Florida Marlins: Missed a game after rubbing chili juice in his eye. Hey that shit stings!
* Jason Bartlett, Minnesota Twins: Tore the nail off his left pinky... while sliding his hand under the television in his room at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Detroit.
* Paul Molitor, Milwaukee Brewers: Dislocated a knuckle... when it got stuck in another player's glove.
* Marty Cordova, Baltimore Orioles: Missed a game after burning his face... after spending too much time under a tanning lamp.
* Dustan Mohr, Minnesota Twins: Strained his groin... while trying to get out of the dugout for a celebration for another player's homerun.
* Tony Gwynn, San Diego Padres: Missed several games after smashing his finger in the door of his luxury car. He would have escaped injury had it been a Yugo.
* Kevin Mitchell (again!), San Francisco Giants: strained a muscle... while vomiting.
* Dave Nillson, Milwaukee Brewers: Was stung by a mosquito in Australia, which then developed into the debilitating Ross River Fever. Was listed on the DL as "rare mosquito-born disease."
* Kent Hrbek, Minnesota Twins: Sprained an ankle wrestling a clubhouse attendant, forcing him to miss the final ten games of the season.
* Jose Cardenal (again!), Chicago Cubs: Missed a game because he was kept awake all night by crickets, chirping in his hotel room.
* Tom Glavine, Atlanta Branves: Broke a rib in 1992... after vomiting up bad airline food. Haven't we all done this at least once?
* Rich Harden, Oakland Athletics: Strained his shoulder... while turning off his alarm clock. Those damn snooze buttons...
* Phil Niekro, Atlanta Braves: Injured his hand... while shaking hands.
* Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs: Diagnosed with carpel tunnel syndrome... after spending too much time online. I think I can relate.
* David Cone, New York Yankees: Missed a start after his mother-in-law's Jack Russell Terrier bit him. Those pesky little shits!
* Terry Mulholland, Minnesota Twins: Went on the DL after scratching his eye... on a feather that was sticking out of a pillow. Those feathers are seriously dangerous things!
* Randy Veres, Florida Marlins: Injured his hand... after pounding it against a hotel room wall, trying to get the people in the next room to shut up. Ever hear of picking up a phone and calling hotel security?
* Larry Anderson, San Diego Padres: Strained a rib muscle... while getting out of a jacuzzi.
* Clarence Blethen, Boston Red Sox: Took out his false teeth because he thought it made him look older and meaner. However, he forgot to put them back in his mouth when he was batting. While sliding into second base to break up a double play, he literally bit himself in the ass. How, with his gums?
* Jeff Juden, Philadelphia Phillies: Missed a start... because a tattoo he got before the season opener got infected.
* Mike Remlinger, Chicago Cubs: Missed 15 days because of a broken pinky... that he broke on a recliner.
* Randy Flores, St. Louis Cardinals: Went on the DL after taking off his socks... and a large patch of skin.
* Byron McLaughlin, Seattle Mariners: While practicing his windup, he cut his right hand... when it went through the mirror he was standing too close to.
* Kevin Brown, New York Yankees: Broke his non-pitching hand on a brick wall after coming out of his manager's office in anger, and was subsequently placed on the DL and missed the end of the 2004 season.
And last but not least, not listed on Morisato's blog, and not really an injury of any sort, but the honest to God truth:
* Adrian Beltre, Los Angeles Dodgers: In 2001, he thought his Milwaukee hotel room was haunted by ghosts.
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