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Subject: OT - Funniest DL trips
Posted by: Rogue's Strikers
- [10235713] Thu, Mar 07, 2002, 22:10
Someone on the GSB boards posted these, funny as hell. Especially the GlenAllen Hill one...
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.
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| 1 | TaRhEElKiD
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Thu, Mar 07, 2002, 22:40
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This may be a dumb question, but...Is this stuff serious? That is the funniest thing I have ever read. I was seriously ROTFLMAO!!!
THK
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| 2 | beastiemiked
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Fri, Mar 08, 2002, 00:24
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Randy Johnson: In his last AAA start as a Expos, his left hand was hit by a linedrive, he was so aggravated he punched the wall in the clubhouse with his right hand and broke that hand.
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| 3 | blue hen, almighty
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Fri, Mar 08, 2002, 00:36
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As usual, the best stuff comes from ESPN.com's Page 2. Everything else is just copyright infringement.
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| 4 | Tim G
Donor
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Fri, Mar 08, 2002, 00:47
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I should have known since it was posted at GSB that it involved some kind of a ripoff.
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| 5 | TaRhEElKiD
ID: 42109719
Fri, Mar 08, 2002, 08:13
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Well ESPN did a great column, that is the funniest thing I have ever read!
THK
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| 6 | ChicagoTRS
Sustainer
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Fri, Mar 08, 2002, 10:29
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I know a lot of players have injured themselves playing video games...I can see why, I f-ed up my shoulder once playing Holyfield Boxing for a few straight days. It is funny when you get so hooked on a game that you will start inventing wierd ways to hold the controller so your thumb/shoulder/hand will stop hurting and you can continue to play.
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| 7 | KrazyKoalaBears
Donor
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Fri, Mar 08, 2002, 10:35
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Anyone who owned an original Nintendo knows exactly what "Nintendo Thumb" is all about. ;)
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| 8 | Mattinglyinthehall
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Fri, Mar 08, 2002, 10:50
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I'll never forget Jack Clark tearing a tendon running out a spring training home run.
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| 9 | Wilmer McLean
ID: 487331412
Fri, Mar 08, 2002, 11:18
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George Will wrote in one of his books about a Cubs relief pitcher who was called in to the game and injured himself before pitching to a batter.
Forgot the player's name. Do any Cubs fans know?
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| 10 | ChicagoTRS
Sustainer
ID: 3825378
Fri, Mar 08, 2002, 11:27
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wilmer...not sure of that cubs pitcher.
on a similar note big mouth Tom Gordon blew out his shoulder this year in his first pitch to a live batter in spring training. it is kind of hilarious because all offseason he has been chirping that he wouldn't mind being used to close 2 innings instead of one and he doesn't want anyone warming up in the bullpen when he is closing a game. plus he was pissed that baylor said Farnsworth and Fassero would be used to close some games to save Gordon and keep him healthy. hey tom...shutup...you can't even throw one damn pitch. On a positive note I think this may actually good for the cubs if Kyle Farnsworth take over the job and does as well as I expect him to do.
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| 11 | cEHp @ school
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Fri, Mar 08, 2002, 12:36
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When I played in little league I broke my nose playing shortstop and missed a couple games. My next game back I played center field and got called in to pitch in relief. While taking my warmup tosses, my nose, which was still a bit tender, began to bleed uncontrollably. I got pulled before I got to face a batter and spent the rest of the game on the bench eating sunflower seeds.
That's my weirdest trip to the "DL".
**Grammatical Note***
I think I used way to many commas above.....please don't hold that against me.
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| 12 | swells
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Fri, Mar 08, 2002, 13:04
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I know this is for baseball injuries, but Bill Grammatica's torn ACL after celebrating a game-winning FG is kind of funny too
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| 13 | blue hen, almighty
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Fri, Mar 08, 2002, 14:30
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Steve Decker jumping over a fence avoiding autograph-seekers.
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| 14 | Slackjawed Yokel
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Fri, Mar 08, 2002, 18:51
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AJ Burnett put himself on the DL last year by cutting his hand trying to open that confounded DVD packaging with a knife.
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| 15 | Ender
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Fri, Mar 08, 2002, 21:45
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swells, kinf of funny doesn't do it justice :)
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| 16 | Sung
ID: 5625168
Sun, Mar 10, 2002, 08:52
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it wasn't Burnett it was Adam Eaton that punctured his hand while opening a DVD. A.J. Burnett dropped a hot iron on his pitching hand the afternoon of a game and raised a blister ... while ironing a pair of jeans.
Others they missed:
Matheny sliced his right ring finger with a hunting knife, a birthday gift. He was putting it back in the sheath. and he missed the playoffs
They also missed Brian Giles spider bites on his legs. He aggravates the bites by shaving his legs, placing him on the DL longer.
Moises Alou's is the Funniest. He injured his knee falling off a treadmill. He got off the IL and re-injured his knee when he RAN OVER his son with his bike.
Bob Feller scalded himself from the waist down from his whirlpool
Twins farmhand David Foster was knocked out for the season when a lightning strike through a phone line zapped him while he was making a call
Pitcher Steve Foster injured his shoulder knocking over milk bottles during a segment with Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show."
Jim Riggleman walked into the business end of a fungo bat during pregame drills before a game in April. Luckily, all he got was a quality shiner under his right eye.
Oakland rookie Mario Valdez got his big break when he made the club out of spring training. Fate broke back when he stepped off the team bus in Boston May 13 ... and sustained a bruised left knee. He hasn't played since.
Boston's Craig Grebeck was forced to leave a game against New York in April after rubbing his left eye. Of course, that hand just happened to have stick'em on it.
Twins middle reliever Eddie Guardado had to have surgery to repair an injury to his left knee after walking up a flight of stairs after Monday's game and sustained a torn medial meniscus.
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| 17 | Sung
ID: 5625168
Sun, Mar 10, 2002, 09:11
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Oh yeah I forgot to cite. I got some from Steve the ump site. some from memory and some from a sports illustrated article a while back
http://www.stevetheump.com/strange_injuries.htm
I think the ESPN guy got some from this site or maybe both of them got this from a book
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| 18 | KrazyKoalaBears
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Sun, Mar 17, 2002, 20:52
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Maybe Jeff Kent's story ("I broke my wrist when I fell while washing my truck) was a bit TOO funny. ESPN.com Reports: "San Francisco Giants officials have questioned whether second baseman Jeff Kent actually broke his left wrist while falling while washing his truck March 1. Baseball Weekly, citing anonymous sources within the organization, reported that Kent may have sustained the injury in a motorcycle accident, and that he made up the story about the truck-washing mishap because it violates the rules in Kent's contract to ride a motorcycle." "I hear that rumor is floating around," Kent told reporters Saturday. "Sure. I guess. However you want to write it, it's still a broken wrist." Kent took issue with Baseball Weekly using anonymous information, but he did not flat-out deny the report. "I'm a source," Kent said. "What I said came out of my mouth. I'm not going to get into petty arguments about anything like that. I think it's foolish. "If people want to make a good story, then I guess I do a lot of dangerous things. I climb tree stands. I ride motorcycles. I wash trucks. However you want to write it. I guess a motorcycle adds a little more intrigue." Funny how Kent doesn't just come out and deny it and tries to skirt the issue as if it was being brought up just to add "intrigue". Um, Kent, it's not being brought up to add "intrigue", it's being brought up because it would mean a violation of contract. Maybe he hit his head on the concrete after he broke his wrist while washing his truck.
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| 19 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
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Mon, Mar 18, 2002, 19:25
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Mr. Potato Head on DL
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| 20 | KrazyKoalaBears
Donor
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Wed, Mar 20, 2002, 16:09
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Kent popping "wheelies"?
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| 21 | kev
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Wed, Mar 20, 2002, 16:25
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No wonder Bonds doesnt want to hang out with Kent- he's dangerous!!!!
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