Via Sporlitics: "Best" Baseball Injuries Ever.
'Ya gotta love sports folk. Check out these:
#1. John Smoltz (Braves): Scolds himself with an iron -- by ironing his shirt while he's still wearing it!
#3. Wade Boggs (Red Sox): Strains his back by putting on ... cowboy boots!
#4. Sammy Sosa (Cubs): Misses game due to back spasms brought on by ... sneezing!
#5. Adam Eaton (Padres): Stabs himself with a knife while trying to open a DVD! (I actually sympathize with this one -- ever try to get that friggin' plastic off??)
#6. Bret Barberie (Marlins): Missed a game due to inadvertantly rubbing chili juice in his eyes.
and #8, my personal favorite -- Kevin Mitchell (numerous teams): Missed four days of spring training in 1990 for needing a root canal due to ... eating a microwaved donut!
I can't believe they don't have Vince Coleman in there. He once got sucked into the tarp-rolling machine, hurting his foot and I think he missed the entire '85 World Series because of it!
Posted by: dan at May 10, 2006 08:04 PMIt didn't cause a player to miss a game, but my favorite delay in a game was caused when a team trainer had to use a pair of pliers to get a moth out of a batter's ear. It had just flown in while he was at the plate and got stuck.
Posted by: Paul Smith at May 10, 2006 08:47 PM