Comments on: 19 Unusual Sports Injuries (Including ‘Too Much GameBoy’)

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:22:19 +0000

In 1982 Dave Rozema, a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, tore eight ligaments in his knee while trying to “Karate Kick” a Minnesota Twins player during a bench clearing brawl. Rosie was having a decent year and ended up on the DL for the rest of the season.

By: lol

lol — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:17:01 +0000

I laughed at almost every one of them! LOL

By: Kristina

Kristina — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:07:32 +0000

And just a few weeks ago, Chris Coghlan (who plays for the Florida Marlins; he was last year’s National League Rookie of the Year) tore the meniscus in his knee while he was trying to shove a shaving cream pie in a teammate’s face.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:21:59 +0000

Just happened this year–LA Angel broke his leg while jumping on home plate celebrating a game ending HR

By: Baseballhead

Baseballhead — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:19:30 +0000

The Showtime Lakers’ Michael Cooper once missed a week’s worth of games after he pulled a rib muscle trying to stifle a sneeze.

By: globastoda

globastoda — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:38:12 +0000

Sacramento Kings Guard Francisco Garcia broke his wrist when the medicine ball he was lifting weights on exploded.

By: Capt

Capt — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:12:11 +0000

In October 1991, the Chicago Cubs signed their shortstop Shawon Dunston to a four-year contract extension worth $12 million dollars.

Several months later, Dunston was lifting his daughter out of her car seat when he felt severe pain in his back and wound up getting lower back surgery.

Dunston played in 18 games for the Cubs in 1992. Many have wondered (including the Cub brain-trust) whether or not it was a real injury.

By: John

John — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:19:13 +0000

After winning 24 games for the SF Giants in 1973, Giants pitcher Ron Bryant tore a tendon in his pitching arm sliding down a pool slide during spring training in 1974. It pretty much ended his career. In ’74, he went 3-15 and was traded to the Cardinals and only pitched 8.2 innings in ’75 By the way, in those 8.2 innings, he gave up 20 hits 17 runs and walked 8. his ERA was 16.7

note: there was a clause in his contract that forbid him from using pool slides

By: shelly

shelly — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:36:04 +0000

In 2006 Milwaukee Brewers reliever Matt Wise Wise cut his right middle finger on a pair of tongs while reaching for salad at the postgame buffet in Kansas City. The cut forced him to miss a few games. Just after he returned, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published a story offering advice on how to safely make a salad.

By: Cleon Jones

Cleon Jones — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:31:09 +0000

Two incidents come to mind: Bobby Ojeda of the Mets was clipping his hedges and hacked off the tip of his left index finger on the eve of the 1988 NLCS. (In recent years I’ve heard a different version, that he slammed a door on it. Must have slammed it pretty hard. And, of course, he was involved in the night time boat accident that killed a rookie team mate)

Gerald Perry of the Braves dislocated his shoulder waiving a baserunner home from the on-deck circle.