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

By: Manywaters

Manywaters — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:34:22 +0000

Robert Edwards Running Back for the Patriots in 1998 nearly lost his leg from an injury play Flag Football on the beach at an NFL Sactioned event.

David Wells had to have surgery afer he tripped in his kitchen and landed on a glass.

Red Sox First base coach Lynn Jones stabbed himself in the eye in a screwdriver accident.

By: MrsCoffee

MrsCoffee — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:42:38 +0000

Derrik Rose of the Chicago Bulls stabbed his arm with a knife after eating an apple in bed in 2008.

And BTW, I’ve heard of many people (mostly average Joes) who have pulled a muscle from sneezing.

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:36:04 +0000

In September 2004, Kevin Brown had a bad start, punched the clubhouse wall, and broke his hand. It was his non-pitching hand, which allowed him to come back and lose game 7 of the ALCS. Sigh.

By: almost

almost — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:17:33 +0000

Lance Berkman missed some games last year or the year before after an injury he sustained while playing flag football for with his church group.

Didn’t Moises Alou fall off his treadmill? A lot of guys seem to have done that.

By: Chris C

Chris C — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:23:08 +0000

Adam Eaton stabbed himself in the stomach with a knife while trying to open a DVD a few years ago when he was with the Padres.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:01:51 +0000

Ethan and Matt have thrown cold water on the John Smoltz fun (and I hadn’t seen Adam’s comment when I posted), so I’ll offer a second one: Mark Quinn (KC Royals) started the 2002 season with a broken rib and explained it as an injury sustained while “kung fu fighting” with his brother. Also a classic.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:57:31 +0000

What kind of crappy hotel was Cardenal staying in? If I had crickets in my room, I’d be complaining to the manager, not trying to sleep there all night.

I bet the friend Harris was flicking seeds at thought that was a good form of karma.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:51:19 +0000

How about Joe Sakic of the Colorado Avalanche missing time due to a snow blower accident. He never played again.

By: Helder

Helder — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:33:12 +0000

Actually D Hue, that was Erik Johnson. One of the funnier ones I can think of is when Ken Griffey Jr. Missed a game because his cup pinched his testicle.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:01:59 +0000

Clint Barmes – Here is what I got from Wikipedia:

In June 2005 (his rookie season) Barmes suffered an injury that sidelined him until September after breaking his left collarbone in a fall while carrying a large slab of meat given to him as a gift by Todd Helton up the stairs in his apartment building on June 5. Barmes initially told the team and the press that he got hurt carrying groceries, but later admitted that this was not the truth. He claimed that he was trying to prevent Helton from being embarrassed. Barmes, who was leading National League rookies in most offensive categories, underwent surgery on June 7.