An old topic due a revival, I thought.
These are largely copied & pasted from elsewhere:
Glenn Healy (ice hockey, goalie) needed 40 stitches to close up his hand after he cut it while changing the bag on a vintage set of bagpipes.
Adam Eaton, (baseball, pitcher) was trying to remove that annoying security tape on a DVD with a paring knife and wound up stabbing himself in the stomach.
Glenallen Hill (baseball, outfielder) an arachnophobic, he had a nightmare about spiders while sleeping on the couch. In his attempt to get away from the "big bad spider", he crash-landed onto a glass table, leaving his body littered with shards of glass.
Marty Cordova (baseball, fielder) couldn't play because he fell asleep in a tanning bed and burned his face too badly.
Tom Glavine (baseball, pitcher) suffered from food poisoning during the 1992 season; his symptoms were so bad that he broke a rib while vomiting.
Ramalho (football, striker) once missed three days of action because he was bedridden after taking a suppository orally.
Greg A. Harris (baseball, reliever) once missed two starts for the Texas Rangers after he inflamed his elbow by spending an entire game flicking sunflower seeds at a friend who was sitting nearby.
Lionel Simmons (basketball, small forward) missed two games in his rookie season because he had tendinitis in his right wrist and forearm from playing too much GameBoy.
Wade Boggs (baseball, third baseman) once missed seven games after straining his back while trying to pull on his trademark cowboy boots.
Joel Zumaya (Baseball, pitcher) strained his arm playing “Guitar Hero” on the PS2 and had to sit out three games.
Santiago Canizares (football, goalkeeper) sat out the World Cup in Korea and Japan after dropping a bottle of cologne on his foot, severing a tendon.
John Smoltz (baseball, pitcher) reportedly scalded himself while ironing a shirt he was wearing(???).
There seem to be a disproportionate amount of such injuries to baseball players. Why is this? Also, who was that American Football player (a defensive lineman, I think) who got hit in the eye by a flag thrown by a field judge? I seem to remember he had trouble with his eye for months, if not years.
Any others that are particular favourites?
These are largely copied & pasted from elsewhere:
Glenn Healy (ice hockey, goalie) needed 40 stitches to close up his hand after he cut it while changing the bag on a vintage set of bagpipes.
Adam Eaton, (baseball, pitcher) was trying to remove that annoying security tape on a DVD with a paring knife and wound up stabbing himself in the stomach.
Glenallen Hill (baseball, outfielder) an arachnophobic, he had a nightmare about spiders while sleeping on the couch. In his attempt to get away from the "big bad spider", he crash-landed onto a glass table, leaving his body littered with shards of glass.
Marty Cordova (baseball, fielder) couldn't play because he fell asleep in a tanning bed and burned his face too badly.
Tom Glavine (baseball, pitcher) suffered from food poisoning during the 1992 season; his symptoms were so bad that he broke a rib while vomiting.
Ramalho (football, striker) once missed three days of action because he was bedridden after taking a suppository orally.
Greg A. Harris (baseball, reliever) once missed two starts for the Texas Rangers after he inflamed his elbow by spending an entire game flicking sunflower seeds at a friend who was sitting nearby.
Lionel Simmons (basketball, small forward) missed two games in his rookie season because he had tendinitis in his right wrist and forearm from playing too much GameBoy.
Wade Boggs (baseball, third baseman) once missed seven games after straining his back while trying to pull on his trademark cowboy boots.
Joel Zumaya (Baseball, pitcher) strained his arm playing “Guitar Hero” on the PS2 and had to sit out three games.
Santiago Canizares (football, goalkeeper) sat out the World Cup in Korea and Japan after dropping a bottle of cologne on his foot, severing a tendon.
John Smoltz (baseball, pitcher) reportedly scalded himself while ironing a shirt he was wearing(???).
There seem to be a disproportionate amount of such injuries to baseball players. Why is this? Also, who was that American Football player (a defensive lineman, I think) who got hit in the eye by a flag thrown by a field judge? I seem to remember he had trouble with his eye for months, if not years.
Any others that are particular favourites?
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