Cubs having tough spring

[Ennder]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080302&content_id=2400416&vkey=spt2008news&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

 

Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano was scratched from Sunday's game after suffering a non-displaced fracture of the tip of his right middle finger during an early drill

 

The Cubs have had a variety of injuries this spring. So far, infielder Mark DeRosa was hospitalized with an irregular heartbeat, pitcher Jose Ascanio had a bruised face after getting punched in a robbery attempt, and outfielder Felix Pie missed a couple of days early because of a twisted testicle. Third baseman Aramis Ramirez remains sidelined with a sore right shoulder.

 

Soriano will be out of action 3-4 days, he is also having some lingering leg issues. That Pie injury sounds painful, heh.

[mothershipconnection]

I hope these are all nagging and create a 10% dip in OPS.

[homer]

"pitcher Jose Ascanio had a bruised face after getting punched in a robbery attempt"

 

Sounds fishy to me. Any confirmation on this story?

[fondybrewfan]

A twisted testicle huh? Is that hazing gone wrong?

[PlayerHader]

Twisted testicle...that's a new one on the injury report for me.

[Mr QL]

Yea, I'd be alittle interested to hear how Pie came to do that... Or maybe not.

[DrWood]

torsion of the testicle is pretty serious if not dealt with. The cord that supplies the teste with blood gets twisted. Basically, the teste can DIE. Painful, too.

[splitterpfj]

I believe Twisted Testicle used to open for The Clash.

 

Wow, I would never wish this stuff on anyone, beyond Soriano's garden variety baseball injury, we have a heart condition, a robbery, and an injury which will have 98% of the BF.net user base turning pale for the next three hours.

[Fatter than Joey]

Does someone have to untwist it?

[logan82]

Maybe he has long balls. I just watched Curb season 6 and Larry had that problem.

[Brian the Automator]

Maybe he has long balls. I just watched Curb season 6 and Larry had that problem.

[ Insert a chicks dig the long ball joke here ]

 

[craigharmann]

Toss in that Jason Marquis wants to start and Pinella reacted as Pinella would and then apologized, this just goes to show that nothing is guaranteed in baseball.

[jjgott]

Maybe the reason Pie got injured was the Cubs decided to go back to celebrating like

[sbrylski]

Felix Pie missed a couple of days early because of a twisted testicle

 

I had something like this, I think. I was playing basketball, and it didn't get hit, but all of a sudden it hurt like hell, and hurt for about 2 weeks. I thought it might be a hernia, but it suddenly went away in between my first and second doctor's appointment. So who knows. I just hope it never happens again.

[DrWood]

here's a link to a discussion on testicular torsion:

http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic573.htm

[uwisfan]

bruised face?

irregular heartbeat?

twisted testicle?

 

Maybe the curse of sheets is moving southward

[Baldkin]

Clearly....

 

 

 

Something like that happened.

[chadomac]

I just read Soriano broke his finger. How do you break your finger and only miss 5 days? I don't get it.

[dvoiss]

I'm pretty sure I never want anyone tweisting my testicles.

[BrewCrewForever]

I hope I never get a twisted testicle. Just typing it makes me cringe, it has to be awfully painful.

[ELCABALLO45]

This has nothing to do with twisted testicals or anything BUT. The "GREAT" Geovany Soto today got ran all over today. 5 stolen bases on him lol makes me smile a little bit.

[azcheesehead]

"pitcher Jose Ascanio had a bruised face after getting punched in a robbery attempt"

 

Sounds fishy to me. Any confirmation on this story?

This was reported in the Arizona Republic. It's a true story. He went to a Circle K (local convienence store chain) in Scottsdale and as he got out of his vehicle some thug asked him for all his money. Ascanio told him no and the dude punched him in the eye and ran off. Ascanio then drove to the nearest hospital and was checked out. Sweet Lou said he had a completely swollen eye and quite the shiner.

 

Also, Jeff Semardzija (sp) from Notre Dame (Cubs prospect) had his identity stolen from the CLUBHOUSE by a homeless man in Mesa. He took Jeff's credit card to the local WalMart down the street and used it and they caught him on tape in WalMart using it. He also made off with tons of jewelry. Makes me wonder how this man is homeless if he is yanking all this jewelry. There are definitely no shortage of pawn shops in Mesa!

[Time for a Miller]

There has to be some funny nickname for a guy with a twisted testicle and also the last name Pie. Also twisted testicle sounds like some crazy new shot like an orgasm or a sex on the beach.... except it tastes gross and brings pain. Maybe like tequilla with Yukon.

[DrWood]

flambeed oyster pie?

[burniebrewer]

pitcher Jose Ascanio had a bruised face after getting punched

 

Maybe Zambrano thought he was Michael Barrett.