Soup blames neck injury on bad pillows

[1992casey]

It appears from the lead that Clint Barmes was carrying venison.

[RayKingsForemanGrill]

...and riding ATVs with Todd Helton and Brad Hawpe all day, earlier that day. (and it was a thrown back, it was a broken collarbone).

[logan82]

I have had problems with my back or neck for days after sleeping wrong or having a crappy pillow. I don't think it is totally ridiculous that he hurt himself because of a bad pillow. His pitching on the other hand, well there is a whole other thread on that.

[MadScientist]

Can somebody give him a bad mattress so he can be on the DL for another month?

[joepepsi]

Can somebody give him a bad mattress so he can be on the DL for another month?

This is the kind of idea that should get you promoted to a front office job.

[logan82]

The old Oriole Way included using young pitchers as long relief specialists while they learned the league, then working them into the rotation over time. It's not such a bad thing to do this with Narveson and Parra.

 

Except Parra has already pitched almost 2 complete seasons as a starter for the Brewers.

And one of those seasons he was purty awful. Worse than Suppan.

and the other was really good.

[joepepsi]

and the other was really good.

I understand that; and trust me, I'd rather Parra was the 5th starter than Suppan. I also think Soup's contract was pretty much the deciding factor. That and his Veteran Grittiness, which drives me mad whenever that happens. Still, I won't wish Suppan pitches terribly and the Brewers suffer just so "justice" can be served in my eyes. I'd rather he pitch as well as he ever has and the Brewers thrive.

[TracyThom]

Is this worse than the time Matt Wise injured himself using salad tongs?

...or Richie Sexson missing a game after hurting his neck putting on his ballcap?

[djoctagone]

when's jeff suppan pillow night at miller park? all fans 18 and over get a pillow and are allowed on to the field prior to the game for five minutes to take swings at jeff suppan.

 

name the brewer that injured himself trying to demonstrate how to rip a phone directory in two.

[UtilityInfielder]

Wasn't it Steve Sparks? Dislocated his shoulder while trying to rip the phone book in two I think.

[djoctagone]

steve sparks . . . confirmed here (along with some other great memories)

 

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/...0/baseball_injuries.html

[Funketown]

Gotta love the difference between the MLB and NHL when it comes to disclosing injuries. As a hockey fan, I'm lucky to hear anything more than "upper-body injury" (which could be anything from knees to head).

 

If I ever had to miss games for sneezing, tearing a phone book, or having a pillow that just isn't quite soft enough, I would probably move to Barrow, Alaska and change my name.

[craigharmann]

Dollar for dollar, I suppose you could argue that this is more lame than Matt Wise's salad tongs incident.

Hey, at least Matt didn't throw the tongs under the bus! Soup is blaming everything else but himself. Come on!!!

[brewizard]

Soup was not the first MLB player to be injured by a bad pillow. Soup's injury, however, is clearly more serious than most MLB pillow-based injuries. Hope you feel better, Soup...

 

http://www.theinsomniablo.../03/carlos_delgados.html

[jason21nl]

Last nights outing probably didn't help is neck any since he got knocked around pretty good

[The Truth]

This is going to go on those lists of most ridiculous sports injuries ever. Sammy Sosa sneezing, Jeff Kent washing his truck, etc.

When you are as juiced up as Sosa apparently was, sneezing can be pretty dangerous...

 

Suppan probably should have kept that one to himself, though, especially in a working-man's town like Milwaukee... such excuses might fly as a Giant, but then again if Suppan was a Giant he would have been traded or DFA'ed a long time ago...

[TuesdaysWithRillo]

With every start Suppan makes, the Brewers projected win total drops so Melvin, please just DFA or Pen the guy ASAP and go with 2 better arms in Narveson/Parra or half of the Nashville rotation. Cripes this is getting ridiculous. [Apologies for venting]