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- MrZop, on 07/07/2008, -3/+30Kellen Winslow Jr., Ron Gant, Jay Williams: All three of these guys had a type of motorcycle/dirt bike accident. Getting a multimillion dollar contract, and blowing it by riding a bike. Seems logical.
Ken Griffey Jr.: Ken once missed a game after his protective cup slipped, and pinched one of his testicles. He also once strained his back lifting boxes once but hey you gotta lift with your knees, not your back.
Jeff Kent: Some say he missed the beginning of the 2002 season when falling off his pickup truck while attempting to wash it. Many believed he actually fell off a motorcycle, which would violate his contract.
Moises Alou: Moises once injured his knee by falling off a treadmill in 1999. After recovering and planning to play in 2000, Alou then re-injured his knee after running over his son.
Glenallen Hill: This is one of my favourites. There are many people afraid of spiders and I am kind of one of them. But I have never had a nightmare about them, fallen out of bed and through a glass table, and never woken up from any of this? Hill did it and missed several games with cuts all over his body.
Clint Barmes: At one point winning the race for the NL batting title, Barmes’ rookie season came to a screeching halt when he broke his collarbone after falling down the stairs. Barmes was carrying a frozen load of deer meat, given to him by former NL batting champion Todd Helton.
Sammy Sosa: Sammy Sosa made headlines after missing time in 2004 with a strained ligament in his back. How did he get it? A violent sneeze. Sosa reportedly sneezed so hard that his back jerked forward causing the injury.
Marty Cordova: This guy missed part of a season because he got sunburned. The best part of the story, however, is that it was not a sunburn that occurred during a hot day in Arizona or Miami. Cordova actually burned himself while in a tanning salon in May 2002.
Gus Frerotte: In 1997, Frerotte decided to bang his head into the wall behind the end zone after his TD rush, and missed the rest of a key game with neck pains.
Bill Gramatica: Not only the dumbest sports injury, but probably one of the stupidest things you’ll ever witness, period. After nailing a 42-yard field goal to put the Arizona Cardinals up 3-0 in the first half of a regular season game, kicker Bill Gramatica jumped up in wild celebration, came down, and tore his ACL. Gramatica missed the rest of the season.
Alex Stepney: One of soccer’s jaw dropping moments came from Manchester United’s Alex Stepney. On one occasion Alex Stepney had an unusual sports injury when he broke his jaw during a game. Was it because of a collision at the goal? Was it because Stepney used his face to block a shot? No, it was because Alex Stepney yelled so hard he broke his jaw.
Chris Hanson: When Chris Hanson was a kicker for the Jacksonville Jaguars his coach was Jack Del Rio. After the Jacksonville Jaguars had lost three games in a row Jack Del Rio brought in an axe and a piece of wood and told his team to “keep chopping wood.” Everyday players would take a chop at the piece of wood. One day Chris Hanson was done working out and went to take his chop of the day but his swing was way off and he ended up cutting his own leg instead.
Milton Bradley: Bradley suffered a torn ACL while being restrained from going after an umpire during the Padres’ 2007 season.
Vince Coleman: During the 1985 NLCS, Coleman was injured when the inattentive crew at old Busch Stadium hit the speedster with the metal tarp cylinder as they were covering the field.
Tony Allen: I remember seeing this one and it made me scream. The guard went up for an unnecessary monster dunk after the whistle and came down with a season-ending knee injury.
Alfonso Soriano: In April of 2007 Soriano and his .175 batting average were placed on the Cubs’ 15-day disabled list after straining his right calf. The injury happened right after Soriano landed from the “bunny hop” he habitually performs while catching fly balls.
Brandon Inge: Inge was trying to prop a pillow behind his son’s head and repopped a strained muscle. He had to sit out for 15 days because of the injury.
Joel Zumaya: The pitcher strained his arm playing “Guitar Hero” on the PS2 and had to sit out three games.
Jimmie Johnson: Johnson, winner of the Nextel Cup, was “horsing around” on top of a moving golf cart when he fell off of it and broke his left wrist. The injury kept him from driving for about four weeks.
Andy Eaton: When he played for the San Diego Padres, Eaton accidentally stabbed himself in the stomach with a paring knife while trying to remove the packaging of a DVD.
Kevin Mitchell: Mitchell, who once strained a muscle while vomiting, allegedly chipped his tooth while biting into a previously frozen doughnut that hardened after he left in the microwave.
Santiago Canizares: The goalkeeper sat out the World Cup in Korea and Japan due to clumsiness. He dropped a bottle of cologne on his foot, severing a tendon: (but at least his foot smelled good).
Glenn Healy: This former hockey player needed stitches because of a brawl with some bagpipes. He needed 40 stitches to close up his hand after he cut it while changing the bag on a vintage set of bagpipes.
John Smoltz: The Atlanta pitcher reportedly scalded himself while ironing a shirt he was wearing.
Wade Boggs: He hurt his back when he lost his balance while trying to put on cowboy boots.
George Brett: Brett hit his foot on a chair and broke his toe while running from the kitchen to the TV to see Bill Buckner hit. I really find this one hard to believe!
Nolan Ryan: Apparently Ryan was bitten by a coyote.
I am sure we missed a bunch, so if you can think of others, please leave a comment. Better yet, tell us about a freak injury you suffered. Promise not to laugh. - noahhoward, on 07/07/2008, -0/+14Some of these are just plane lame but here you go:
This is certainly not a new list but in honour of Troy Tulowitzki’s freak accident on Friday, we had to revisit the best of the best.
The Rockies’ shortstop sliced his right palm when his pounded his maple bat into the ground in frustration and it shattered.
Tulowitzki required 16 stitches, but doctors told him the shards of wood that sliced into his right hand didn’t damage any tendons or nerves, he said.
Way to go!
At least that injury occurred during the actual game, there are many others that you just have to shake your head at and wonder WTF dude.
Here they are….
The best of the best from pro sports.
Kellen Winslow Jr., Ron Gant, Jay Williams: All three of these guys had a type of motorcycle/dirt bike accident. Getting a multimillion dollar contract, and blowing it by riding a bike. Seems logical.
Ken Griffey Jr.: Ken once missed a game after his protective cup slipped, and pinched one of his testicles. He also once strained his back lifting boxes once but hey you gotta lift with your knees, not your back.
Jeff Kent: Some say he missed the beginning of the 2002 season when falling off his pickup truck while attempting to wash it. Many believed he actually fell off a motorcycle, which would violate his contract.
Moises Alou: Moises once injured his knee by falling off a treadmill in 1999. After recovering and planning to play in 2000, Alou then re-injured his knee after running over his son.
Glenallen Hill: This is one of my favourites. There are many people afraid of spiders and I am kind of one of them. But I have never had a nightmare about them, fallen out of bed and through a glass table, and never woken up from any of this? Hill did it and missed several games with cuts all over his body.
Clint Barmes: At one point winning the race for the NL batting title, Barmes’ rookie season came to a screeching halt when he broke his collarbone after falling down the stairs. Barmes was carrying a frozen load of deer meat, given to him by former NL batting champion Todd Helton.
Sammy Sosa: Sammy Sosa made headlines after missing time in 2004 with a strained ligament in his back. How did he get it? A violent sneeze. Sosa reportedly sneezed so hard that his back jerked forward causing the injury.
Marty Cordova: This guy missed part of a season because he got sunburned. The best part of the story, however, is that it was not a sunburn that occurred during a hot day in Arizona or Miami. Cordova actually burned himself while in a tanning salon in May 2002.
Gus Frerotte: In 1997, Frerotte decided to bang his head into the wall behind the end zone after his TD rush, and missed the rest of a key game with neck pains.
Bill Gramatica: Not only the dumbest sports injury, but probably one of the stupidest things you’ll ever witness, period. After nailing a 42-yard field goal to put the Arizona Cardinals up 3-0 in the first half of a regular season game, kicker Bill Gramatica jumped up in wild celebration, came down, and tore his ACL. Gramatica missed the rest of the season.
Alex Stepney: One of soccer’s jaw dropping moments came from Manchester United’s Alex Stepney. On one occasion Alex Stepney had an unusual sports injury when he broke his jaw during a game. Was it because of a collision at the goal? Was it because Stepney used his face to block a shot? No, it was because Alex Stepney yelled so hard he broke his jaw.
Chris Hanson: When Chris Hanson was a kicker for the Jacksonville Jaguars his coach was Jack Del Rio. After the Jacksonville Jaguars had lost three games in a row Jack Del Rio brought in an axe and a piece of wood and told his team to “keep chopping wood.” Everyday players would take a chop at the piece of wood. One day Chris Hanson was done working out and went to take his chop of the day but his swing was way off and he ended up cutting his own leg instead.
Milton Bradley: Bradley suffered a torn ACL while being restrained from going after an umpire during the Padres’ 2007 season.
Vince Coleman: During the 1985 NLCS, Coleman was injured when the inattentive crew at old Busch Stadium hit the speedster with the metal tarp cylinder as they were covering the field.
Tony Allen: I remember seeing this one and it made me scream. The guard went up for an unnecessary monster dunk after the whistle and came down with a season-ending knee injury.
Alfonso Soriano: In April of 2007 Soriano and his .175 batting average were placed on the Cubs’ 15-day disabled list after straining his right calf. The injury happened right after Soriano landed from the “bunny hop” he habitually performs while catching fly balls.
Brandon Inge: Inge was trying to prop a pillow behind his son’s head and repopped a strained muscle. He had to sit out for 15 days because of the injury.
Joel Zumaya: The pitcher strained his arm playing “Guitar Hero” on the PS2 and had to sit out three games.
Jimmie Johnson: Johnson, winner of the Nextel Cup, was “horsing around” on top of a moving golf cart when he fell off of it and broke his left wrist. The injury kept him from driving for about four weeks.
Andy Eaton: When he played for the San Diego Padres, Eaton accidentally stabbed himself in the stomach with a paring knife while trying to remove the packaging of a DVD.
Kevin Mitchell: Mitchell, who once strained a muscle while vomiting, allegedly chipped his tooth while biting into a previously frozen doughnut that hardened after he left in the microwave.
Santiago Canizares: The goalkeeper sat out the World Cup in Korea and Japan due to clumsiness. He dropped a bottle of cologne on his foot, severing a tendon: (but at least his foot smelled good).
Glenn Healy: This former hockey player needed stitches because of a brawl with some bagpipes. He needed 40 stitches to close up his hand after he cut it while changing the bag on a vintage set of bagpipes.
John Smoltz: The Atlanta pitcher reportedly scalded himself while ironing a shirt he was wearing.
Wade Boggs: He hurt his back when he lost his balance while trying to put on cowboy boots.
George Brett: Brett hit his foot on a chair and broke his toe while running from the kitchen to the TV to see Bill Buckner hit. I really find this one hard to believe!
Nolan Ryan: Apparently Ryan was bitten by a coyote.
I am sure we missed a bunch, so if you can think of others, please leave a comment. Better yet, tell us about a freak injury you suffered. Promise not to laugh. - 8ballblack, on 07/07/2008, -5/+1747 diggs and site is down...at least for me. Can someone put a mirror? Thanks
- Jwoey, on 07/07/2008, -0/+10Yes. and Coco Crisp is related to the cereal. They're like brothers or something.
Also Randy Johnson is related to the penis. - krekc, on 07/07/2008, -1/+9Site is down however I can tell you one of the dumbest....
Joel Zumaya hurt his wrist playing guitar hero!
"Club president and general manager Dave Dombrowski told WXYT-AM (1270) on Wednesday the team had concluded Zumaya's injury resulted from playing a video game, not from his powerful throwing motion. "That was probably what was taking place," Dombrowski later told the Free Press." - mlvassallo, on 07/07/2008, -1/+8Ken Griffey Jr.: Ken once missed a game after his protective cup slipped, and pinched one of his testicles.
How is that dumb? That is pretty serious business to me. - homah, on 07/07/2008, -0/+6Homer Simpson: Not a bear in sight. The Bear Patrol must be working like a charm.
Lisa Simpson: That’s specious reasoning, Dad.
Homer: Thank you, dear.
Lisa: By your logic I could claim that this rock keeps tigers away.
Homer: Oh, how does it work?
Lisa: It doesn’t work.
Homer: Uh-huh.
Lisa: It’s just a stupid rock.
Homer: Uh-huh.
Lisa: But I don’t see any tigers around, do you?
Homer: Lisa, I want to buy your rock. - ihavebeenseen, on 07/07/2008, -5/+10Milton Bradley's knee injury last year had to be one of the dumbest.
- ogrerocks, on 07/07/2008, -0/+5Should be on the list:
Jason Isringhausen: Broke his wrist in 1997 after punching a trash can in the dugout. - papastout, on 07/07/2008, -0/+4Nice, yeah - but this doesn't top me breaking my foot as a result playing the piano and agrressively stomping on the sustain pedal.
Now that was dumb! My personal #1 dumb thing I have done. - fuzzybeard, on 07/07/2008, -0/+4That's what happens when you play the game of Life.
- jspegele, on 07/07/2008, -0/+4How about Carl Pavano? He started the 2006 season on the DL with a bruised buttocks. I won't discuss how the injury occurred, though (not that there's anything wrong with that).
- JohnnyKinder, on 07/07/2008, -0/+4Yes, that was a dumb sports injury....................how could they have left that off of this list?
- ihatepancakes, on 07/07/2008, -1/+4Published: May 1, 1993
A Serbian basketball player was reported to be improving yesterday after spinal surgery to repair a neck injury suffered when he slammed his head into a concrete block in anger at a referee's decision.
Doctors at KAT Hospital in Athens said SLOBODAN JANKOVIC, a 30-year-old center, may recover use of his arms and legs as a result of the operation late Thursday. Jankovic rammed his head against a cement support of the basket after being called for a fifth foul that put him out of a semifinal game in the Greek championship playoffs on Wednesday night.
The blow fractured his neck, damaged Jankovic's spinal cord and left him paralyzed from the waist down. (AP) - homah, on 07/07/2008, -1/+4People who like sports. Just bury and move on if you don't like the article.
- jspegele, on 07/07/2008, -0/+3Please troll more carefully next time. This is the Baseball section.
- rinocom, on 07/07/2008, -0/+3He got a credit at the end of GH2, too. Something to the order of "No baseball players were injured during the making of this game... except Joe Zumaya... but he had it coming"
- PolarZoe, on 07/07/2008, -1/+4Mirror: http://cuzoogle.com.nyud.net:8090/2008/07/06/the-d ...
- Vikaas, on 07/07/2008, -0/+3Or every time a baseball player does anything it seems.
- bknoll22, on 07/07/2008, -2/+4Site still down however prolly the most crazy injury I have seen is when Sammy Sosa injured his back becauese of a sneeze
- OasisR123, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2Actually it was a grand Marquis from what I remember, but yes, not his brightest moment
- Shakermaker, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2Ed Belfour once cut his hand putting on his skates when he played for the Leafs (funny enough he cut it on the buckle of his pads, and not his skate.), and he ended up missing 4 games.
- MrZop, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2As a side note, sort of dissapointed they don't have Brent Sopel: "He picked up a cracker yesterday and his back blew out and just spasmed out," He missed several playoff games because of that.
- optikalblitz, on 07/07/2008, -2/+4How about Ben Roethlisberger:
NFL Superstar Quarterback + Suzuki Hayabusa - Helmet = No match for a family van. Suffered a cuncussion, also lost a BUNCH of teeth, and his dignity. - 33PercentGod, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1Look up the name Maven Huffman and then look up the baseball slide. Apparently none of you had any idea what I was talking about,but took it upon yourselves to comment. I'm glad it's relevant.
- gaqua, on 07/07/2008, -2/+3there's also a suspicious lack of articles dictating the use of aluminum foil as a contraceptive. HOW ABOUT THAT? What is the Diggerati trying to hide?
- Hoojo, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Ah...Wade Boggs. Goes down smooth.
- duggynyc, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Wow, that's tragic.
- lordmike, on 07/07/2008, -2/+3Turf toe... basically you stub your toe and you're out for months... stupid injury... you don't see it as often now thanks to modern turf and more grass around, but in the 80's and 90's, it could devastate half a team...
- Apocalyptic0n3, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Why is Zumaya only on there once? He's had at least one other dumb injury that I can remember, perhaps two.
- inactive, on 07/07/2008, -1/+2sorry guys, of course the hosting company has a melt down right before it hit the front page.
- inactive, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1No Vladmir "space cadet" Radmanovic???
He said he slipped on ice when he got injuried.... One week later he admits he violated his contract by snowbroading and was slapped with half million dollar fine... - Tenareth, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1That is normal gameplay, these are all things that had no purpose.
- acid0426, on 07/07/2008, -2/+3Sammy Sosa throwing out his back sneezing, Clint Barmes breaking his collarbone carrying groceries for his grandmom, and Adam Eaton stabbing himself in the stomach with a knife trying to open a DVD case better be on here.
- bknoll22, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Haha I remember this. It was during the playoffs too
- optikalblitz, on 07/07/2008, -1/+2Almost forgot to digg you up when i got to the bottom of the list.
- jjohnson16, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Clint Barmes actually hurt himself while out hunting for deer on Todd Helton's ranch. The organization (or rather the players themselves) decided to come up with a fluffy little number involving Barmes's Grandmother. Didn't stop him from ruining my fantasy team's chances that year....
- partrow, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Aren't all sports injuries dumb?
- johnnyrotten, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1I had a friend who sunburned his eyes shut using a sun lamp. He ended up missing enough school that he flunked out of high school with a month to go, got fired from his job, and ended up joining the Air Force...
- voisine, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1Stupid comments are broken. It submitted the comment to the most recent article I viewed instead of the article I clicked reply on.
- ChuyMX, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1wow, baseball players seem to be the dumbest athletes
- Scrappy1850, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1what about that time that joe theisman got hurt on the playing field. by lawrence taylor, his opponent! nobody ever saw that one coming! so wacky!
- inactive, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1How can there be no Dida in this?
With more emphasis on the dumb than on the "injury". - cawpin, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1The site's working fine at 342 diggs.
- vbullinger, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1I was thinking about the Joel Zumaya injury the whole time reading this. Good thing it was on the list.
I didn't expect anything to beat it... then I saw the Smoltz injury.
Remember, these are the "dumbest" injuries in sports. Ironing a shirt while wearing it is clearly the dumbest thing that was consciously done on this list. Wow. - OasisR123, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1I haven't checked the site, but from reading the title, I immediately remembered Bill Gramatica's.
I always thought he was a jerk for over-celebrating like that, every single untrascendental field goal, an then snap! - omnirusa, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1I am amazed that there is a website out there that makes a list, gives them short descriptions, all on one page, without images of the person which dont relate to the injury at all.
I think I am dreaming, quick someone get me cracked.com's longest list! - jspegele, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1What about that idiot who pulled a hamstring running? Running in baseball? Dumbass.
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