Weirdest 'freak injury' ?

billgliwa · 04-08-2007, 09:19 PM

What is your weirdest freak injury? I know things happen and every now and then people fracture their fingers but.... Derek Jeter is on the shelf for 1 - 2 weeks with a fractured finger..... he injured it during a shark attack??? Man oh man... wait til George hears about this.

codyg19 · 04-08-2007, 09:44 PM

In one of my test leagues, one of my players (I can't remember who, it may have been a fictional league) was out for a week or two (again, I can't remember) with a broken nose. It occurred while attempting a high-five with a teammate.

daveawrit · 04-08-2007, 10:13 PM

I had a guy go down for 7 months after a fight with his Father in Law... and I thought my marriage was rough...

eriqjaffe · 04-09-2007, 10:05 AM

There have already been a couple posts about players being hit by coyotes.

f.montoya · 04-09-2007, 10:07 AM

Hahaha! you should've seen the beta injuries!

lewis31lewis52 · 04-09-2007, 11:06 AM

Mind telling us what those might be?

red95vette · 04-09-2007, 11:08 AM

I think there should be a carpal tunnel injury from playing too much OOTP. Now THAT would be hilarious.

Honolulu Blue · 04-09-2007, 11:17 AM

Not really a freak injury, but I've seen a lot of position players on the shelf with dead arms.

CobaltJays · 04-09-2007, 11:29 AM

This happened during a game, but a player on another team in my league was out 3-4 weeks with a bruised cheekbone.

Cobra2002 · 04-09-2007, 11:43 AM

One of my players got injured for 8-9 months for a miscalculation with a knife while cutting onions. Weird part he was already out for 11 months with a baseball related injury

LeiterFanatic · 04-09-2007, 11:46 AM

too many dead arms, if you ask me, especially in April

Raidergoo · 04-09-2007, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by lewis31lewis52

Mind telling us what those might be?

One involved puppy pee.

Bobbuttons · 04-09-2007, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by LeiterFanatic

too many dead arms, if you ask me, especially in April

It would be nice to have era specific injuries. I remember when I used to pore over the big baseball yearly almanacs that there were a lot of sore arm and dead arm issues in the early part of the century.

SSG Troyer · 04-09-2007, 05:15 PM

There are era-specific injuries. If you look at the injuries.txt file, you'll see a year on some lines. These injuries won't be seen before that date. No car accidents in 1905, for example ...

One includes "Partied too hard" starting in 1999 ...

lewis31lewis52 · 04-09-2007, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Raidergoo

One involved puppy pee.

That's not that weird, considering plenty of people have gotten hit by coyotes.

I really wish there was a maximum year for injuries to appear. I love the idea of minimums, for stuff like cars, but in my current 1890's universe, I'd love to have stuff like carriages and that sorta age-approppiate stuff.

chippered · 04-09-2007, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Cobra2002

One of my players got injured for 8-9 months for a miscalculation with a knife while cutting onions. Weird part he was already out for 11 months with a baseball related injury

Heh, this happened to me as well. My star second basemen was out for 9 weeks and the week before he was eligible to come back he got his fingers stuck in a bowling ball...out for two more weeks. What the hell was he doing bowling when he was on the DL?

lewis31lewis52 · 04-09-2007, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by chippered

Heh, this happened to me as well. My star second basemen was out for 9 weeks and the week before he was eligible to come back he got his fingers stuck in a bowling ball...out for two more weeks. What the hell was he doing bowling when he was on the DL?

He had to do something while he was out. Might as well do something you usually have no shot at getting injured at. Usually.

Sublimity · 04-09-2007, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by lewis31lewis52

He was bowling.

Sublimity · 04-09-2007, 06:05 PM

Hey... you edited it!

chippered · 04-09-2007, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by lewis31lewis52

He had to do something while he was out. Might as well do something you usually have no shot at getting injured at. Usually.

True. However, there will be a no bowling clause in his next contract.

04-08-2007, 09:19 PM	#1
billgliwa Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 21	Weirdest 'freak injury' ? What is your weirdest freak injury? I know things happen and every now and then people fracture their fingers but.... Derek Jeter is on the shelf for 1 - 2 weeks with a fractured finger..... he injured it during a shark attack??? Man oh man... wait til George hears about this.

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codyg19 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 311	In one of my test leagues, one of my players (I can't remember who, it may have been a fictional league) was out for a week or two (again, I can't remember) with a broken nose. It occurred while attempting a high-five with a teammate. __________________ http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t308/codyg19/

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04-09-2007, 11:08 AM	#7
red95vette Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 47	I think there should be a carpal tunnel injury from playing too much OOTP. Now THAT would be hilarious.

04-09-2007, 11:17 AM	#8
Honolulu Blue Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 241	Not really a freak injury, but I've seen a lot of position players on the shelf with dead arms.

04-09-2007, 11:29 AM	#9
CobaltJays All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 698	This happened during a game, but a player on another team in my league was out 3-4 weeks with a bruised cheekbone.

04-09-2007, 11:43 AM	#10
Cobra2002 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 62	One of my players got injured for 8-9 months for a miscalculation with a knife while cutting onions. Weird part he was already out for 11 months with a baseball related injury

04-09-2007, 11:46 AM	#11
LeiterFanatic All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,344	too many dead arms, if you ask me, especially in April

04-09-2007, 05:15 PM	#14
SSG Troyer All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somewhere to the left of 2nd base Posts: 1,598	There are era-specific injuries. If you look at the injuries.txt file, you'll see a year on some lines. These injuries won't be seen before that date. No car accidents in 1905, for example ... One includes "Partied too hard" starting in 1999 ... __________________ MWT Did Tennesee Delaware Mississppi's New Jersey? Idaho ... Alaska!

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