Kyle "Rick Ankiel has better control" Farnsworth on DL after kicking electrical fan

[38Special]

He just showed up to the game in crutches and is going to be put on the DL because of a bruised knee. Apparently after his abortion of a relief appearance last night (7 R in 1 IP), he kicked a mechanical fan in the dugout and it fell and bruised his knee.

Farnsworth is one of the greatest examples of a guy who has incredible stuff (throws 99/100 MPH fastball and has really sharp breaking balls), but has ZERO control. What a headcase. Cubs fans have been calling for his head this year and now hes finally out of their hair (for at least 2 weeks)

[Coney36]

Baseball players have been known to sustain injuries in bizarre/stupid ways...

[Yankeeah]

Was the fan ok?

[RhodeyYankee2638]

Originally posted by Yankeeah
Was the fan ok?

The fan sustained minor bruising, but appears to be ok after taking the day off

[Yankeeah]

Originally posted by RhodeyYankee2638


The fan sustained minor bruising, but appears to be ok after taking the day off

The fan was released today. The Yankees have signed it, and Torre says he will be on the mound when the game is on the line in the 7th inning, but Rivera will pitch once the Yankees blow it up in the 9th with 9 runs.

[-tz]

Originally posted by Yankeeah


The fan was released today. The Yankees have signed it, and Torre says he will be on the mound when the game is on the line in the 7th inning, but Rivera will pitch once the Yankees blow it up in the 9th with 9 runs.

Well, if the fan is going to pitch, you can bet your bottom dollar it will blow the save!

[IncredibleByNature]

Originally posted by Yankeeah
Was the fan ok?

[ConnYanksFan]

Originally posted by Coney36
Baseball players have been known to sustain injuries in bizarre/stupid ways...

Here's a list of some bizarre injuries baseball players have had. I took this from another board I post at. There was no link to where the person that posted it there got it.

Roger Craig (Giants)
Cut his hand on a bra strap ... though we're guessing that's pain he played through.


Nolan Ryan (Astros)
Missed a start after being bitten on his hand ... by a coyote.

Ricky Bones (Marlins)
Went on the disabled list in 2000 after injuring himself while changing channels on the clubhouse TV.

Tom Glavine (Braves)
Redefining the phrase "star hurler," he broke a rib in 1992 after vomiting up airplane food.

Kevin Mitchell (Mets/Giants)
The master of all bizarre injuries, he once injured himself while eating a cupcake. That, of course, was when he wasn't missing games because of vomiting -induced muscle strains, or strained eyelids.

George Brett (Royals)
Broke his toe on a chair at his home while running from the kitchen to the TV to watch Bill Buckner hit.

Ryan Klesko (Braves)
Once overexerted himself and pulled a muscle ... while picking up his lunch tray.

*Former Seattle shortstop Rey Quinones was unavailable as a pinch-hitter because he was in the clubhouse playing Nintendo.

*Terry Harper (Atlanta, OF) injured his shoulder after giving another player a high five.

*Greg Harris (Texas pitcher) injured his shoulder trying to flick sunflower seeds into the stands from the bullpen.

*Pitcher Steve Sparks dislocated his shoulder while tearing a phone book in half, as he was trying to emulate a motivational speaker.

*Ken Griffey Jr. missed a game after his protective cup slipped and pinched a testicle.

*Stan Clarke was hit on the head by a bottle of scotch that fell from an airplane's overhead compartment.

*Steve Foster injured his shoulder knocking over milk bottles on "The Tonight Show."

*David Foster was zapped by lighting that went through his phone line while in use.

*Wade Boggs missed several games after straining his back while pulling on his cowboy boots.

*Pascual Perez missed a start in Atlanta when he circled the city for more than two hours searching for the exit ramp from Highway 285 to Fulton County Stadium.

*David Cone missed a start after getting bit by his mother-in-law's dog, a Jack Russell Terrier.

*Jose Cardenal missed a game in 1974 because he couldn't blink. He swore his eyes were stuck open.

*Willie Wilson got a swollen buttock after a penicillin shot.

*Mickey Tettleton went on the DL with a severe case of athlete's foot--caused by tying his shoes too tight.

*Steve Sax broke his thumb after receiving a high-five after a homer.

*Chris Brown strained an eyelid sleeping on it the wrong way.

*Vince Coleman missed the 1995 World Series when he got rolled up in the tarpaulin machine.

*Rob Deer broke his wrist striking out.

*Jose Canseco tore an elbow ligament pitching.

*Florida's Randy Veres hurt his hand pounding on a hotel room wall trying to get the people in the next room to quiet down.

*Zane Smith couldn't pitch after his foot went to sleep.

*Dareel Porter broke his ankle slipping on the on-deck circle.

*Rickey Henderson got frostbite in August.

*Scott Garrelts whacked his head warming up to pinch run in the dugout tunnel.

*Outfielder Bret Barberie missed a game when he accidentally rubbed chili juice in his eye.

*Dwight Gooden was hit by a golf club, swung by Coleman in the locker room.

*Tony Gwynn smashed his thumb in his car while going to the bank.

*Baltimore's Mark Smith was hurt when he stuck his hand in an air conditioner to see why it wasn't working properly.

*Dennis Martinez injured his arm tossing his luggage onto the team bus. He was diagnosed with Samsonitis.

*Kent Hrbek missed the final 10 games of the 1990 season when he sprained an ankle while wrestling with a clubhouse attendant.

*Mike Henneman cut his hand washing his car.

*Kevin Mitchell strained a muscle while vomiting.

*Paul Molitor dislocated a knuckle when it got stuck in another player's glove.

*Milwaukee's Dave Nilsson missed part of the season with Ross River Fever, a mosquito-borne virus that annually affects 200 out of Australia's 17 million residents.

*Ruben Sierra sprained his ankle on a shopping mall elevator.

*Ron Gant cut his arm on the handle of a refrigerator.

*Joe Oliver cut his hand cleaning the dishwasher.

*Jose Cardenal missed a game in 1972 because he was kept awake all night by crickets chirping in his hotel room.

*Bob Feller scalded himself with 200-degree water after he lost control of the hose in a whirlpool. He scalded himself from the waist down, and couldn't do anything for a week.

*Jim Corsi slipped coming out of the shower and sprained his wrist. Corsi has poor eyesight, wasn't wearing contacts, and misjudged his step.

*Carlos Perez broke his nose in a car accident....as he was trying to pass the team bus.

*Bob Stanley missed a couple of games slipping down the stairs while taking out the trash.

*Russ Davis missed a game after he slept wrong and awoke with a sore shoulder.

*Brian Anderson suffered nerve damage in his elbow after a cab ride.

*Charlie Hough broke his pinky shaking hands.

*Glenallen Hill missed a few games after falling out of his bed while having a dream about spiders. He dreamt that spiders were devouring him, jumped off his bed, fell through a glass table, and crawled through the shards of glass.

*John Smiley slammed a taxi door on his hand.

*Goose Gossage threw his back out sneezing.

*Twins general manager Terry Ryan required dozens of stitches when he was scouting a game and a bat flew out of the hitter's hands, sailed through a space in the backstop and struck him in the forehead.

*Pitcher Jeff Juden had a start early in the 1994 season pushed back after getting an infection from a tattoo.

*Pitcher Ted Power pulled a hamstring jumping off the bullpen bench to join a brawl.

*Mark Portugal missed a start because of food poisoning from eating bad mahi-mahi.

*Reliever Larry Anderson strained a rib muscle getting out of a Jacuzzi.

[ClemensFan4Life]

Originally posted by -tz
Well, if the fan is going to pitch, you can bet your bottom dollar it will blow the save!

[derekjeter916]

Originally posted by ConnYanksFan

Here's a list of some bizarre injuries baseball players have had. I took this from another board I post at. There was no link to where the person that posted it there got it.

...

Also, Alfonso Soriano supposedly hurt his hip while taking a shower a couple of years ago.