Weaker MLB Injury: Brian McCann Poked in Eye on Errant High-Five or Jeremy Affeldt Sprains MCL Colliding With 4-Year-Old?

All, Baseball, Pathetic Injuries Tim Ryan May 3rd. 2012, 11:19am

It seems like baseball players will always and forever remain king of ridiculously embarrassing injuries. This past Saturday night, Giants pitcher Jeremy Affeldt sprained the medial collateral ligament in his right knee when his 4-year-old son leaped off the couch and collided with him. Affeldt felt a pop in his knee, and that was that. He’s been placed on the 15-day DL.

Additionally, after hitting a grand slam in Atlanta last night, catcher Brian McCann was poked in the eye by Michael Bourn during an errant high-five in the feverish celebration. Of course he was. No official word yet on McCann’s “condition” yet.

Perhaps living in a bubble would put an end to many of these freak injuries.

Somewhere in Tampa, Joba Chamberlain offers up a wry smile while slowly nodding his head.

[via SFGate, boston.com]

Previously: Joba Chamberlain Injured His Ankle Playing on a Trampoline with His Son, Had Surgery, Out Indefinitely

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53 Responses to “Weaker MLB Injury: Brian McCann Poked in Eye on Errant High-Five or Jeremy Affeldt Sprains MCL Colliding With 4-Year-Old?”

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HuskerDawg Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:23 AM
Additionally, after hitting a grand slam in Atlanta last night, catcher Brian McKann was poked in the eye by Michael Bourn during an errant high-five in the feverish celebration. Of course he was. No official word yet on McKann’s “condition” yet.
He kept playing last night, so I’m going to assume he’s all good.
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spencer096 Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:24 AM
dude, gotta mention that affeldt’s FOUR year old is FOUR FOOT SIX AND WEIGHS SIXTY POUNDS.
that’s fairly enormous.
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KC Resident Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:24 AM
will always and forever remain king of ridiculously embarrassing injuries. This past Saturday night, Giants pitcher Jeremy Affeldt sprained the medial collateral ligament in his right knee when his 4-year-old son leaped off the couch and collided with him
I await the day you have a four year old. They are completely unpredicatable. Nothing embarassing about this. Also his four year old is four foot something already. Big kid.
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SouthernAggression Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:25 AM
Yardwork?
Awesome game in Atlanta last night. It’ll get overshadowed by the no-hitter and all the football news, but that was an insane game. Phillies up 6-0 with Halladay on the mound. Braves score 8 unanswered, then Ruiz hits a 3-run bomb and later a 3-run double, and it’s 12-8 Phils in the 8th. Braves put up a 5-spot without any homers, and Kimbrel blows it by walking Pierre (!!) to lead off the 9th when he scores on a ball Victorino couldn’t have rolled better. Then, of course, Chipper ends it on a bomb just a few pitches after he missed a walk-off shot by about 5 feet when it went foul.
Oh and Papelbon never even warmed up. Well worth the money!
As a Braves fan, it was an awesome night.
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GloriousMullet Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:25 AM
Some pop up or advertisement or something keeps making my Trend Micro OfficeScan goes bananas. Anyone else having the same issue? Is Clayton behind this?
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spencer096 Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:25 AM
feel bad for calling seau an asshole yesterday…regardless of how i feel bout the dude, this is a nice story.
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Lorenzo Von Matterhorn Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:27 AM
CJ and SC, why did neither of you inform me of the ability to watch 4 games at once on my Mac with mlb.tv? I’ve been watching one at a time on apple tv and my ipad. Last night I discovered the 4-way and it changed everything (twss). Shame on you both.
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cracker jack Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:27 AM
As a Braves fan, it was an awesome night.
It was also awesome as someone who just picked up Ruiz in fantasy
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cracker jack Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Had no idea that was posibble, Lorenzo, but Ive never tried. Im usually just watching the Sox. Also I dont have a Mac.
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Tim Ryan Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:30 AM
KC, I have a few insane nephews. I’m going to go ahead and stick with the thought that a sprained MCL is still ridiculous.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Baseball injuries are the best. “Oh, I can’t possibly stand in a field after being poked in the eye.”
/yes I know McCann catches I had already committed to the insult
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geoffreyvs hired a PR firm to get his son's coach fired; now I'm running for Senate! Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:32 AM
Da Braves.
Money game last night.
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spencer096 Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:33 AM
Baseball injuries are the best. “Oh, I can’t possibly stand in a field after being poked in the eye.”
i like golf injuries…however will i walk and occasionally swing a club when i think i may have pulled my back.
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geoffreyvs hired a PR firm to get his son's coach fired; now I'm running for Senate! Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Also, I think this all pales to Marty Cordova’s tanning bed injury.
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Lorenzo Von Matterhorn Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Had no idea that was posibble, Lorenzo, but Ive never tried. Im usually just watching the Sox. Also I dont have a Mac.
Well I assume it could be any computer or laptop. Its great for following my fantasy guys and not having to jump around.
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SouthernAggression Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Not sure the eye-poke qualifies as an injury. As mentioned, he stayed in the game and there’s no discussion that he will miss anything.
Also, Bill Gramatica doesn’t think getting hurt during a celebration is funny.
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cracker jack Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:35 AM
That bad call against the Dodgers last night was hilarious. Replay, please, MLB.
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scripty Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:35 AM
They are completely unpredicatable. Nothing embarassing about this. Also his four year old is four foot something already. Big kid.
Typical night yesterday where my two sons & I were wrestling. Out of nowhere, the 4 year old starts throwing rabbit punches into my kidneys. What the hell?
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Badger Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:35 AM
Jeff Suppan threw 5 innings of shutout baseball against his former team. Mat Gamel out for the year. Ryan Braun left the game with a sore Achilles. All in all, a banner day for the Milwaukee Brewers.
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VladimirCrouton Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:35 AM
1st place Indians. Yeah that’s right.
/wont last
//or will it?
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spencer096 Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:37 AM
//or will it?
it won’t.
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scripty Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:38 AM
Jack Hannahan, legend.
/the Longoria injury opens his path to the ASG.
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Seven Different Kinds Of WhatHaveYa Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:39 AM
Out of nowhere, the 4 year old starts throwing rabbit punches into my kidneys. What the hell?
see if you can find some old boxing gloves, the big poofy ones, then play rope a dope with him. me and my old man did this, and i’ve only been arrested for assalt three times
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St. Bear Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:40 AM
Typical night yesterday where my two sons & I were wrestling. Out of nowhere, the 4 year old starts throwing rabbit punches into my kidneys. What the hell?
Yeah, my 2 year old’s new thing is to slap you. It’s a tough decision whether or not to ignore it so you don’t give him a reaction, or try to disciple him to discourage the behavior.
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spencer096 Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:40 AM
Yeah, my 2 year old’s new thing is to slap you. It’s a tough decision whether or not to ignore it so you don’t give him a reaction, or try to disciple him to discourage the behavior.
pop.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:41 AM
Spencer: Andy Staples doesn’t have Ohio State in his post-Spring top-25. I found that a bid odd. He has Wisconsin 6th, which seems a bit high. I like MSU over them for sure and Michigan, too.
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Seven Different Kinds Of WhatHaveYa Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:41 AM
disciple him
do this
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scripty Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:41 AM
The Jack Hannahan double was great. Tried to bust him in under the hands and he went inside/out ripping that to the opposite field. Carlos Santana & Pronk with the monster shot. Good stuff. Great to hear some Indians fans in Chicago cheering over the greaseball ChiSox fans.
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SouthernAggression Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:42 AM
That call against Hairston was hilarious. Helton needed to be about 9 feet tall to have stayed on the bag for that one.
/Human element
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St. Bear Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:43 AM
do this
We do if he does it 2 or 3 times in a row. We grab his hand and tell him no. Unfortunately, he’s at the age where this makes him laugh.
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starkweather Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:43 AM
O’s are tearing shit up. Post, please, before they turn back into pumpkins
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Seven Different Kinds Of WhatHaveYa Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:43 AM
I’m no cubs fan but if i was i still could not root for a guy named LaHair. Never see a name pronounced like hair spelled that way. hare like o’hare
LaCock played for the cubs too
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spencer096 Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:43 AM
husker…im not convinced OSU is a top 25 team right now. i agree with staples. we lack good WR’s, and unless simon and hankins play lights out all year (fairly likely), the defense is a question mark yet to be answered. new LB’s and pass rushers.
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spencer096 Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:44 AM
We do if he does it 2 or 3 times in a row. We grab his hand and tell him no. Unfortunately, he’s at the age where this makes him laugh.
oh my god, how bad do you want to just jack him in the face whe he starts laughing?
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:45 AM
husker…im not convinced OSU is a top 25 team right now. i agree with staples. we lack good WR’s, and unless simon and hankins play lights out all year (fairly likely), the defense is a question mark yet to be answered. new LB’s and pass rushers.
I thought their Def was supposed to be sick? No so? I assume the offense will struggle. I’d take OSU over Auburn for sure right now. Due to me both honestly believing it and my pure hatred of Auburn.
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SouthernAggression Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:45 AM
We do if he does it 2 or 3 times in a row. We grab his hand and tell him no. Unfortunately, he’s at the age where this makes him laugh.
Damn. My buddy has a 3-year old that is just like this. They will spank him, and he just laughs the whole way through. What the hell do you do?
/considers ramifications of a secret vasectomy
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Seven Different Kinds Of WhatHaveYa Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:45 AM
We do if he does it 2 or 3 times in a row. We grab his hand and tell him no. Unfortunately, he’s at the age where this makes him laugh.
dammit st. bear, i would never tell someone how to parent. i was highlighting your mis-spelling of discipline
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scripty Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:45 AM
I tend to apostle more than disciple.
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St. Bear Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:46 AM
oh my god, how bad do you want to just jack him in the face whe he starts laughing?
Not as bad as when he stops eating, looks directly at you, holds his plate over the side of the table, and lets it fly.
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Scalia Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:46 AM
Andy Staples
That article lists Mathieu as a CB, so loses all credibility.
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Seven Different Kinds Of WhatHaveYa Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:46 AM
attaboy scripty
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St. Bear Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:47 AM
i was highlighting your mis-spelling of discipline
Hmmm, I wish I had auto correct to blame for that.
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spencer096 Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:47 AM
I thought their Def was supposed to be sick? No so? I assume the offense will struggle.
it’s not going to be bad and should be better than last year, but like you said, the offense will most likely struggle. they’re going to be on the field quite a bit.
but simon and hankins will probably make things easier and all the new guys at LB and DE are highly regarded by the scouting services and the coaches…but untested is still untested.
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spencer096 Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:48 AM
Not as bad as when he stops eating, looks directly at you, holds his plate over the side of the table, and lets it fly.
“cut me a switch, boy.”
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Seven Different Kinds Of WhatHaveYa Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:48 AM
oh my god, how bad do you want to just jack him in the face whe he starts laughing?
Not as bad as when he stops eating, looks directly at you, holds his plate over the side of the table, and lets it fly.
yeah, anything poop-related inspires rage too
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scripty Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:48 AM
combination of time outs and taking their shit away. Kids work like this:
1/3 done because they dont know better
1/3 done to provoke you
1/3 to see what they can get away with
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Seven Different Kinds Of WhatHaveYa Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:52 AM
and 1/3 because their brother/sister did it or told them to
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QueeferSutherland Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:54 AM
O’s are tearing shit up. Post, please, before they turn back into pumpkins
Shhhhhh, I want them to keep winning.
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Nada Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 12:16 PM
Weaker MLB Injury
Nothing will ever beat John Smoltz burning himself ironing his shirt … while he was wearing it.
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squawkbox Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 12:16 PM
Last night I discovered the 4-way and it changed everything
The most interesting man in world would like a word with you.
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squawkbox Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 12:17 PM
dude, gotta mention that affeldt’s FOUR year old is FOUR FOOT SIX AND WEIGHS SIXTY POUNDS.
that’s fairly enormous.
No, that would be considered ‘ginormous’
Has Memphis offered yet?
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starkweather Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 12:21 PM
I want them to keep winning.
Me, too, but come on! Matusz and Arrieta looked like all-stars against the Yankees! It’s the best thing since… the end of last season, I guess. Shit, that wasn’t very long ago at all
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Nada Says:
May 3rd, 2012 at 12:37 PM
Yet another interesting article at Grantland, this one about NY sportswriters in the ’60s.
The best line:
“He had a rule he called Shecter’s Law of Diminishing Persons, which stated that the farther a man could hit a baseball, the more likely he was to be an asshole.”
The article also refers to its wesbite’s namesake as a “tremendously bad sportswriter.”