Per Bruce Levine at ESPNChicago.com, Cubs first baseman, Derrek Lee was injured upon entering the Cubs dugout after scoring the game-tying run in the Cubs eventual win over the Giants Thursday.
As Lee entered the dugout, he was mobbed by teammates and relief pitcher, Angel Guzman slapped the side of Lee's helmet causing him to experience neck spasms that forced him to come out of the game for defense in the bottom of the ninth inning. Lee has a history of neck and back problems and indicated that he was hoping to be back in the lineup Friday though the team's training staff indicated that he may need to sit out a few games.
I guess when you are 9.5 games out in late September in a year when you were expected to compete in the World Series, you have berserker-type celebrations when you tie a game. Who am I to judge?
And they thought Milton Bradley was the problem there!
4 comments:
This would not be the first celebration injury this year. Earlier Ryan Dempster hurt his toe trying to jump the dugout railing after a win and missed several starts. What a season!
...and Milton Bradley got injured arguing with the Ump in San Diego.
Hackenbush,
I had Dempster in fantasy this year so unfortunately I remember that injury very well.
Jim,
I see that Rick Nielson looks the same as when I last saw him 20 years ago.
I assume he still pulls out those double and triple neck guitars a few times a show?
Kevin
Yep, different guitar for every song. They're still playing the same songs that you probably saw them play too...
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