April 20, 2006
Derrek Lee Injured
The View from the Bleachers informs me of Derrek Lee's injury last night in a collision with Scott Eyre:
Lee was revealed to have a sprained right wrist after a collision at the first base bag with Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal, though x-rays were inconclusive. He was scheduled to fly to Chicago today to be examined by team doctors. Eyre's injury, a bruised right knee, was considered to be less serious, and he said he expected to be able to pitch this weekend in St. Louis.
For manager Dusty Baker, watching Lee and Eyre get injured was about as tough as it gets.
"You never see losing two guys on one play," Baker said. "We've just got to wait and hold our breath and hope everything is all right."
I hate seeing hitters suffer wrist injuries. Those seem to reduce hitting even after they're supposedly healed.
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"You never see losing two guys on one play," Baker said. Dusty again establishing himself as an idiot. Beltran and Cameron did not collide? Etc. You do lose two players at a time, seems to occur once or twice a season, and you hate it. I hope the players get back in the mineup soon. And Dusted in the broadcasting booth.
i agree that wrist injuries are one of the worst to see a hitter suffer. case in point = nomar
What Dusty meant to say was "two players on the same play who did not come in contact with each other. " That HAS to be unusual.
Thanks, Tor, I'd be interested in other specific instances where two players at opposing ends of the same play have gone down. I'm sure it's happened, but they won't be easy to find.
In the end, this is a friggin' tragedy for Lee personally and the Cubs as a team. Anybody who's seen them play has to have noticed the difference between this year and last. It's in the little things.
