Strange Baseball Injuries

I was watching a Cubs game a week or so ago and Cubs announcers Bob Brenly and Len Kasper were talking about recently released Cubs pitcher Chad Gaudin and how he never recovered from an injury last season. What was that injury you ask? He slipped off of a curb and hit his back on a dumpster.

That got me to thinking about the strangest baseball injuries. I've compiled a list of my personal favorites. Enjoy!

-Tigers Joel Zumaya suffered inflamation in his forearm and wrist from playing too much Guitar Hero

-In 2005, Colorado Rockies shortstop Clint Barmes injured his shoulder after falling down a flight of stairs while carrying his groceries.

-In 2004, former Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa pulled a muscle in his back after a violent sneeze

-Former Cubs outfielder Glenallen Hill, who has arachnophobia, fell out of his bed and onto a glass table while having a nightmare about spiders

-Former Cub outfielder Felix Pie missed some time during spring training last year with a twisted testicle

-More former Cubs...Former Cubs pitcher Kyle Farnsworth sprained his knee after taking out his frustrations on an electric fan in the Cubs clubhouse

-Pitcher Steve Sparks dislocated his shoulder while attempting to tear a phonebook in half

-Astros outfielder Hunter Pence walked through a sliding glass door last season during spring training. Pence and a friend were in his hot tub in Florida, Pence left the tub to go inside and use the bathroom. Thinking the door was open, he walked right through the glass door. He suffered several cuts on his hands and knees

-And then there is Jose Cardenal, he came up with several "injuries" and excuses for not being able to play...
1) One day in 1974, he said he couldn't play because his eyelid was stuck shut and he was unable to blink
2) Two years earlier, he said he couldn't play because the crickets outside his hotel room kept him up all night
3) He allegedly sat out three games because he couldn't find pants that were tight enough for him