GaryMrMets
03-14-2003, 11:24 PM
The moral of this story is that if you make the kind of money that ball players do, hire a maid or butler to take out the garbage. :D
Padres' Witasick Strains Elbow Taking Out Trash
PEORIA, Ariz. -- In a bizarre injury, San Diego Padres right-hander Jay Witasick strained his pitching elbow while throwing out the garbage. He will miss at least a week.
"He was taking some bags of trash out,'' Padres manager Bruce Bochy said. "They were heavy, had some watermelon in them, apparently. He tossed them into the Dumpster and strained his elbow."
The Padres were worried the injury could have been much worse. If he had stretched his elbow more severely, he could have required "Tommy John'' surgery that would have sidelined him for the year.
Instead, doctors gave an encouraging prognosis after an MRI exam.
"He's got a little tendinitis,'' general manager Kevin Towers said, "seven to 10 days.''
Witasick, signed to a two-year, $2.5 million contract last winter, hasn't pitched since March 5. He was expected to compete for the closer's job, which came open when Trevor Hoffman was lost for at least the first half of the season following shoulder surgery.
Padres' Witasick Strains Elbow Taking Out Trash
PEORIA, Ariz. -- In a bizarre injury, San Diego Padres right-hander Jay Witasick strained his pitching elbow while throwing out the garbage. He will miss at least a week.
"He was taking some bags of trash out,'' Padres manager Bruce Bochy said. "They were heavy, had some watermelon in them, apparently. He tossed them into the Dumpster and strained his elbow."
The Padres were worried the injury could have been much worse. If he had stretched his elbow more severely, he could have required "Tommy John'' surgery that would have sidelined him for the year.
Instead, doctors gave an encouraging prognosis after an MRI exam.
"He's got a little tendinitis,'' general manager Kevin Towers said, "seven to 10 days.''
Witasick, signed to a two-year, $2.5 million contract last winter, hasn't pitched since March 5. He was expected to compete for the closer's job, which came open when Trevor Hoffman was lost for at least the first half of the season following shoulder surgery.