Horror in the Transactions Column

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

]Diamondbacks: Placed C Chris Snyder on the 15-day disabled list (left testicular fracture).

Not making this up! Struck in the cherries by a foul ball last night. Thoughts and prayers...

[Benjamin Grimm]

For the money he's making, he should be able to play with just his right testicle!

Why, in the old days...

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: For the money he's making, he should be able to play with just his right testicle! Why, in the old days...

Ooh, ooh, I got one:

In the old days Arky Vaughan played both ends of a double header with a railroad spike through his member. Said he'd had a "water closet accident."

[seawolf17]

OUCH.

Felix Pie, I believe, had a twisted testicle during spring training this year.

[G-Fafif]

When I saw the topic header I envisioned, all delicate sympathies to Chris Snyder, something far worse.

]Mets Activated Bobby Bonilla from the 2,000-Day Disabled List.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I thought the Mets had acquired Scott Kazmir and then quickly flipped him for Victor Zambrano.

How many suicidal calls to WFAN would there be if that actually happened?

[Guest AG/DC]

I pause in my day.

Oh, Lefty, what would I do without you?

[Guest themetfairy]

I don't even have that, um, equipment, and it hurts to read that. Best of luck to him for a full and speedy recovery.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

What gets me is the word "fracture."

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: What gets me is the word "fracture."

Yeah, why couldn't they have just said he busted a nut?

[Benjamin Grimm]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: What gets me is the word "fracture."

Maybe his testicle was unusually brittle?

I wonder what might cause that?

[nymr83]

as the proud owner of Migual Montero in a fantasy league i'm happy to see Snyder hit the DL, but i wouldn't wish THAT injury on anyone not named bin-laden.

[soupcan]

Before I met my wife (waay before, I assure you), she dated this guy whose last name was Dickerman.

According to her, the guy had both testicles but one was 'dead'.

When I questioned that, she said that it was 'smallish, gray and little shriveled'. The story goes that the guy was playing rugby in college and his teste got spiked clean through by somebody's cleat. Ouch.

From then on and to this day I refer to the ex as 'Half-a-Dickerman'.

[Farmer Ted]

Long story short (pun intended).

High school friend. His mean girlfriend. One ill-advised kick to the groin. High school friend now with 1.5 testicles.

[Guest attgig]

no cup?

[MFS62]

I comiserate with him.
But then again, after 40 years of marriage, they're strictly decorative.

Later

[Guest cooby]

MFS62 wrote: I comiserate with him. But then again, after 40 years of marriage, they're strictly decorative. Later

That's the second belly laugh I have had today

[Frayed Knot]

attgig wrote: no cup?

There's only so much help they can provide as split cups from direct hits aren't uncommon.
Remember John Kruk got one just from a pick-off throw. Ironically it turned out to be a good thing in his case because in checking for damage from that hit they discovered his testicular cancer.

[Guest AG/DC]

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