Comments on: We Remember: Freakish St. Louis Cardinals Injuries

By: sophiachen

sophiachen — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:35:23 +0000

That’s all we know.

By: filth

filth — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:11:16 +0000

one very specific – and perhaps most outrageous – of j.d. drew’s myriad of ailments was the incident where he missed time due to a strained neck. ever the man’s man, he came upon the affliction whist swimming in a friend’s pond. i guess the next mickey mantle hadn’t yet saved up enough shiny nickels from his contract to buy that above ground pool from lowes he’s had his eye on…

By: Jason Fiehler

Jason Fiehler — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:58:00 +0000

While more horrific than freakish, Juan Encarnacion’s career ending eye injury in 2007 should probably be mentioned.

From Wikipedia:

“The injury was regarded by the Cardinals’ head team physician, Dr. George Paletta, to be the worst injury he’d ever seen to the face on a baseball player. Paletta said the eye socket was essentially crushed on impact, comparing the injured area to the disintegration of an egg shell or ice cream cone, and that the optic nerve had sustained severe trauma. Paletta also said the eyeball had not been ruptured.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Encarnación

By: mattsebek

mattsebek — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:23:26 +0000

Ah, nice call on the Donovan Osborne injury. Clear oversight.

By: Averagejoe

Averagejoe — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:43:21 +0000

How could a list of Cardinals injuries be complete without Donovan Osborne? He once hurt himself in a car accident, but my favorite was during the 1996 celebrations, he cut his finger.

“In 1996, Ray Lankford tore the rotator cuff in his left shoulder making a diving catch on the second-to-last day of the regular season, and pitcher Donovan Osborne cut his pitching hand when he pulled a broken bottle of champagne out of a box during the clinching celebration.”

via: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/09/29/sports/main237423.shtml

Still, a great list.