As if things weren't going bad enough on the field for the Colorado Rockies, now they can't even catch a break off of it. Over the weekend, shortstop Troy Tulowitzki went back on the DL with a hurt hand, just three weeks after returning from a torn thigh tendon that cost him 46 games.
The most noteworthy and bizarre aspect of this, however, is how Tulowitzki did this. Frustrated after being taken out of a game against the Marlins, the shortstop slammed his bat on the ground of the clubhouse. The bat immediately shattered, slicing open his right hand and requiring 16 stitches. The cut runs from his palm up to the index finger, making it impossible to bat or hold a ball without splitting it open again.
Tulowitzki joins a long line of baseball players who have suffered bizarre injuries, from Sammy Sosa developing back spasm after sneezing to Joel Zumaya straining a forearm playing "Guitar Hero." Last year, teammate Clint Barmes fell down a flight of stairs while carrying venison from a hunting trip, breaking his collarbone.
Tulowitzki was placed on the 15-day DL and should be back soon after his stint is over.
[AP]
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