Let's all pray for Adrian Beltre

[Farang]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/pl...3uHp2VoXfD6IgQKrgn0bYF

He needs whatever he can get right now.

I?ll spare you the details, but it involves the words testicle, bad hop, tearing and internal bleeding. Thankfully, surgery is not needed, and Beltre should be able to resume playing when he?s eligible to return Aug. 28. Let this be a lesson to all you kids out there; no matter how uncomfortable wearing a cup is, it pales in comparison to this injury. It?s like the difference between a pinch and an axe wound.

UPDATE

Thank you all for you prayers. Today we got an update on Adrian's condition from manager Don Wakamatsu. Recovery not as quick as expected, but progress is being made. Keep him in your prayers.

Third baseman Adrian Beltre is not recovering as quickly as first expected from a testicle injury after being hit by a ground ball.

He is eligible to come off the disabled list Friday, but manager Don Wakamatsu said that's highly unlikely.

"I think the swelling's going down a little slower than we thought," Wakamatsu said. "It's improving, but slowly."

 

[canadageek]

so a baseball player hurt his nuts? thanks for this world shaking news!

 

[Slick5150]

Well supposedly both his testicles completely ruptured.

That would be... unpleasant.

Reminds me of when Al McInnis fired a slapshot so hard it shattered some poor backup goalie's cup, as well as what the cup was supposed to be protecting.

 

[coloumb]

How the hell can something like this happen in baseball? Most of the time they are just standing around or grabbing their junk while preparing to hit the ball...

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: coloumb
How the hell can something like this happen in baseball? Most of the time they are just standing around or grabbing their junk while preparing to hit the ball...

Hmm... 90+ mph pitches, 130+ mph balls when leaving the bat, people sliding hard into bases, broken bats... I dunno, there are lots of ways to get seriously fucked up playing baseball.

 

[StageLeft]

who

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: BeauJangles

Originally posted by: coloumb
How the hell can something like this happen in baseball? Most of the time they are just standing around or grabbing their junk while preparing to hit the ball...

Hmm... 90+ mph pitches, 130+ mph balls when leaving the bat, people sliding hard into bases, broken bats... I dunno, there are lots of ways to get seriously fucked up playing baseball.

baseball should be illegal. 😛
not because of the reasons above, but because its bloody boring as hell.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

What, no video of the incident?

 

[Kalmah]

So a baseball player who makes asstons of money hurt his nuts and I should feel sorry for him even though that is a risk of the job?

Somebody is probably working in a factory right now, making shit for money, who just fell from a ladder and is hanging from his asshole by a metal hook right now..

I think I'd rather pray for this guy.

 

[Baked]

Isn't the cup invented to prevent these types of injuries from occurring? What's missing here?

 

[slayer202]

jeez, the yahoo injury info is pretty specific

Injury Note 15-day DL as of Aug 13, 2009 (Severely contused right testicle)

 

[Oceandevi]

Originally posted by: sao123

Originally posted by: BeauJangles

Originally posted by: coloumb
How the hell can something like this happen in baseball? Most of the time they are just standing around or grabbing their junk while preparing to hit the ball...

Hmm... 90+ mph pitches, 130+ mph balls when leaving the bat, people sliding hard into bases, broken bats... I dunno, there are lots of ways to get seriously fucked up playing baseball.

baseball should be illegal. 😛
not because of the reasons above, but because its bloody boring as hell.

I can listen to it on the radio sometimes, but watching on the tv = naptime.

 

[JulesMaximus]

No thanks.

 

[Farang]

updated

 

[Safeway]

Wear. Cup.