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The latest to succumb to injury is hot Colorado shortstop Clint Barmes who has fractured his left collarbone. This was due to a “dummy” injury which I categorize as any injury I could easily inflict myself. See Moises Alou and the treadmill incident a few years back. It’s reported Barmes who was carrying groceries, couldn’t … Continue reading “Barmes injured during food run”
The latest to succumb to injury is hot Colorado shortstop Clint Barmes who has fractured his left collarbone. This was due to a “dummy” injury which I categorize as any injury I could easily inflict myself. See Moises Alou and the treadmill incident a few years back.
It’s reported Barmes who was carrying groceries, couldn’t wait for the elevator then tripped while walking up the stairs.
Barmes will likely be out for 12 weeks.
When I first saw the headline, “Barmes Fractures Collarbone at Home”, I was expecting to see a horrific home plate collision when I clicked on the story. Tough break! I just finished voting 25 times for Clint for All Star NL Shortstop before the injury.