Felix Pie - Twisted testicle

by kidk on Mar 4, 2008 1:44 AM CST

Ouch. Perhaps overlooked in Soriano's fractured finger was this little tidbit [http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080302&content_id=2400416&vkey=spt2008news&fex t=.jsp&c_id=mlb]: "Felix Pie missed a couple days with a twisted testicle." Wouldn't you ask the trainer to make something up?

Some other freakish injuries:
http://www.faniq.com/blog/In-Honor-Of-Felix-Pies-Twisted-Testicle-A-Look-Back-At-Weird-Sports-Injuri es-Blog-7045

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good lord

that does not sound pleasant. sounds like my co-worker whose nuts hurt for a few days so he went to the doc. doc tested for everything and told him he probably just sat on them.

I'm the guy in the blue under armour shirt

by joeschmitt on Mar 4, 2008 2:53 AM CST reply actions

The last sentence of that

just about made me fall out of my chair in laughter.

It makes me think about "Long Ball Larry" from Curb your Enthusiasm

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry "I strongly dislike Steve Stone." ---Hammer

by Hammer on Mar 4, 2008 12:11 PM CST up reply actions

"They're a bit more distended

than the average testicles . . . yes."

I'm the guy in the blue under armour shirt

by joeschmitt on Mar 4, 2008 12:23 PM CST up reply actions

And I say...

"And JohnMan wept."

by JohnMan on Mar 5, 2008 12:32 PM CST up reply actions

Someone

Recommended this diary????

Jeez Louise.

It's a girl! Born 1-18-08. 2246 PST. 8lbs. 1 oz.

by Josh Timmers on Mar 4, 2008 4:35 AM CST reply actions

Although...

... that second link is pretty funny. (Despite quite a few misspellings.)

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Mar 4, 2008 4:41 AM CST up reply actions

Testical

Do you think it matters if it's his right or left, based on his handedness at the plate? =)

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by viewfromthebleachers on Mar 4, 2008 6:57 AM CST reply actions

Somewhere in there is a joke...

...about what if he's a switch-hitter, but I haven't had my morning caffeine yet, so you're on your own.

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Mar 4, 2008 7:35 AM CST up reply actions

I had this done.

Needless to say, VERY PAINFUL! I'm a 33 year old man.. Happened last year and I cried and couldn't move!

Can't wait for the Cubs in '08!!!

by fuzzycubfan on Mar 4, 2008 7:29 AM CST reply actions

This happened to me when I was in junior high.

It was the most excruciating pain I have ever felt. I had to be taken to the emergency room, and it had to be "untwisted" by a doctor. I still have nightmares about this almost 20 years later.

by stork on Mar 4, 2008 12:05 PM CST up reply actions

Needless this to say

this is the funniest injury I've ever seen. I've never laughed so hard, than I did right now after reading Pie had a "twisted testicle".

How exactly do you twist your testicle?

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by lemon20pie on Mar 4, 2008 8:12 AM CST reply actions

Do you...

... really want an answer to that question? I don't.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Mar 4, 2008 8:31 AM CST up reply actions

ummmmmmmmmmmmm..........................

maybe a disgruntled hooker?

by plenz on Mar 4, 2008 11:39 AM CST up reply actions

Can't read the article....

without crossing my legs. It's funny how us guys, in our never-ending effort to be as macho as we can, have everything right out in the open. No euphemisms, no B.S., nothing. Twisted testicle. With Michael Barrett a couple of years ago, same thing. We knew every sordid detail. Women, on the other hand, have terms like "female problems". Don't ask questions, that's all you need to know. That mindset does exist in male sports.

"Don't complain to me about the stormy weather, boys. Just bring the ship into port." --Steve Stone, September 2004

by ctcoff99 on Mar 4, 2008 9:53 AM CST reply actions

Ouch! and an OT question

I'm not sure how you twist a testicle, but just the thought of it almost made mine reflexively retract to safety. And I agree with kidk that Pie should have asked the trainer to make up something to avoid embarrassment in the manner of the old sports writers who used to cover for players laid low by a dose of the clap by saying they were suffering from malaria.

BTW, does anyone know how Cedeno looked in center yesterday? I know he had a terrible day on the bases, but I haven't heard how he did in the field. Thanks!

by Mike Vails Evil Twin on Mar 4, 2008 10:16 AM CST reply actions

The Venture Bros.

did a PSA about Testicular Torsion. I tried to find it on YouTube, but it's been removed. If you find the DVD, it's at the end of Season 1, Episode 9: Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean.

Did he just say funky butt-loving?

by Louie on Mar 4, 2008 10:35 AM CST reply actions

Sounds like either

Sounds like a romance novel or a rock band.

We are all waiting for that glorious October night when we finally win it all. Until then we will continue to cheer, never do the wave and hope.

by puckishcubsfan on Mar 4, 2008 11:16 AM CST reply actions

What's funny to me about this diary is...

...that I had been thinking, yesterday I believe, of starting a BCB diary on Pie's relatively good start to Spring Training. Now that'll have to be amended with a sort "post-twisted-testes" clause. Yikes. - TL

"Why shouldn't we believe that we're going to win the World Series?" - Ted Lilly, 1/19/2008, Daily Herald interview w/Barry Rozner

by timlacy on Mar 4, 2008 1:35 PM CST reply actions

Reminds of Barrett's injury

Which I think was just described as a major "groin" injury near the end of 2006 when he got plowed over and taken to
Northwestern hospital A reporter asked Dusty if Barrett would be back either at all or soon ( I forget which) and he said no because " Michael just had his first child and I believe he wants to have more" Maybe not the exact words but close . It did crack me up.

"It's the Cubbies. There's always a vibe. It's the greatest vibe in baseball." Greg Maddux on Cub fan's optimism even after the 06 debacle.

by jessica on Mar 4, 2008 1:40 PM CST reply actions

ok...imagining the pain

i'm going to stop reading and unwind my right leg from the left...

You ARE freaking out MAN!

by crw89 on Mar 4, 2008 4:22 PM CST reply actions

This is by far the funniest thread ever

And it's a strange situation to have your legs crossed tightly in reaction to what must be god-awful and to be laughing your head off at the same time.

Ctcoff's post was my favorite, btw.

by JDay on Mar 4, 2008 10:00 PM CST reply actions