One of my fantasy baseball pitchers headed to the DL yesterday. This happens all the time, of course. Grown boys are paid millions a year to play professional games, and when they get hurt, they still get paid. Talk about great disability coverage.
Anyway, Oliver Perez of the Pirates went down with a severe injury ... he hurt his big toe as a result of kicking a water cooler. He lost his temper. Now, I've lost my starting pitcher for three weeks. Go figure. I need to fly to Pittsburg and give 'ol Oliver a "motivational" talk, like that Chris Farley SNL character who ended every speech with the admonition that you don't want to end up living in a trailer down by the river.
This all got me to thinking, what is the dumbest thing I've ever done when I lost my temper, or just the dumbest thing I've done, period? Three come to mind.
- I took a swing at a screen door once and knocked my fist through the glass window portion. No stitches required but lots of blood. I've got a nice scar on my wrist for that one.
- In college I tried to retrieve a frisbee from a roof and the ring on my hand got caught on the rain gutter. That almost took my finger off. I went to the emergency room, where they sawed off the ring and give me stitches. I was late for the Panther volleyball game that night.
- One time in high school I was playing tennis and Tim Miller hit the ball between his legs. I tried to do the same -- only I ended up hitting myself in the head and knocked myself to the ground. I've got a scar for that one too.
You're welcome to vote on the most insane of these. Or maybe you'd like to add your own to the list.
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