I guess you can safely hand
Jason Hirsh the tough guy of the day award. I mean, it would be pretty tough to top what
he did against the Brewers.
A line drive that hit the right leg of Rockies pitcher Jason Hirsh during the first inning of Tuesday night's 11-4 victory over the Brewers did more damage than originally believed. X-rays taken on Wednesday revealed a fractured fibula.
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J.J. Hardy's liner hit Hirsh's right calf. Hirsh picked the ball up and threw Hardy out at first base, then completed six innings during which he held the Brewers to three runs and improved his record to 5-7, with a 4.81 ERA.
There was even some speculation that Hirsh
got picked off intentionally later in the game to keep him from running the bases. I doubt it. Well, the Rockies brass should only be too happy to hear this report; nobody can ever accuse Hirsh of not giving his all. Now they just need to make sure Hirsh doesn't miss significant time considering how close to they are in the top of the division, and that
Rodrigo Lopez is
done for the year.
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8-09-2007 @ 12:24AM
jpezz333 said...
They should make him pitch with a broken leg all the time. It may have been his best performance.
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8-09-2007 @ 11:28AM
Michael Packer said...
You can fracture your fibula and not even know it since it is basically used for supporting the tibia during your growing years ... of course fracturing your tibia and still playing would be a manly thing, if not impossible, depending on the type of fracture ... but fracturing the unbreakable bone would be insufferable ... plus you would cry a lot ...
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8-09-2007 @ 11:11AM
tdbrought said...
Willy Tavares, Jason Hirsh, and Taylor Bucholz for Jason Jennings. Astros fans argued over this being the worst trade in team history the day it was made. Now Jennings has made the worst start in 107 years, giving up 11 in the first, while Hirsh is only going to get better. We are all wishing Willy and Hirsch well here in Houston, and we miss both unbelievably bad right now.
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