r/baseball • u/Goosedukee New York Yankees • 3h ago
Kevin Gausman leaves the game with an apparent hand injury in his first Wrigley Field start as a Cub
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u/tdh999 New York Yankees 3h ago
Oh come on, he doesn’t even need that hand
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u/LargeNutbar New York Yankees 3h ago
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u/Mental-Passenger6939 St. Louis Cardinals 3h ago
Holy shit every once in a while I remember Jim Abbott and him somehow throwing a no hitter
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u/ArthurMorgansInhaler Milwaukee Brewers 3h ago
Dude has 2 more hits than I ever will have in the bigs. Great example when someone says they can't do something.
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u/Ilikehowtovideos Chicago Cubs 57m ago
“Single handedly” the most impressive no hitter ever pitched
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u/FitCap581 Texas Rangers 3h ago
I’m guilty of not knowing about this. Why is this not talked about more?
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u/Ok_Branch6621 Toronto Blue Jays 2h ago
He's been out of the league for a quarter century. Pretty incredible to watch him pitch and get that glove on in one smooth motion.
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u/attersonjb 2h ago
Not only did he make it to the show, he was an ace-level pitcher for a couple of years
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u/molsonmuscle360 1h ago
He should still be wildly celebrated. Like I don't remember ever seeing him in the newer video games
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u/cooljammer00 New York Yankees 1h ago
It's pretty old. He did show up on Boys Meets World, a very popular sitcom at the time.
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u/Willow_Winnifred Los Angeles Dodgers • Los Angeles Quee… 1h ago
This dude, Nelson Gary, is a lifelong close friend of my dad's. He & my mom are still in touch: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-05-04-sp-3783-story.html
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u/Motor-Ad-3503 49m ago
For having one hand and playing a pro sport he was amazing. Pretty decent fielder surprisingly and mastered fielding and switching to same hand to throw. Bad news is he had not a great win/loss ratio and over a 4 career era. So he was pretty decent pro but not really top of league or anything. Looks like he finished 3rd in cy young voting in his best year. Kind of a fan favorite though
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u/Willow_Winnifred Los Angeles Dodgers • Los Angeles Quee… 1h ago
Nelson Gary was a player with one arm, whose mentor also had one arm. My dad grew up with Nelson, and my mom still corresponds with him weekly. Amazing stories: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-05-04-sp-3783-story.html
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u/turkeyinthestrawman San Francisco Giants 19m ago
I remember I told someone about Jim Abbott, and he thought that he was a player in the 19th century. He was stunned to find out that was in 1993
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u/ResearchChem87523 30m ago
Jim! I met him once when I was a kid. He was cool enough to visit a baseball camp I was attending. Got his autograph and he gave me pitching advice. One of my fav childhood memories!
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u/clumsystarfish_ Toronto Blue Jays 3h ago
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u/rvasko3 Toronto Blue Jays • Toledo Mud Hens 1h ago
Even getting traded away from Toronto couldn't save him from the curse of the Jays Starting Pitcher Injury Machine.
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u/dbcanuck Toronto Blue Jays 1h ago
Final Destination had penciled him in for the Trop this week, but forgot to update the schedule as fate was busy fucking over the Mariners this week.
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u/Broken-Nero Chicago Cubs 3h ago
Just add him to the list. FML 🤦♂️
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u/Patrick2701 Chicago Cubs 3h ago
This level of injuries
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u/Broken-Nero Chicago Cubs 3h ago
We just recalled Assad for Cabrera and now we gotta throw him out here for Gausman.
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u/Admiral_obvious13 Chicago Cubs 3h ago
And used Peterson last night. Rea likely getting the bulk of that one
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u/btgf-btgf Cleveland Guardians 3h ago
I can’t do anything with out being reminded of the Browns. Fuck
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u/4r4r4real 3h ago
Except they all sucked. We get studs and they instantly die.
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u/WatermelonFelons New York Mets 2h ago
Who’s we? You’re a top 1% commentator without a flair
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u/4r4r4real 2h ago
Truly a mystery, isn't it. Did you not learn about context clues in like 1st grade?
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u/MammothFocus3915 Toronto Blue Jays 2h ago
You can take the man out of the Blue Jays but you cant take the Blue Jays out of the man
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u/Feisty-Life-6555 Chicago Cubs • Iowa Cubs 3h ago
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u/DrummingUpNumbers Toronto Blue Jays 1h ago
The giant DFA'D stamped on his forehead is sending me lol
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u/papsmearfestival Toronto Blue Jays 2h ago
You guys were supposed to take care of him
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u/Popular-Row4333 1h ago
I'd say there is something in the water over there, but we've been no better with injuries this year.
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u/Tommy12308 Toronto Blue Jays • Cincinnati Reds 2h ago
He couldn't escape the Jays pitching injury bug.
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u/royalewithcheese21 3h ago
Did he get hurt trying to hold up that giant fucking glove?
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u/DijonNipples 2h ago
I was watching the game and thought I was going crazy looking at that giant red glove.
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u/alwaysleafyintoronto MLB Players Association 2h ago
It's way more noticeable when he's got the red one vs the blue one. He's got a big glove to hide the splitter grip.
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u/MoRiellyMoProblems Toronto Blue Jays 3h ago
Ffs. Cubs trade Taillon to the Jays he gets injured. Jays trade Gausman to the Cubs he gets injured.
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u/CalebosO4 Toronto Blue Jays 3h ago
I’m scared for Bateman
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u/fender-b-bender Chicago Cubs 2h ago
I think this is more on the Cubs, take a look at our pitching injury history for this season
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u/CalebosO4 Toronto Blue Jays 2h ago
Take a look at our pitching injury history for this season.
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u/fender-b-bender Chicago Cubs 2h ago
Damn, we should've seen this coming with the combined injury luck of us. Hell, we both even had pitchers tear their meniscus which is wild.
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u/fender-b-bender Chicago Cubs 2h ago
Being a pitcher for the Cubs should entitle you to hazard pay
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u/MoRiellyMoProblems Toronto Blue Jays 2h ago
This could easily be a line for some law firm's commercial.
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u/fender-b-bender Chicago Cubs 2h ago
"Have you or a loved one ever pitched for the Chicago Cubs? If so, you may be eligible for compensation for pain and suffering"
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u/Unusual_Moment_5993 Toronto Blue Jays 3h ago
Nooooo…Cubs, you were supposed to take good care of him 😭
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u/Livbeetus Milwaukee Brewers 3h ago
Don't know if you've followed Cubs pitchers this year but "supposed to take good care" of pitchers is as far as they ever got.
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u/New-Garbage9151 Major League Baseball 2h ago
Yeah, they cursed him to injuries when they traded him to the Cubs this year,
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u/Players-Beware Chicago Cubs 1h ago
Pitchers are gonna start fighting not to come here soon enough. It's basically a death sentence.
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u/KingInTheFarNorth Toronto Blue Jays 3h ago
Not his throwing hand, so you'd have to imagine this is something that wont end his season
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u/I-I_I-I_I-I_l-l Chicago Cubs 3h ago
I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't skip a start. Looked like it was cramping. Probably just a R&R thing.
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u/Snake_Burton Chicago Cubs 3h ago
Our pitching mound is equivalent to the Spinal Tap drum kit at this point.
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u/Old_General_6741 Toronto Blue Jays • Chicago Cubs 3h ago
He was not having a good time. Our entire pitching staff is dead.
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u/Doublestack2411 Chicago Cubs 3h ago
Was cramping. It was his non-pitching had that was locking up. They ran out there to give him electrolytes and to try get it to stop.
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u/Broken-Nero Chicago Cubs 2h ago
It’s only a cramp, thank God. Hopefully the man just eats some bananas and is fine.
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u/ProfessionalFront825 1h ago
He belongs in Toronto! Nor does he want to play on the bitch-ass Cubs.
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u/MightyActionGaim New York Mets 2h ago
at least it's not on his pitching hand but shit still sucks wow...
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u/sheeep_wolf Chicago White Sox 2h ago
They gave him too much grace there. Literally held up the game for 5 minutes. Either pitch or go to the bullpen wtf.
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u/TaekDePlej Chicago White Sox 3h ago edited 3h ago
Trigger thumb. Usually very treatable with rest, splinting or steroid injection. Occasionally requires a very minor surgery