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WTF?

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=5226999

 

CHICAGO -- Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano spent Thursday at the hospital being evaluated and treated for "appendicitis-type symptoms," manager Lou Piniella said.

 

Cubs medical personnel said tests for appendicitis proved negative, and the team listed him as day to day.

 

"He's got some pain in his ... where appendicitis is," Piniella said, pointing to his lower-right abdomen. "He was at the hospital all day."

 

The Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 on Thursday.

 

Zambrano is scheduled to return to the starting rotation during a road series in Pittsburgh, which is from May 31-June 2.

 

Cubs infielder Jeff Baker, who started at third base on Thursday, also experienced a physical ailment. Piniella said Baker couldn't see out of his right eye and had to be taken out of the game to be evaluated by an eye doctor.

 

"It was a little scary," Piniella said. "He had no vision at all out of his right eye."

 

"We had to get him out of there."

 

Baker was lifted in the eighth inning after he didn't even make a move on a ball hit to his left.

 

Another great quote by Lou about Z's pain... "He's having pain where his appendicits is"? Really Lou?

 

But WTF w/ Baker? Just randomly losing vision in one eye completely? That doesn't sound good

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That's gotta be scary as hell, suddenly going blind in one eye for no apparent reason. I hope he has a full recovery and soon.

 

Thats weird. I work in ophthalmology, and I cant think of any condition in which you suddenyl go completely blind. It could have been a retinal detachment, which I believe is what happened with Juan Encarnacion in which there are other symptoms that go along, or optic neuritis, but with that, you dont go completely blind, but you lose significant vision

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Another great quote by Lou about Z's pain... "He's having pain where his appendicits is"? Really Lou?

 

Except that's not what he said.

True, but I still think it makes Lou look like a fool if he can't remember the word "appendix."
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Another great quote by Lou about Z's pain... "He's having pain where his appendicits is"? Really Lou?

 

Except that's not what he said.

True, but I still think it makes Lou look like a fool if he can't remember the word "appendix."

 

I misread. Thought there was a "his" in there before "appendicitis".

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That's gotta be scary as hell, suddenly going blind in one eye for no apparent reason. I hope he has a full recovery and soon.

 

Thats weird. I work in ophthalmology, and I cant think of any condition in which you suddenyl go completely blind.

 

My mom always told me I would go blind if I did it too much...wow, I never thought she was telling the truth!

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That's gotta be scary as hell, suddenly going blind in one eye for no apparent reason. I hope he has a full recovery and soon.

 

Thats weird. I work in ophthalmology, and I cant think of any condition in which you suddenyl go completely blind. It could have been a retinal detachment, which I believe is what happened with Juan Encarnacion in which there are other symptoms that go along, or optic neuritis, but with that, you dont go completely blind, but you lose significant vision

 

my mom always said that you could go blind from punching the munchkin

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time to bring up vitters!

 

\:D/

 

Have to bench him in AA first to see if he can handle coming off the bench in the majors.

 

solid.

 

but seriously, if i suddenly went blind in an eye i would freak the [cussin] out.

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