Oh for Baseball God's sake.
A broken toe?
A broken toe.
Ryan Dempster jumped over the dugout fence and musta slipped somehow.
Broke his toe.
This broken toe will turn out to be this year's Kerry Wood finger blister: it'll last waaay longer than we think it should.
For a pitcher, this is a pretty significant injury.
It's his right toe - the one he pushes off on when he throws.
On the other hand if you're Ryan, the rest of you - the shoulder, the arm, the elbow - that all feels good.
You'll be going slowly insane sitting on the bench waiting for it to heal.
I don't have time to read all the papers, but the headline already says he may miss a month, and my guess is maybe longer.
So it's heartbreaking.
If I did have more time, I'd write a little country song titled, "Ryan Dempster broke his toe and that done broke my heart".
Might help me find a little humor in the situation.
But the other thing that happened yesterday was the Cubs lost to the Braves 1-2.
Not so funny.
Anyway, I hope Ryan can stay patient, and that he comes back when the Cubs are still in the thick of it and gives the team a jolt.
