A whole new level of Fragility
by Geep on Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 at 11:30am
Like a hemopheliac in a razor blade factory so goes Mike Hampton and a baseball diamond. He does seem to have the guts of the Black Knight from Monty Python’s as he keeps coming back, or is it that huge contract?
It’s a familiar refrain, this time from south of the border: Mike Hampton is hurt again.
The Braves left-hander injured his right hamstring in the first inning of his first start in the Mexican Winter League last week. He left after one inning, and it’s uncertain if he’ll pitch again this winter.
“We don’t know when he’ll come back [in winter ball], if at all,” Braves general manager Frank Wren said. “There’s only four weeks left in the season, and hamstring injuries usually take a while.”
And for those of you to young to remember the Black Knight: