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If you listened to Sports Bloggers Live this week then you've heard about the puss-filled gash on my right leg. If you haven't, click on the link. Listen to the whole show, we talk to Hall-of-Famer Ozzie Smith and chat with some of the most knowledgeable bloggers in the country about MLB, the NFL, golf and NASCAR. When you get to the 59-minute mark you'll hear about the leg. It happened on Saturday at the Metropolitan Media Softball League tournament. We were lucky enough to advance to Sunday so I was able to open it right back up. If you play softball you've probably had one like it, it's pretty much an annual event for me. It really doesn't hurt much, the fun part is watching it suck things into its vortex. I covered it Saturday night so I could wear shorts to a party at my Mom's. Of course then I had to pull gauze out of the monstrosity when I got home. I have to sleep with my leg over the comforter so I don't bloody the sheets. And of course it's nothing but dark, baggy pants at work this week, The jeans I wore today now have their own scab on the inside of the leg. And we're just getting started because I have many opportunities to screw up the healing process over the next couple of days. I have hockey on Tuesday and a quadruple header in softball on Wednesday. So enjoy it in its infant stages. I'll update with more pics after my games this week. Oh, and let's name this thing. Leave comments with your suggestions.

Here's the star after it was re-opened during Sunday's game. (Photo coutersy Sheinkin/Sampson)

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• #7 Comment from jpetuch 
  7/31/06 6:45 PM | Permalink

  Figures you would get it playing a watered-down version of baseball - softball.Suck it up you wuss.
• #6 Comment from bvanness 
  7/25/06 8:10 PM | Permalink

  I was watching the race when this accidnt occurred.  I can only hope that your vets will save the leg.  You'll never race again, but you could still be used for stud service.   Good thing the jockey recognized the problem early or they might have had to put you down.  See you in the stable.
• #5 Comment from string216 
  7/25/06 10:53 AM | Permalink

  How about Wolf. Or Blitzer?
• #4 Comment from shawnschrager 
  7/24/06 10:03 PM | Permalink

  Scooby?  Pickles?  Chris Mottram?  Sports Bloody Love?  Dave?  Jess Atkinson?  Nibbles?  Slappy?  Steve?  Margaret?  Sprinkles?  Red Badge of Stupid?  George Dubya Scab?  Howard?  Crusty?  Adrianne?  Noodles?  Scabby Doluffyo?  Brad Jr.?  Beef?  Mary Anne?  Kitty?  Snuggles?  Fluffy?  Cuddles?  Keanu?  Lucky?  Suri?  Kal-El?  Apple?
• #3 Comment from cmottram04 
  7/24/06 9:44 PM | Permalink

  The Red Monster? Not the greatest, but it's apt and baseball related. Okay, fine, it sucks. Sorry.
  ~ Chris, www.savedbytheblog.com