the shrewdness of apes

while every sport has it's share of injuries, baseball seems to produce many that can only be described as bizarre. to wit:

according to Jayson Stark's latest column on ESPN.com, "Marlins pitcher
Bryce Florie pulled a rib-cage muscle while throwing, then had a nightmare
later that night, jumped out of bed, slammed into the window and needed 15
stitches to stop the cut in his chin."

plenty more interesting injury stories - from Glenallen Hill's arachnophobia to Steve Sparks' attempt to rip a phone book in half - can be found here and here.

also check out this interview with Red Sox special consultant Bill James. the interviewer did a pretty terrible job, but it's interesting nonetheless.