southsider2k5 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Pics at link http://mlb.sbnation.com/2012/3/19/2884910/...jury-tigers-eye Miguel Cabrera Injury: Pence's Hot Grounder Knocks Out Tigers 3B Clearwater, FL, USA; Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera (24) throws the ball to first for an out in the fourth innning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Bright House Networks Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-US PRESSWIRE Bookmark and Share By Rob Neyer - National Baseball Editor Monday afternoon in the first inning of the Tigers-Phillies exhibition game, Miguel Cabrera was struck on the left cheek by a hot grounder off Hunter Pence's bat and left the game, bleeding profusely. Follow @sbnbaseball on Twitter, and Like Baseball Nation on Facebook. Mar 19, 2012 - Hunter Pence does a lot of interesting thing, but his specialty is actually hitting baseballs hard. Monday afternoon in Florida, Miguel Cabrera found out the hard way, taking a well-struck Hunter Pence "grounder" off his face. Like this: Cabrerapence That drew blood, which led to this: Cabreraface_medium Cabrera exited the game, of course. He was taken to the hospital for "precautionary x-rays" and will reportedly need stitches. But to this point, there's no indication that he suffered a serious injury. As Terry Francona suggested on ESPN, this incident will be taken as evidence in some quarters that Cabrera's miscast as a third baseman. But of course it's just one hot smash, and Francona argued that Pence's smash would have jumped up and bit every third baseman like that. Which might be true. But it won't take many injuries before Tigers management finds a less risky position for the American League's best hitter. Last time we checked, Designated Hitter was still available ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I feel bad for him, but man, since it's not serious it's hilarious considering it shows how bad their D will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 1b at 3b = lawlz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Mar 19, 2012 -> 02:22 PM) 1b at 3b = lawlz DH previously at 1b at 3B = lawlz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Now Miggy has an eye to match his wife's..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 19, 2012 -> 03:12 PM) Now Miggy has an eye to match his wife's..... OH SNAP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 DKnobler @DKnobler Tigers still running tests (including CT scan) on Miguel Cabrera after he was hit in face by ball yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN Miguel Cabrera has a small fracture under his right eye, but they have told him he'll be out only a couple of weeks. He had eight stitches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN DET GM David Dombrowski said there is no question sunglasses helped protect Cabrera's eye. Non-displaced fracture orbital floor, vision fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Dammit this might mean rethinking Cabrera at third. I wanted to see that disaster this season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (Cali @ Mar 20, 2012 -> 01:19 PM) Dammit this might mean rethinking Cabrera at third. I wanted to see that disaster this season The Tigers were stupid to even think about it. Inge should be playing 3B with either Fielder or Cabrera DHing. Their DH is Andy Dirks anyways, so it's not like they're missing out on anything. If they got anything out of it, it's that Cabrera finally lost some weight... Edited March 20, 2012 by chw42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 20, 2012 -> 01:38 PM) The Tigers were stupid to even think about it. Inge should be playing 3B with either Fielder or Cabrera DHing. Their DH is Andy Dirks anyways, so it's not like they're missing out on anything. If they got anything out of it, it's that Cabrera finally lost some weight... They will be missing out on a lot in 2013 and 2014, so I don't think they will be giving up yet even considering this injury. Well, maybe for the year. Edited March 25, 2012 by MAX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Freep Tigers @freeptigers Cabrera cleared and has resumed working out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Jason Beck @beckjason Leyland: Miguel Cabrera will start Friday, play the rest of the spring games. #Tigers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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