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Thursday, March 07, 2013

Brewers GM stung by scorpion

Even Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin can’t escape the injury bug that has stung his club this spring.

Melvin spent three hours in the emergency room Wednesday night after he was stung by an Arizona bark scorpion inside his spring training condominium.

Coot Veal and Cot Deal make $486 every day Posted: March 07, 2013 at 07:21 PM | 23 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. RollingWave Posted: March 07, 2013 at 08:37 PM (#4383412)

So Cashman injure himself sky diving and Melvin injure buy a bug, what's next?

2. Anonymous Observer Posted: March 07, 2013 at 08:41 PM (#4383418)

Hope he has insurance. Otherwise, it's $83,000 out of his pocket.

3. Brian White Posted: March 07, 2013 at 08:41 PM (#4383419)

Nice use of the Glenallen Hill tag.

4. Tripon Posted: March 07, 2013 at 08:49 PM (#4383429)

So are you saying he's been... Sting'ed?

5. Coot Veal and Cot Deal make $486 every day Posted: March 07, 2013 at 08:54 PM (#4383436)

Arizona bark scorpion: mom and babies

6. Gold Star - just Gold Star Posted: March 07, 2013 at 08:58 PM (#4383442)

Arizona bark scorpion: mom and babies

That just made my eyes cross.

7. Edmundo got dem ol' Kozma blues again mama

Posted: March 07, 2013 at 09:29 PM (#4383476)

I guess its bite is worse than ... Oh never mind.

I'm glad that was a still picture.

8. BourbonSamurai, vassal of the Harpsburg Empire Posted: March 07, 2013 at 10:14 PM (#4383505)

So when can we expect him to become a supervillain?

9. Harveys Wallbangers

Posted: March 07, 2013 at 10:59 PM (#4383534)

i have this image of the scorpion biting him and then walking around for a half hour spitting and making 'yuck' sounds

10. Tulo's Fishy Mullet (mrams) Posted: March 07, 2013 at 11:24 PM (#4383559)

Arizonans hate Canadians.

11. Biff, highly-regarded young guy Posted: March 07, 2013 at 11:51 PM (#4383592)

Scorpions aren't bugs!

12. puck Posted: March 08, 2013 at 01:30 AM (#4383688)

Arizona bark scorpion: mom and babies

I don't think I'd try to pick that up with a kleenex.

13. Gonfalon Bubble Posted: March 08, 2013 at 02:05 AM (#4383739)

That's what Melvin gets for displeasing SPECTRE.

14. Walt Davis Posted: March 08, 2013 at 04:42 AM (#4383790)

Which would you prefer, being stung by a scorpion or stuck with ARod's contract?

15. Steve Parris, Je t'aime Posted: March 08, 2013 at 09:30 AM (#4383839)

Scorpions 1, Melvins 0

16. Tom Nawrocki Posted: March 08, 2013 at 10:03 AM (#4383868)

March 16: Dan O'Dowd crushed under a wagonload of hay
March 22: Jed Hoyer impaled by wrong end of a rattail comb
March 30: Ned Colletti suffers rare case of "mustache crabs"
April 6: Ben Cherington eats two dozen mysteriously tainted oysters
April 8: Jon Daniels trapped in tanning bed for four and a half hours

April 11: Mike Rizzo spotted laughing maniacally

17. JE (Jason Epstein)

Posted: March 08, 2013 at 11:45 AM (#4383953)

Scorpions aren't bugs!

So you're saying that Melvin was bitten by the injury arachnid?

18. Fernigal McGunnigle has become a merry hat Posted: March 08, 2013 at 12:04 PM (#4383976)

Scorpions aren't bugs!

They're features!

19. Rennie's Tenet Posted: March 08, 2013 at 12:08 PM (#4383983)

The scorpion was a drone developed with Florida tax dollars.

20. Infinite Joost (Voxter)

Posted: March 08, 2013 at 12:18 PM (#4383993)

Arizona bark scorpion: mom and babies

Nope. Not acceptable. I propose a fatwa on bark scorpions.

21. Infinite Joost (Voxter)

Posted: March 08, 2013 at 12:26 PM (#4384002)

#double post#

22. CFBF Hates Hyphens Posted: March 08, 2013 at 12:27 PM (#4384003)

Melvin needs to suck it up. Do you know how many times I was stung by giant ####### radscorpions in Fallout: New Vegas? Not only did I persevere, I won the Mojave Wasteland for the NCR.

Get back to the office, Doug.

23. What did Billy Ripken have against Elroy Face? Posted: March 08, 2013 at 01:08 PM (#4384040)

Bah. "Brewers GM stings scorpion," now that's a story.

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