Yahoo: Aaron Cook out indefinitely after closing door on pitching hand

Colorado Rockies fans have been wondering for months if the door was closing on Aaron Cook’s tenure with the organization.

But that door may have closed — both literally and symbolically — on Thursday night, breaking a finger on Cook’s pitching hand in the process.

Manager Jim Tracy explains the injury:

  “My understanding is he was going out the door and realized there was something that he had forgotten and quickly went back to get back in, and the door had obviously closed and caught his finger and smashed it,” Tracy said.

...As for Cook, he’s undoubtedly a tough guy. He proved that when he battled all the way back from blood clots in his pitching shoulder in 2004. He’s also a definite asset to any team when he’s right. But one has to wonder, with all that he’s been through then, and with the injuries (toe, shoulder, hand) piling up now, will we see that version of Aaron Cook again? And if we do, how long will it last?

Thanks to Barnald the Human Doorstop.