Joel Zumaya Has More Time For Guitar Hero

It appears that Joel Zumaya is maturing. Last season he had to miss time due to injuries caused by playing too much Guitar Hero. This season he's going on the disabled list due to an injury he suffered actually playing baseball. And not on his X Box either.

While warming up to come into Saturday's Tigers win, Zumaya felt something pop in the middle finger of his right hand. The team is calling it a possible dislocation of the finger. If you're like me, you're wondering how it could be a possible dislocation. It either is, or it isn't.

If the Tigers want to play that game, why don't they just come out and say Zumaya suffered a possible gunshot wound? It's possible that Joel Zumaya is dead.

The only definite thing surrounding this injury right now is that Zumaya is on the 15-day disabled list, so whatever the hell his injury could possibly be, it will keep him from any game action over the next two weeks.

So what does this mean for the Tigers?

Billfer calls this "playing the platoon advantages"; I call it "chances for everyone to get tired arms and aaahhhh the sky is falling aaahhhhhh". Consider it an instructive look at why it pays to read multiple blogs for multiple outlooks.

So not only does this upset the natural order of the bullpen (a most delicate ecosystem!), it also probably means more work, and potential overwork, for everyone left. Whee.

Yes, I know I could have just said that myself instead of using another blog, but I wanted to make sure you all saw the great picture and headline that Samara came up with over at Roar of the Tigers.

Previously at the Fanhouse:
Joel Zumaya Was Thrashing Last Night
Joel Zumaya Loves Being On Television
Stop Asking Jim Leyland About Joel Zumaya