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June 30, 2055 –
Unem Ploid celebrated signing a big extension by starting in right field and throwing his arm out. At least that’s what he called it. Everyone else called it a weak-assed toss to NOT keep the winning run from scoring, as Vancouver’s Mounties mounted a come-from-behind victory. It was his second unsuccessful throw of the inning, made worse by the fact that he threw his goddamned arm out, though trainer Virgil Vaughn said it was a “Mild abdominal strain,” whatever that means. Personally we think it means Ploid ate at Del Taco before the game, and suffered for it.
All we can say for sure is that he has an arm the scouts call a ten, and yet two straight runners scored on plays in right field – one of them Tony Frost, who runs like a leper is eating his weak leg.
Who the hell are these scouts, we have to ask?
Anyway, Vancouver won the game with late inning heroics, and Unem Ploid could probably be forgiven for not caring since he had just inked a deal worth something like $47M, give or take, and was running late for his celebration. At least he made it there on time.
Whatever.
The docs say it’s minor—and to be honest, there’s every chance he really hurt himself in a slip at the pool during that party. I mean, did you see those throws? What are the chances you can throw your arm out with that kind of effort? Or do an “abdominal strain?” Whatever.
