Grace Out 4-6 Weeks (5/1/06)
Centerfielder Eric Grace will be sidelined 4 to 6 weeks as a result of a broken left hand. Reports state Grace, hitting .400 through two games, broke his throwing hand trying to prevent a fight over the weekend. No word yet on whether the league will investigate.
When asked what the loss of the centerfielder (and “quarterback of the outfield”) means to the Superbas, Grace said, “It looks like our cheerleading section just increased by one-third.”
Superbas coach and general manager Jeff Wisniewski was approached and asked for comment. His reply, “Fairfield.”
Exclusive: Eric Grace Photo (5/2/06)
This is the first known photograph of post-injury Eric Grace… (What a shame.)
Quinonez Out 2-3 Weeks (5/23/06)
Pitcher Carlo Quinonez will be sidelined 2 to 3 weeks after possibly fracturing his right foot. Reports state Quinonez, who is hitting .500 in four games, injured his right foot while wrestling during Bay to Breakers festivites in San Francisco over the weekend.
The Superbas play The Goonies on Wednesday, May 24, however have a bye the following week. Quinonez hopes he we will be ready to go the following game on Wednesday, June 7, where they face the Viper Squad who easily handled the Superbas in the first game of the season. Quinonez underwent X-rays and the scope of his injury will be known in a few days.
Superbas coach and general manager Jeff Wisniewski expressed concern for his player but remained optimistic about Quinonez’s return. “We hope for Carlo to be back on the mound in two weeks. Him getting healthy is most important and Carlo will let us know when he is ready.”
Injured List (3/27/07)
Andy Orr, strained back, day-to-day.
D-Grace Out For Season (5/24/07)
Utility fielder and heavy hitter Dyelan Grace will miss the rest of the season following surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon. D-Grace suffered the injury in the final inning of the game Tuesday evening.
D-Grace will be sorely missed. D-Grace has a 1.133 contribution percentage and .733 TRP, and leads the team in home runs and runs batted-in. D-Grace’s contributions in the field will also be missed.
D-Grace’s younger brother and teammate, Eric Grace, reprted the bad news to the coach of the Superbas via email: “Dyelan Grace has suffered a blown Achilles tendon. The prognosis is immediate surgery, 2 weeks in a hard cast, 6 weeks in a boot, and 6 months of rehabilitation.“
D-Grace had surgery at 9am on Thursday morning and will spend the next several months recovering.
In a related story, Coach Wisniewski was questioned by police following an altercation in downtown Berkeley. Upon hearing the news, the coach of the Superbas apparently threw his computer out of his ninth-floor office window, crushing the life of a bum on the street below. Files weren’t charged when it was discovered the vagrant hadn’t paid income taxes for the past twenty years. A vigil will be hosted at the next city council meeting in honor of the deceased bum.
“I cannot express what the loss of D-Grace means to this team,” Coach Wisniewski said. “D was a star on this team. His heart, his emotion and his excellent play, we cannot replace him.”
Gabe Hernandez Out For Season (7/16/07)
Not that it means much, but Gabe Hernandez will miss the rest of the season with an injury to his right hand, which he suffered during a fight outside a strip club on a recent trip to Vegas. The trip was even more special for Gabe since his mother tagged along.
The following is an email exchange…
Gabe: I’m proly gonna miss the last two games. On account of my hand injury on account of punchin someone in the face. Sorry Coach. Maybe next year. Good luck on the last two games.
Coach: You and your mom should stay clear of Vegas strip clubs.
Gabe: Hey man. Work hard, play hard. And nothin compliments strip clubs with a
fifty year old born again christian like a good ol fashion brawl. You cant
go to nevada and not smash a chair over someones back ya know.
And this came through the wires last Monday at our office (Gabe and I work together)…
Gabe has been having some intermittent intense pain in his right hand for the past week and he saw a doctor today who diagnosed it as a strained ligament. The doctor gave him a cortisone shot in the vicinity of the ligament strain and recommended he rest it for at least 24 hours.