So what is a frickin sports hernia anyway?

Josh Slamilton was placed on the 15 day DL by the First Place Texas Rangers today before the start of their game against the Spankees. The official reason was an "abdominal strain". Hambone had an MRI on Monday and saw a specialist today to review the results. What made me chuckle was Hambino had to wait to see the specialist as his earlier appointments ran long. Really? What? This is the starting CF for the First Place Texas Rangers, a man who has had as much exposure as anyone else in MLB the past year, and he had to sit in a waiting room reading three-month old copies of People magazine (with the mailing address cut out of the cover) while listening to cheesy Muzak until his name was called? Mr. Hamilton, the Dr. will see you now. What didn't make me chuckle was the prognosis, which was along the lines of what I predicted but may not be the end of the story. Diagnosed with an abdominal strain, the treatment prescribed was anti-inflammatory's and plenty of rest. The First Place Texas Rangers are seeking a second opinion to see if it may be more than just an abdominal strain, the good ol sports hernia.

All-Star second baseman Ian Kinsler was diagnosed with a sports hernia at the end of last season, and ended up having surgery which placed him on the DL for six weeks. Hamilton's return may be late August/early September if he does have the dreaded ball bruiser, err... groin gasher, umm...pelvic pulverizer. Gahhh. As interested as I was in Hamiltons groin region, I decided I would finally figure out what the fuck a hernia is. Okay. Great. So, can he, like, perform in that special way with his lady friend? How exactly does surgery help this? Do they insert another mans abdominal wall into your abdominal wall? You know, like when the window in your car falls off the track and you pull the window back up and tape the top of it to the door frame: two pieces of tape = much better hold than one piece of tape? I think I am now more confused than I was before I started writing this.

Anyway, Josh has certainly not been the same since he made the running catch into the wall in Arlington on May 17th. In the 11 games since that catch, he was 9-38 for a .237 BA with 1 HR and 5 RBI's. There is no doubt this guy was not 100%. let alone 75%. But now the First Place Texas Rangers are looking at 2-3 months without their third hole-hitter and CF. They played great during Hamilton's first stint on the DL this year (man that sounds bad, 1st stint. Makes you think there are many more to come, doesn't it???) but the offense is not that great as of late and the pitching is going in the wrong direction. Kind of feels like a kick (or pull) to the groin. Something The Doctor would know a lot about.