Award-winning spring injuries

Thursday, March 29, 2007 | Print Entry

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Happens every spring.

A coach got conked on the head by a flying metal donut. A pitcher got hurt trying to break into his own condo. And another pitcher found himself getting wheeled off the field on a golf cart -- after smashing into an umpire.

If you haven't been keeping track of the most creative injuries of spring training 2007, well, it's a good thing we have. So here are this year's award-winners:  
 

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  • Jayson Stark Jayson Stark

    Jayson Stark has been a senior baseball writer for ESPN.com since 2000. His regular contributions include the newsy Rumblings and Grumblings column and his tilted look inside baseball's numbers and quirks, the Useless Information Department.

    Stark also makes regular television appearances on "SportsCenter," "The Hot List" and "Baseball Tonight." He is a regular ESPN Radio guest of "Mike & Mike in the Morning" (Wednesdays), "GameNight" (Thursdays) and the "Sports Bash" (Tuesdays), as well as numerous other shows on the network.

    Before arriving at ESPN, Stark worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer for 21 years. He was twice named Pennsylvania's sportswriter of the year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

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