Thursday, March 19, 2009

Oh, for goodness' sake

J.R. Towles had the dumbest freaking injury of the Spring for the Astros...

Towles cut a finger on his left hand when he hit a fan in his Florida home. Towles was attempting to remove his shirt and hit the ceiling fan, striking the tip of his finger and nail. He was held out of the team's trip to Port St. Lucie, and is day-to-day. The Astros replaced Towles on the travel roster with 19-year-old Minor League catcher Rene Garcia, their 35th-round pick in last June's First-Year Player Draft.