So I know a lot of people are blaming Soriano’s “hop” for his calf injury, but according to a story on the Trib’s website the hop had nothing to do with it.

Apparently, Fonsie had been feeling some calf pains during the Pittsburgh Pirates series and didn’t think it was a big deal so he didn’t tell anyone.

(sigh)

I like to consider myself a reasonably semi-intelligent person (by this I mean I can put together a complete thought on paper and do simple math problems), but I am actually insulted by this new development. How stupid does Soriano think Cubdom is?

He’s telling us that he was “feeling” the calf strain in Pittsburgh but neglected to mention it to anyone…so the hop didn’t cause the injury… but nobody knew about it…until now.

This smells of utter crap. Literally. Can you smell that? I think I may have stepped in dog poop.

I can accept freak injuries that are outside of a player’s control (like Sosa’s sneeze causing back spasms), but I cannot accept a freak injury that a player can prevent.

The hop is stupid. It looks dumb. It serves no purpose. Just stop.

Number of times this year Soriano has been injured due to hitting, running the bases, or making a difficult defensive play: 0

Number of times this year Soriano has been injured due to hopping like an idiot: 1

Again, just stop.

(See, I told you I could do simple math)