Just a mere two weeks before opening day for the Angry Pirates, starting shortstop Chuck Cuevas will be out for the entire 2008 season with a torn meniscus in his knee. Cuevas, who is no stranger to severe injuries in the bathroom, took a terrible tumble in the shower injuring his left knee. An MRI Monday revealed the tear and Cuevas will now miss the season while recovering and undergoing rehab.
"I dont know why or how it happened," Cuevas said. "I bent over to scrub one of those hard-to-reach places and the next thing I knew, I was on the floor in pain."
The Angry Pirates, who had Cuevas pegged to play shortstop will now have to juggle the lineup and make the necessary changes. Manager Mike 'Ozzie' Marici did not seem to pleased when questioned about his lineup,
"Right now everyone in Houston is making lineups for us - call up this guy, callup that guy" Marici said in a profanity-laced interview on Tuesday morning.
"People think that becuase we lost Cueveas we will play like $hit. We were a good team last year and we will be this year with or without Cuevas. If people dont believe in us, F@ck them! As long as every Angry Pirate thinks we can get this done, thats all that matters!"
When asked about the tendency of Cuevas and the injury bug Marici responded, "I dont really now how this stuff keeps happening to him. He is like a f@cking soccer player... you breathe on him funny and he is out for two weeks. I guess it could be worse; its not like this guy is lying about his age or has anal fissures disease! We are sad to lose him for the year, but we need to move on."
It is unclear at this time who will play short when the Pirates open up regular season play on May 20th but the defensive presence and bat that Cuevas brings to the lineup will surely be missed.
Everyone here that is part of the Angry Pirates Softball Organization wishes Cuevas a speedy recovery and quick return to the diamond!
