Brewers general manager Doug Melvin sees Yankees GM Brian Cashman's broken ankle from skydiving and raises him a scorpion sting.
That's right, Wednesday night Melvin was stung by a scorpion in his Phoenix-area condo and a three-hour stint in the hospital ensued. The sting happened on Melvin's left middle finger, but has affected his entire arm.
The goods, via Brewers Blog:
"I spent three hours in an emergency room in Scottsdale," Melvin said Thursday morning at the Brewers' Maryvale training complex. "My arm is still totally numb.
"It stung me right through the Kleenex. My arm started swelling and then the numbness started going up my arm, like when you hit your funny bone. I was wondering if it might go all the way up my arm and go to my heart. I got nervous when it got up to my shoulder, so I went to the emergency room.
"They gave me (pain medication) and just watched me for a couple of hours. They said your vision can go blurry from that. It was more an education on it but my arm is still numb. First off, they tell you it's not fatal. But you can have an allergic reaction to it and need an anti-venom injection."
Ah, spring training. What will you give us next?
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